099
FNUS75 KPIH 140804
FWSPIH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE...WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
204 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 14.
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 NEXT THREE DAYS WILL FEATURE A TRANSITION FROM A TEMPORARY PERIOD
OF HIGH PRESSURE TO A HIGH-IMPACT STORM SYSTEM. TODAY OFFERS A BRIEF
REPRIEVE WITH RELATIVELY CALM AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST AREAS, THOUGH
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY LINGER JUST EAST OF THE AREA. CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON WEDNESDAY AS A POTENT SYSTEM BRINGS WIDESPREAD
MOISTURE AND HIGH WINDS, WITH SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH LIKELY
REQUIRING A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SNAKE PLAIN. A SHARP COLD FRONT THEN
SWEEPS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY, CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET NEARLY
15 DEGREES FROM WEDNESDAY’S HIGHS WHILE MAINTAINING RAW CONDITIONS AND
GUSTS OF 30–40 MPH. THIS COLD AIR MASS WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO VALLEY
FLOORS, POTENTIALLY BRINGING LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........5400 FT INCREASING TO 6500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........5900-6100 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
31 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........6100-7000 FT.
FORECASTER...MCKAUGHAN
REQUESTED BY...BO DAHLE/SAWYER MAUPIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610228.0/PIH
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SMAUPIN@BLM.GOV,IDEIC@FIRENET.GOV
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