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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Billings, Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL)

Lat: 45.80694°NLon: 108.54222°WElev: 3648.0ft.

Clear

93°F

34°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed ENE 10 MPH
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.63 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 31 Jul 06:55 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Billings MT

Red Flag Warning August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 12:00am
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Red Flag Warning
Extreme Heat Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 66 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

    High: 106 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy smoke after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 14 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Patchy smoke after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Billings MT
 45.79°N 108.5°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
Last Update:
7:13 pm MDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 7, 2026
 
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