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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from April 2, 06:00 AM MDT until April 3, 06:00 AM MDT

Current conditions at

DARKHORSE LAKE (DHLM8)

Lat: 45.17367°NLon: 113.5846°WElev: 8600.0ft.

33°F

1°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NA NA MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	NA

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Extended Forecast for

15 Miles E Salmon ID

Winter Weather Advisory April 2, 06:00am until April 3, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 37 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Heavy Snow
Thursday
High: 23 °F⇓
Heavy Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: 17 °F
Snow and
Blustery
Friday
High: 29 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 38 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 19. Southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow before noon, then snow showers between noon and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 20 by 7am. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Snow. Low around 17. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 11 to 17 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.