Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Red Lodge Foothills; Southeastern Carbon |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 3:00 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 3:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-08 @ 3:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-08 @ 3:00 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
At 200 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Red Lodge, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Red Lodge, Bearcreek, Belfry, Washoe and Fox. |
| Alert: | Extreme Heat Watch |
| Area(s): | Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 12:24 pm -> 2026-07-09 @ 12:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 7:00 am -> 2026-07-13 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Glasgow MT on 2026-07-08 @ 12:24 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Heat Watch issued July 8 at 11:24AM MDT until July 13 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously hot and humid conditions. High temperatures will be in the mid 90s to low 100s on Saturday and upper 90s to mid 100s on Sunday. Isolated highs near 110 degrees possible in the Yellowstone River Valley on Sunday. * WHERE...All of northeast Montana. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight temperatures will range from the upper 60s to mid 70s both Saturday night and Sunday night, providing little relief from the heat. |
| Alert: | Extreme Heat Watch |
| Area(s): | Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Custer; Fallon; Northern Stillwater; Powder River; Carter; Northern Park; Golden Valley; Red Lodge Foothills; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Judith Gap; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Northern Sweet Grass; Bighorn Canyon; Northern Carbon; Melville Foothills; Northeastern Yellowstone; Southern Wheatland; Southwestern Yellowstone; Sheridan Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 12:14 pm -> 2026-07-09 @ 12:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 7:00 am -> 2026-07-13 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-08 @ 12:14 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Heat Watch issued July 8 at 11:14AM MDT until July 13 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with all time record high temperatures possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night. Hottest temperatures are expected Sunday Afternoon. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Morning low temperatures may only fall into the 70s. This would result in little to no time for the body and infrastructure to cool off and recover, therefore increasing the risk of impacts. |