Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Challis - Challis Airport (KLLJ)

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

Clear

37°F

3°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed W 8 MPH
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.59 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 25 Feb 08:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Mackay ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 14 to 21 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 22. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 14 to 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNE Mackay ID
 43.99°N 113.55°W (Elev. 9961 ft)
4:41 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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