Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

QUARTZ PEAK (QUPW1)

Lat: 47.87927°NLon: 117.08938°WElev: 4700.0ft.

NA

24°F

-4°C

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

11 Miles WSW Spirit Lake ID

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles WSW Spirit Lake ID
 47.93°N 117.09°W (Elev. 4324 ft)
3:01 am PST Feb 26, 2026
9am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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