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

45°F

7°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.22 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 06:05 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

22 Miles NNW Mackay ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a west wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 22 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a west wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 22 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
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 23.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
22 Miles NNW Mackay ID
 44.21°N 113.77°W (Elev. 10039 ft)
4:41 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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