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

39°F

4°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed SW 6 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 07:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

22 Miles NNW Mackay ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -11. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -12. West southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -7. West southwest wind 18 to 21 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -7. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 20. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -11. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -12. West southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -7. West southwest wind 18 to 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -7. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 20. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
22 Miles NNW Mackay ID
 44.2°N 113.8°W (Elev. 11401 ft)
4:41 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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