Critical Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Threats This Week

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will contribute to critical fire weather today and Monday over parts of the High Plains. Scattered to widespread severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes Monday through Thursday over the lower Mississippi River Valley and southern Plains into the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

SCHWEITZER BASIN (STZI1)

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

NA

37°F

3°C

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

5 Miles WNW Sandpoint Airport ID

Wind Advisory until March 8, 09:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until March 8, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 46 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely.  Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 38. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain and snow.  Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Low around 33. Windy.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain likely, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Snow level 5600 feet lowering to 5100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain and snow. Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Low around 33. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday
Rain and snow. High near 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 8pm. Low around 25. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Rain and snow. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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5 Miles WNW Sandpoint Airport ID
 48.34°N 116.65°W (Elev. 4573 ft)
10:16 am PDT Mar 8, 2026
11am PDT Mar 8, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 14, 2026
 
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