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 SW 4 MPH
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.24 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 25 Feb 07:05 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NNE Mackay ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -2. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °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 10. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -2. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
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 31.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NNE Mackay ID
 44.04°N 113.52°W (Elev. 9600 ft)
4:41 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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