Hot and Windy
High pressure to our south, low pressure to our north, leading to hot and breezy conditions locally. The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for high fire danger with windy and dry conditions. Also, area wildfires in Oregon and northern Idaho will send smoke and haze in this direction.
OVERNIGHT: Lows around 60°, with mostly clear skies. Winds 10-15 MPH, with gusts around 30 MPH.
FRIDAY: Windy and HOT with highs into the mid 90's. Winds 15-25 MPH, gusts around 35 MPH.
SATURDAY: Sunny with highs into the mid to upper 90's.
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.
- AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou
Range/Caribou NF, Fire Weather Zone 425 Middle Snake River
Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River and Fire
Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern
Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River. - WINDS…West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY…For Today…8 to 18 percent. For Friday…6
to 14 percent. - IMPACTS…Gusty winds and low humidity may create hazardous
fire weather conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria
for Southeastern Idaho