Heat wave breaks records, should ease

Hungry Horse News

The heat wave should break this week. A cold front is expected to slide through Wednesday into Thursday as the Hungry Horse News went to press.

That should bring spotty rain in the form of thunderstorms,. Temperatures should drop into the 80s for highs and humidity should increase as well.

Unless you’re in a thunderstorm, precipitation is expected to be minimal, the National Weather Service is saying.

Glacier Park International Airport broke a record for the most consecutive days above 90, with 16 as of of Tuesday. It was expected to be above 90 Wednesday as well.

July 21 set a new record high temperature with 100 and July 20 was 99. The July 21 record broke the old record of 97 set in 1979 and the July 20 mark tied the 1979 record.