Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

FAIRFIELD (FAFI)

Lat: 43.30833°NLon: 114.825°WElev: 5039.0ft.

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	ENE 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	17 Feb 06:00 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Soldier Mountain ID

Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Heavy Snow
Wednesday
High: 19 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 5 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 8 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 21 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 7 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 13. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around 4 inches.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -4 and 3. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -3 and -8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -8 and 2. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Sunday

A 10 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.