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

SCHWEITZER BASIN (STZI1)

Lat: 48.37428°NLon: 116.63917°WElev: 6090.0ft.

NA

25°F

-4°C

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

17 Miles NNW Kootenai ID

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow between 7pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Snow level 4500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3900 feet rising to 4500 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NNW Kootenai ID
 48.53°N 116.63°W (Elev. 3615 ft)
3:01 am PST Feb 26, 2026
5am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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