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	95%
Wind Speed	E 7 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	18 Feb 01:00 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Soldier Mountain ID

Overnight
Low: 12 °F
Snow Showers
Wednesday
High: 21 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday
High: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 5 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 23 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow showers. Low around 12. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around 4 inches.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between -2 and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -2 and -7. West northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Sunday

A 10 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.