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Spot Forecast for Cherry Fire...USDA Forest Service
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
415 AM MDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 29.
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...
Showery and unseasonably cool weather will prevail through Sunday
morning as upper-level troughing crosses the region. Scattered
showers and mostly wet thunderstorms will generate cumulative
rainfall totals between 0.10 and 0.25 inches through Sunday morning,
with the primary weather hazard consisting of erratic outflow wind
gusts up to 40 mph near passing cores. Daytime minimum relative
humidity values stay elevated between 30% and 40%. Clouds clear
Sunday afternoon, ushering in a slight warming trend after the weekend
with temperatures remaining near or just below seasonal levels.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain early in the
                    morning, then chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................11 percent.
Chance of thunder...28 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    south 9 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
                    28 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 16 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.02 inches.
Snow level..........11600 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Areas of smoke in the evening. Patchy smoke
                    overnight. Slight chance of rain showers in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
                    the night. Rain showers likely overnight.
CWR.................2 percent.
Chance of thunder...16 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 21 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 11 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.01 inches.
Snow level..........10500-10900 ft.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning.
                    Chance of rain in the morning.
CWR.................12 percent.
Chance of thunder...14 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.03 inches.
Snow level..........8900-9100 ft.

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Forecaster...McKaughan
Requested by...Jessica martin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620767.2/PIH
.DELDT 08/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL douglas.petray@usda.gov,idcic@firenet.gov