Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

POTLATCH (POTI1)

Lat: 46.92986°NLon: 116.90881°WElev: 2542.0ft.

NA

45°F

7°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed SSW 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 May 11:11 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Oakesdale WA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely.  Cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 51 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 35 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SSW Oakesdale WA
 47.04°N 117.31°W (Elev. 2635 ft)
3:31 am PDT May 16, 2026
5am PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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