Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Challis - Challis Airport (KLLJ)

Lat: 44.523°NLon: 114.21611°WElev: 5026.0ft.

Clear

39°F

4°C

Humidity	55%
Wind Speed	WNW 3 MPH
Barometer	30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 03:35 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Mackay ID

Today
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 39 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 45 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 9700 feet lowering to 9200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 37.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.