Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Challis - Challis Airport (KLLJ)

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

Clear

57°F

14°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 11:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW Mackay ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west  after midnight.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light southwest wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles WNW Mackay ID
 44.02°N 113.94°W (Elev. 6709 ft)
5:30 pm MDT Jun 20, 2026
11pm MDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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