Warnings issued in Montana ahead of dangerous heat wave
Range Riders fans watch from the concourse as the sun sets in the sixth inning as Glacier plays the Idaho Falls Chukars at Glacier Bank Park on Friday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A sizzling summer week looms for Western Montana as a "massive" ridge of high pressure takes hold of the Northern Rockies.
The heat wave packing dangerously hot conditions settles over the region this weekend with triple-digit temperatures possible by the middle of next week. An excessive heat watch in place for the Kootenai and Cabinet region of far Northwest Montana and the Lower Clark Fork region of Sanders and Mineral counties from July 9-13.
"The middle of next week looks to be the hottest period, with valleys in central Idaho hitting the 100-115 degree range and western Montana valleys reaching 90-105 degrees by next Wednesday," the National Weather Service in Missoula warned in its forecast Thursday.
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