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FXUS65 KPIH 081150
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
550 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- MILD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY, THEN VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 80S BY MOTHERS' DAY
WITH POTENTIAL OF 90 BY TUESDAY.
- BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR. MONDAY
WILL BE THE BREEZIEST DAY FURTHER OUT.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 146 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
MAIN IMPACT TODAY WILL AGAIN BE BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE AMERICAN FALLS
RESERVOIR. 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN ALONG WITH HIGHER
MOUNTAIN PEAKS. IT WILL REMAIN VERY WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S
MOUNTAINS AND 70S VALLEYS. THE ENTIRETY OF THE FORECAST THE MAIN
FEATURE WILL BE EXTREME WARMTH. SATURDAY WILL BE THE COOLEST DAY
OF THE NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS STILL WELL INTO THE 60S MOUNTAINS
AND 70S VALLEYS. BY SUNDAY MOST LOW ELEVATIONS WILL REACH THE
80S AND TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY WITH MANY LOW
ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY REACHING 90. WILL COOL DOWN SLIGHTLY
WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY BUT NOT MUCH WITH MANY HIGHS STILL
REACHING INTO THE 80S SO WELL ABOVE NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR THE
NEXT 8 DAYS. AFTER TODAY WILL SEE THE BREEZIEST CONDITIONS NEXT
MONDAY. OVERALL MINIMAL IMPACTS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 535 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
MAIN IMPACT WILL BE AGAIN WIND INCREASES IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER
18Z WITH 15 TO 20 KNOTS SUSTAINED AT PIH, IDA AND BYI WITH GUSTS
TO 25 TO 30 MPH. GENERALLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS AT SUN AND DIJ. SPEEDS
WILL STAY UP UNTIL ABOUT 03 TO 06Z THEN DIE DOWN. WILL BE VFR
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ONLY MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WHICH SHOULD
CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...GK
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