Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Challis - Challis Airport (KLLJ)

Lat: 44.523°NLon: 114.21611°WElev: 5026.0ft.

Clear

54°F

12°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.61 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 08 May 09:20 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Challis ID

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light west  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light south wind becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light south wind becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Challis ID
 44.5°N 114.34°W (Elev. 7067 ft)
5:31 am MDT May 8, 2026
9am MDT May 8, 2026-6pm MDT May 14, 2026
 
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