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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sandpoint, Sandpoint Airport (KSZT)

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

Partly Cloudy

34°F

1°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 3 MPH
Barometer 30.1 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 02:35 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Sandpoint Airport ID

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain after 1pm.  Snow level rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow.  Snow level 3000 feet lowering to 2500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain.  Snow level 2200 feet rising to 3300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 10pm.  Snow level 3300 feet lowering to 2100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. South wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain after 1pm. Snow level rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3000 feet lowering to 2500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Snow level 2200 feet rising to 3300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Snow level 3300 feet lowering to 2100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 29.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4000 feet rising to 4500 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sandpoint Airport ID
 48.31°N 116.55°W (Elev. 2100 ft)
1:12 am PST Feb 26, 2026
2am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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