023
FNUS75 KPIH 140819
FWSPIH
SPOT FORECAST FOR FLATIRON PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
219 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION 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 REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY.
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON WEDNESDAY AS A POTENT SYSTEM BRINGS
WIDESPREAD MOISTURE AND HIGH WINDS, WITH SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
POSSIBLE. 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 25 MPH. THIS COLD AIR MASS WILL
LEAD TO LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES BY THURSDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........5600 FT INCREASING TO 6800 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........6100-6400 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........6400 FT INCREASING TO 7400 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MCKAUGHAN
REQUESTED BY...THOMSON DANZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610191.0/PIH
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN.BAUM@USDA.GOV,AUSTIN.BROWN@USDA.GOV,THOMSON.DANZ@USDA.GOV
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