860
FXUS65 KPIH 250933
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
333 AM MDT FRI SEP 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- ANOTHER VERY WARM DAY TODAY.
- BREEZY TO WINDY THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY COOLER WEATHER
THIS WEEKEND.
- ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY, FAVORING THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 307 AM MDT FRI SEP 25 2026
WILL SEE WIND GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGHOUT
SOUTHEAST IDAHO TODAY WITH STRONGEST WINDS IN THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. WILL BE VERY WARM ONCE AGAIN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE LOWER 80S LOW ELEVATIONS AND
60S TO LOWER 70S MOUNTAINS. WILL SEE MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS
SATURDAY WITH HIGHS DROPPING TO THE 50S TO LOWER 60S MOUNTAINS
AND 60S TO LOWER 70S VALLEYS. WINDS LIGHTER WITH THE STRONGEST
20 TO 30 MPH GUSTS IN THE ARCO DESERT. THE NEXT UPPER TROF
APPROACHES SUNDAY AND MOVES THROUGH THE STATE MONDAY WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING. MOST ACTIVITY
WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS. HIGHS WELL INTO
THE 70S LOWER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY AND 60S TO AROUND 70 HIGH
ELEVATIONS. TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE DRY WITH
GENERALLY NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE PERIOD. BEYOND SATURDAY NOT EXPECTING STRONG WINDS.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 914 PM MDT THU SEP 24 2026
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT.
NO INDICATIONS OF LOW STRATUS OR FOG DEVELOPMENT. WINDS SHOULD
INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20KTS LIKELY.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 307 AM MDT FRI SEP 25 2026
MAIN IMPACT THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE MUCH STRONGER
WINDS TODAY. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD IN ZONES
475 AND 476 WITH 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTS WIDESPREAD IN THE ZONES
SOUTH OF THE TWO NORTHERN ONES. WILL SEE LINGERING 20 TO 30 MPH
GUSTS SATURDAY MAINLY IN ZONE 410 AND MUCH LIGHTER ELSEWHERE.
OTHER THAN THE WINDS TODAY OTHER IMPACTS ARE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY MAINLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
DRY CONDITIONS WITH NON SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY
THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...13
FIRE WEATHER...GK
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