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Spot Forecast for Stinson Creek Rx...USFS - Minidoka Ranger District
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
430 PM MDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on October 09.
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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Look for isolated showers this evening with a very
small chance (less than 5 percent) of thunder. Winds should
remain elevated from the southwest overnight with little to no
diurnal winds setting up due to a system moving into the area.

Rain chances increase by Saturday afternoon with a 30 percent
chance of a wetting rain. Expect isolated thunderstorms Saturday
afternoon. Look for gusty winds from the southwest to continue
Saturday afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds from thunderstorms
are possible Saturday afternoon.

Rain chances increase even more by Saturday evening with a 80
percent chance of a wetting rain. Winds will change and should
become become light overall Saturday evening. Winds should drop
off and come from the northeast overnight Saturday but there is
uncertainty with the wind direction and speed currently for
Saturday evening.

Expect 100 percent chance of a wetting rain by early Sunday
morning. Expect 1 to 1.5 inches of rain Saturday through Monday
with a very wet system moving through the area with remnants of
Hurricane Rachel with this system. The heavier rain will start
Sunday morning and continue through Sunday afternoon into Sunday
evening. Expect continued showers on Monday as well. However,
Sunday looks to be when the majority of the precipitation will
fall. There could be light snow very high up on Monday morning
with cooler temperatures expected Monday and, especially, by
Tuesday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers this evening.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Min temperature.....49-54.
Max humidity........50-55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 20 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance
                    of rain in the morning. Rain showers likely and
                    slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................30 percent.
Chance of thunder...17 percent.
Max temperature.....52-58.
Min humidity........45 to 50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 25 to 30 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.04 inches.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain.
CWR.................80 percent.
Chance of thunder...14 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 34 to 40.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable winds of 4 to 8 mph becoming northeast
                    winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph becoming northeast 7 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.17 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Wyatt
Requested by...Ryan Erickson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622976.5/PIH
.DELDT 10/09/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Stacy.Tyler@usda.gov,Dick.dutcher@usda.gov,matthew.hinners@usda.gov,William.Creeden@usda.gov,Ryan.Erickson@usda.gov