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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

FAIRFIELD (FAFI)

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

NA

51°F

11°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed WSW 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 30 Jul 07:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Soldier Mountain ID

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke after 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Patchy smoke before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke after 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Sunday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Soldier Mountain ID
 43.53°N 114.84°W (Elev. 7595 ft)
Last Update:
12:29 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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