Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cottonwood (ITD60)

Lat: 46.49972°NLon: 116.71361°WElev: 846.0ft.

Rain

51°F

11°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed E 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 16 May 12:15 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Lapwai ID

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 11am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Lapwai ID
 46.45°N 116.83°W (Elev. 801 ft)
11:31 pm PDT May 15, 2026
12am PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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