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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
288 FNUS75 KPIH 261904 FWSPIH Spot Forecast for Thunder...USFS National Weather Service Pocatello ID 104 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on July 26. 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 FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NOON SATURDAY THROUGH 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION...We are expecting poor overnight recovery Friday night/Saturday morning with humidity values around 30-35%. We should see thunderstorms developing by early afternoon. The best timing for thunderstorms at the fire will be from 1400-2200 MDT Saturday. There is a greater than 50% chance of winds over 35 mph with storms, and a low chance of gusts over 45 mph. There is a very low but NON ZERO chance of showers early Sunday morning through 0600. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms by 1400 MDT. CWR.................16 percent. LAL.................1, then 4 in the afternoon. Max temperature.....80-84. Min humidity........10-14 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3-8 mph through 1000 MDT. West 7-11 mph with gusts to 20 mph after 1200 MDT. Mixing height.......600-900ft AGL, increasing to 11400-11800 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West-Southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5. Rainfall amount.....0.02-0.06 inches. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy becoming mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 10% chance of rain showers overnight. CWR.................6 percent. LAL.................2, then 1 overnight. Min temperature.....53-57. Max humidity........49-53 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-10 mph with gusts to 16 mph through 2100 MDT. Downslope 2-7 mph overnight. Mixing height.......Lowering to 700-1100 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........5. Rainfall amount.....Trace-0.02 inches. $$ Forecaster...Keyes Requested by...Tara Kurtzbein Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2418881.6/PIH .DELDT 07/25/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL idcic@firenet.gov