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 27%
Wind Speed WNW 4 MPH
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.22 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 06:20 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Clayton ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Clayton ID
 44.32°N 114.37°W (Elev. 9514 ft)
4:41 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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