Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sandpoint, Sandpoint Airport (KSZT)

Lat: 48.29944°NLon: 116.56°WElev: 2126.0ft.

Overcast

57°F

14°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed S 13 MPH
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 01:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Dover ID

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 58. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm.  Snow level 6000 feet lowering to 4500 feet after midnight . Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm.  Areas of frost after 2am. Snow level 5200 feet lowering to 4100 feet after midnight .  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Areas Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am.  Snow level 3600 feet rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm.  Patchy frost between 11pm and 2am. Snow level 4500 feet.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Patchy Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Snow level 4000 feet rising to 5700 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 58. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Snow level 6000 feet lowering to 4500 feet after midnight . Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Areas of frost after 2am. Snow level 5200 feet lowering to 4100 feet after midnight . Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Snow level 3600 feet rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 3 to 8 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 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Patchy frost between 11pm and 2am. Snow level 4500 feet. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Snow level 4000 feet rising to 5700 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SW Dover ID
 48.21°N 116.68°W (Elev. 2100 ft)
2:06 pm PDT May 14, 2026
2pm PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026
 
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