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FXUS65 KPIH 231713
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1113 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL
CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
- BREEZY TO WINDY FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY COOLER WEATHER
THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 239 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
UPPER LEVEL TROF WHICH BROUGHT THE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY CONTINUES TO PUSH RAPIDLY EAST. WILL
HAVE MUCH DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS TODAY WITH SKIES BECOMING
SUNNY AFTER SOME PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. WILL SEE THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE WEEK THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH MANY LOW
ELEVATION LOCATIONS NEAR 80 DEGREES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO FRIDAY AND EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS AGAIN NEAR 80 IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE 50S MOUNTAINS AND 60S VALLEYS. THERE WILL
ONLY BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1111 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING CLEAR SKIES AND OVERALL LIGHT WINDS.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 239 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
WILL HAVE DRY CONDITIONS WITH MINIMAL IMPACTS TODAY AND
THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FRIDAY AND EXPECT SOME MUCH
WINDIER CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH IT WILL
BE MUCH DRIER MOST MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN OVER 20 PERCENT.
EXPECT COOLER CONDITIONS SATURDAY INTO NEXT WEEK AFTER VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NOT EXPECTING RED FLAG
CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...TW
FIRE WEATHER...GK
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