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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD RUN...IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1203 PM PDT MON JUN 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON JUNE 22.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH
LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. WEATHER CHANGES ARRIVE BY THE END
OF THE WEEK AS A MUCH COOLER WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN. RAIN
SHOWERS ARE LIKELY FOR THE FIRE AREA ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND
SUNDAY WITH A WETTING RAIN LIKELY.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE
10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND.
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM TRANSPORT WIND
MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING HEIGHT DIVIDED BY 100.
CATEGORIES: LOW (< 200), MODERATE (200-500),
HIGH (500-800), AND VERY HIGH (> 800).
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TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
1 TO 3 MPH BY 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (484) DECREASING TO LOW (35)
OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 0900 THEN
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO 7500 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (477) INCREASING TO HIGH (508) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 2100 THEN
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (305) DECREASING TO LOW (32)
OVERNIGHT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
20 TO 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615774.4/OTX
.DELDT 06/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AMOORE@IDL.IDAHO.GOV
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