Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
625 FNUS75 KPIH 170956 FWSPIH Spot Forecast for Cat Canyon Fire...USFS National Weather Service Pocatello ID 356 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 17. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office at (208) 232-9357, if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...A low pressure system and attendant cold front will move through the area today. Southwest winds will turn to the northwest and increase behind the front, gusting to around 35 mph this afternoon. With the front ushering in an unseasonably cold airmass, precipitation at the elevation of the wildfire is expected to be snow today and tonight, with 2-3 inches of accumulation possible. Low temperatures will fall below freezing tonight and Tuesday night. Look for much lighter winds on Tuesday and lingering light rain and snow showers. A few embedded thunderstorms are possible today and Tuesday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then snow showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................77 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....Around 45. Min humidity........44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph shifting to the northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 33 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 18 mph. Haines Index........3. Rainfall amount.....0.29 inches. Snow level..........6900-7400 ft. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the evening. CWR.................38 percent. LAL.................3. Min temperature.....Around 27. Max humidity........79 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 16 mph. Gusts up to 32 mph decreasing to 21 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 16 mph. Haines Index........3. Rainfall amount.....0.12 inches. Snow level..........6200-6700 ft. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Rain showers, snow showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................15 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 48. Min humidity........39 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 8 mph. Haines Index........3. Rainfall amount.....0.04 inches. Snow level..........6500 ft increasing to 7500 ft in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Buffalo Requested by...Ramshorn WFM Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416255.0/PIH .DELDT 06/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL matthew.hinners@usda.gov