Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
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Spot Forecast for Phelan Ridge...FS-SCF
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
917 AM MDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 MDT on September 01.
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...The approach of a low will bring showers and thunder-
storms today, then for Wednesday and Thursday add windy conditions.
Temperatures will remain below normal for the time of year and
humidity, after this afternoon, will stay above 30 percent. Extreme
range for precipitation would be from a direct hit from a thunder-
storm. Most likely amount gives broad average range.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny, by 1500 becoming partly sunny. A
60 percent chance of showers after 1200. A chance
of thunderstorms after 1200. Gust to 50 mph near
thunderstorms.
CWR.................After 1200: 21 percent.
Chance of thunder...After 1200: 30 percent.
Max temperature.....6700ft elevation...75.
Min humidity........6700ft elevation...23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 3 to 9 mph gusts to 16 mph, by 1600 becoming
southe 7 to 13 mph gusts to 24 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 11,100ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Extreme range: Trace to 0.24 of an inch.
Most likely range: Trace to 0.09 of an inch.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy, by 2100 becoming mostly cloudy. By
0500 sky becoming partly cloudy. A 65 percent
chance of showers before midnight, and a 5 percent
after. A chance of thunderstorms before midnight
and a slight chance after. Gusts to 50 mph near
thunderstorms.
CWR.................Before midnight: 42 percent. After midnight: Zero.
Chance of thunder...Before midnight: 28 percent. After midnight: 5 percent.
Min temperature.....6700ft elevation...48.
Max humidity........6700ft elevation...80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 3 to 9 mph gusts to 16 mph, by 2000 becoming
northeast 2 to 7 mph gusts to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Inversion top developing around 8100ft elevation
(1500ft AGL).
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Extreme range: None to 0.35 of an inch.
Most likely range: None to 0.19 of an inch.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny, by 1200 becoming cloudy. By 1700,
sky becoming partly sunny. A 65 percent chance of
showers before 1200, and a 45 percent chance after.
A slight chance of thunderstorms before 1200, and
a chance after. Gusts to 50 mph near thunderstorms.
CWR.................Before 1200: 52 percent. After 1200: 29 percent.
Chance of thunder...Before 1200: 20 percent. After 1200: 29 percent.
Max temperature.....6700ft elevation...61.
Min humidity........6700ft elevation...31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North 2 to 6 mph, by 0900 becoming southwest 3
to 9 mph gusts to 14 mph. By 1200, wind becoming
8 to 18 mph gusts to 34 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 5100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West southwest 18 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Extreme range: Trace to 0.57 of an inch.
Most likely range: 0.13 to 0.39 of an inch.
$$
Forecaster...Messick
Requested by...Kyla James
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/01/26
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