Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salmon, Lemhi County Airport (KSMN)

Lat: 45.11667°NLon: 113.88333°WElev: 4045.0ft.

Clear

75°F

24°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.64 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 10:56 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles NE Challis ID

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm.  Patchy smoke between noon and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. Light south wind becoming south southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke between noon and 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Light south southeast wind becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Patchy smoke between noon and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. Light south wind becoming south southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Patchy smoke between noon and 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Light south southeast wind becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles NE Challis ID
 44.7°N 114.05°W (Elev. 4800 ft)
1:56 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
11am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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