Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Challis - Challis Airport (KLLJ)

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

Clear

43°F

6°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	SSW 4 MPH
Barometer	30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	41°F (5°C)
Last update	20 Apr 01:35 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

18 Miles ESE Challis ID

Overnight
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday
High: 35 °F
Heavy Snow
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 32 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 20 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow showers after 3am. Snow level 9600 feet lowering to 9000 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 35. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.