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Critical Fire Weather Conditions and Severe Thunderstorms Today

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the northern High Plains this afternoon and evening. Severe wind gusts are the primary hazard. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will contribute to critical fire weather conditions across parts of the northern Great Plains and Great Basin today and the southern High Plains on Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

POTLATCH (POTI1)

Lat: 46.92986°NLon: 116.90881°WElev: 2542.0ft.

NA

48°F

9°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed SSW 12 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 13 May 04:11 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Potlatch ID

Wind Advisory May 13, 05:07pm until May 13, 11:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory May 13, 05:07pm until May 13, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Wed

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely before 11pm. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Snow level 4000 feet rising to 4600 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 53 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Snow level 4800 feet lowering to 4000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely before 11pm. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Snow level 4000 feet rising to 4600 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Snow level 4800 feet lowering to 4000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Potlatch ID
 46.91°N 116.9°W (Elev. 2598 ft)
Last Update:
3:36 pm PDT May 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm PDT May 13, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026
 
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