Eastern Montana shatters heat records

Extreme heat, along with increased fire weather concern expected across Montana this weekend

MONTANA - Very hot temperatures return today, lasting through Sunday, prompting Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Warnings across central and eastern Montana. Here, daytime highs will range between the low 90s to up to 108 degrees.

Eastern Montana shatters heat records

Southeastern Montana wracked by heat as temps soared to 115 degrees on July 12. It was hotter than Death Valley.

Eastern Montana Shatters Heat Records - Northern Plains Independent

Tayler Scherr didn’t head into the weekend expecting to clear out her home office. But when a surprise batch of freshly hatched chicks scampered across her path the morning of July 10, everything changed. Scherr raises dozens of chickens and a handful of ducks on her ranch outside Glendive in eastern Montana. The flock includes roosters roaming freely among the hens, so chicks are bound to happen.