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It's gorgeous, but it's smoky in Big Sky this week. It's been at unhealthy levels off and on for weeks now. Air Quality Index numbers have been hovering in the 120s.

Yellowstone National Park, along with most counties in western Wyoming are still dealing with unhealthy air quality. The air quality index for YNP has been hovering around 100 which is "unhealthy for sensitive groups".

Wildfire smoke has returned with a vengeance to most of Montana. Bozeman's AQI was as high as 175 on Monday morning...and that wasn't even the worst level in the state.

Scary hot temperatures are coming to several counties in Montana this weekend and into next week. An Excessive Heat Watch covers almost half of the state with triple digit temperatures coming for several days in a row.

Several counties in Montana are already expecting triple digit temperatures on Sunday with continued dry conditions. Fire weather is certainly upon us and extreme caution should be used this weekend.

Extreme heat is expected for the Billings area. Here are the warning signs of heatstroke and tips for keeping cool.

Earths cycles of Wet & Dry

The NWS has issued a high wind warning until 6 pm tonight (3/29). Wind gust could hit 65 mph in our area.

Are we too reliant on unreliable power like wind and solar? Here's the full audio of our conversation with Ryan Hall from the Montana Electric Cooperative's Association.

"It was colder than a well diggers ankles in Cut Bank, Montana." - Hank Williams, Jr. Yes it was, 55 below in Cut Bank on Wednesday morning.