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Spot Forecast for Cherry Fire...USDA Forest Service
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
813 PM MDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 MDT on August 27.
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...Expect cloudy skies tonight with wind gusts dying
down after midnight to light. Will see periods of rain Friday and
Friday night with a chance of thunderstorms returning Saturday.
AFternoon wind gusts outside thunderstorms in the 20 to 25 mph
range Friday and Saturday.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 7 mph with gusts to around 20
                    mph early in the evening becoming light.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........12100-12400 ft.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
                    morning.
CWR.................11 percent.
Chance of thunder...12 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 82.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 22 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 12 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.03 inches.
Snow level..........11900-12300 ft.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
                    evening. Chance of rain overnight.
CWR.................11 percent.
Chance of thunder...13 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 6 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
                    the evening.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 9 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.03 inches.
Snow level..........12100-12500 ft.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning,
                    then rain showers likely and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................21 percent.
Chance of thunder...26 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 6 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 7 to 8 mph with gusts to around 20
                    mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 11 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.04 inches.
Snow level..........11600-11700 ft.

$$
Forecaster...Kaiser
Requested by...Jessica martin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620767.0/PIH
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL idcic@firenet.gov,douglas.petray@usda.gov