907
FXUS65 KPIH 241747
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1147 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARMER, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY.
- BREEZY TO WINDY FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY COOLER WEATHER
THIS WEEKEND.
- SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 217 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2026
WILL HAVE WARM AND DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH CONTINUED WARMING ON
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. WILL SEE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S IN THE
VALLEYS AND 60S AND 70S IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FRIDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
WITH 25 TO 35 MPH WIND GUSTS EXPECTED. WON'T BE QUITE AS WINDY
IN THE SNAKE PLAIN AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS BUT STILL EXPECTING 20
TO 30 MPH WIND GUSTS DOWN THERE AS WELL. WILL REMAIN VERY
WARM WITH HIGHS AGAIN IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S VALLEYS.
WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT COOLING SATURDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR NORMAL IN
THE 60S MOUNTAINS AND UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 IN VALLEYS. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY AND WILL HAVE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AFTER WARMING UP AGAIN THROUGH SUNDAY WILL
SEE SOME SLIGHT COOLING AGAIN MONDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH BELOW
NORMAL HIGHS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECTING DRY CONDITIONS
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 1147 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2026
VFR TO REMAIN IN PLACE WITH CONTINUED MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS INTO FRIDAY.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 217 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2026
WILL HAVE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTFUL DAY WITH 25 TO 40 MPH WIND
GUSTS EXPECTED IN ZONES 475 AND 476 AND PARTS OF 422 AS WELL. 20
TO 30 MPH GUSTS IN THE OTHER ZONES EXPECTED. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
GENERALLY ABOVE 20 PERCENT HOWEVER. WILL HAVE MUCH COOLER
CONDITIONS MOVE IN SATURDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH MINIMUM
HUMIDITY ELEVATED EVEN MORE. WILL HAVE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROF
MOVES THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO. LOW PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS EXPECTED
AND NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OTHER THAN THOSE TWO DAYS.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...MCKAUGHAN
FIRE WEATHER...GK
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