Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Versions:
1
2
814 FNUS75 KPIH 250950 FWSPIH Spot Forecast for Mackay...USFS National Weather Service Pocatello ID 350 AM MDT Tue Jun 25 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 25. 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... Above normal temperatures and very dry conditions will continue in the South Hills today with a ridge of high pressure overhead. Weak moisture transport over this ridge later today will support a 5-15% chance of showers, thunderstorms, and or virga late this afternoon. Afternoon humidities today will drop to around 12-15% with wind gusts up to 20 mph. A warm front on Wednesday will support more robust moisture transport with a 30-60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Stronger storms will be capable of producing wind gusts in excess of 30-40 mph, brief heavy rain, and small hail. Showers and storms will shift east on Thursday as a cold front passes through with dry conditions then expected through Saturday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers, thunderstorms, and virga late this afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....90 to 94 degrees. Min humidity........12 to 15 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds possible near showers, thunderstorms, and virga in the afternoon. Mixing height.......10500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Haines Index........6. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers overnight. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....68 to 72 degrees. Max humidity........35 to 45 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 6 to 10 mph with gusts to around 15 mph. Mixing height.......700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Haines Index........5. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers through the day and chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................20 to 30 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....84 to 88 degrees. Min humidity........25 to 30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the west with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Haines Index........4. Rainfall amount.....0.04-0.08 inches. $$ Forecaster...MacKay Requested by...Incident Commander Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416656.0/PIH .DELDT 06/25/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Benjamin.nutsch@usda.gov