Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

SLATE CREEK (SCFI1)

Lat: 45.61881°NLon: 116.28211°WElev: 1568.0ft.

NA

86°F

30°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed SSE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 29 Aug 02:10 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles ENE Riggins ID

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm.  Snow level 10300 feet lowering to 7300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain, mainly before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Snow level 10300 feet lowering to 7300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Friday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles ENE Riggins ID
 45.52°N 115.93°W (Elev. 6542 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
3pm MDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 5, 2026
 
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