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Winter Storm Watch in Effect

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGHSUNDAY EVENING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5inches in the valleys and 6 to 13 inches over mountain passespossible. * WHERE…Shoup, Bannock Pass, Highway 28 Tendoy to Lone Pine,Highway 93 Lost Trail Pass to Gibbonsville, Lemhi Pass, andSalmon. * WHEN…From Saturday evening

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Warm Friday, Stormy Weekend

Near record warm temperatures, will once again be with us for Friday, with increasing winds. A significant storm system rolls into the region Saturday, with rain/snow showers and gusty winds. For Friday, we’ll see mostly sunny skies in the morning with increasing clouds in the afternoon and evening. Highs into the upper 60’s to lower

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Warmer, then Winter Weekend

Winds pick up, clouds move in and we get warmer tomorrow, before a rainy Saturday and snowy Sunday give us a rude awakening for November. Highs close to 70 in Pocatello to 63 in Jackson, with mild lows tonight @40. 50’s on Saturday, then upper 20’s Saturday night and around freezing Sunday after with 50%

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Warm before the storm

Warm, dry and breezy, under the influence of high pressure for Thursday. Overnight lows back into the upper 20’s to lower 30’s for the Snake River Plain. Mostly sunny for Thursday as highs will hit the upper 60’s to lower 70’s. West winds 10-15 MPH. Winds will pick up for Friday, with highs still into

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Nice weather to start the week

High pressure over the west with warming temperatures. A dry cold front for Tuesday, will drive in some winds with highs well into the 60’s. We’ll keep mostly sunny skies, above average temperatures, for the first half of the week. By Thursday, a deep area of low pressure will start moving into the Northwest. Snow

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High and Dry

We start November with highs in the mid to upper 60’s and light breezes from the NNE-5. This trend continues through Thursday ahead of a storm system which will drop temps on Friday into the lower 60’s/upper 50’s and then we stand a chance of some showers on Saturday and Sunday. A rain/snow mix is

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A Cooler and Sunny Halloween

A cold front is moving through this evening, with a few showers possible around Salmon. However, this is a mainly dry cold front with gusty winds tonight. Expect cooler temps for Saturday, with highs into the upper 40’s to lower 50’s. Winds will be lighter for the weekend as high pressure works back into the

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Winds pick up for Friday

A cold front from the northwest will drive in winds for Friday afternoon. We’ll also see a slight chance of showers for areas of Central Idaho and the Snake Highlands. Some of those showers will carry over into Saturday morning for areas around Jackson and Yellowstone. Friday, highs into the 60’s with winds 10-20 MPH.

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Nice warming trend this week

After a couple of chilly days, we’ll start to see normal temperatures for late October. High pressure over the western states will sit over the Great Basin. A cold front moves through northern Idaho and Montana on Friday and Saturday. which delivers some breezy conditions as we move into the weekend. Wednesday, look for sunny

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Sunny skies, cold mornings

Another cold night and morning for early Tuesday. We’ll slowly start to warm-up, with high pressure building back into the west. Tuesday, sunny with highs into the upper 30’s to lower 40’s, with light winds. Wednesday, sunny with highs into the mid 40’s. Thursday, sunny with highs into the lower to mid 50’s. Friday, mostly

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Winter Storm Warning

We have a Winter Storm Warning for Northern Idaho Mountains and around Jackson Hole/Western Wyoming and a Winter Weather Advisory issued for our local mountains. A Wind Advisory is in effect through tomorrow night for southern Eastern idaho from Pocatello south. Highs in the 40’s to 50 in Pocatello. 36 in Jackson and Salmon. Around

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Winter Blast Coming

North winds today, cold air pushing some early morning snow showers down I-15 as colder air takes us to 40-45 today. 38 in Jackson. Winter Storm Watch for panhandle into Saturday. Temperatures will plummet after a rain/snow event starting Friday late and into Saturday!

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Windy 60’s, then Winter

A few windy seasonal days before a system pushed deep into Idaho and creates colder temps and slight shower chances mid-week. Lows get into the 20’s and 30’s overnight and 40’s by Thursday. Then a mixed bag of weather for the SRP Saturday and Sunday with snow likely for the Central and Wyoming mountain communities.

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Gusty winds this weekend

The jet-stream is ushering in several frontal systems from the northwest. We’ll keep gusty winds in the forecast well into next week. Saturday, Mostly cloudy with a few showers in the local mountains. A high temperature into the upper 50’s to lower 60’s. Winds 15 to 25 MPH, Winds could gust as high as 45

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Winds with a Hard Freeze

Cooler today with a wind advisory for the lower Snake River Plain, blowing dust, but mostly sun. Highs 53-55. Upper 40’s in the mountains. SW Winds 25-35 (50 mph gusts possible). Hard Freeze Warning tonight for the Upper Snake River Plain with lows in the low to mid 20’s and widespread frost tomorrow morning. More

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Windy Wednesday With A Few Showers

An exiting cold front will drop our temperatures, keep windy conditions and sprinkle in some isolated showers. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory through Wednesday night, expiring at 9 PM. For Wednesday, we’ll see a few mountain rain and snow showers, otherwise mostly sunny with highs into the mid 50’s. Southwest winds

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High Wind Advisory, Again

.WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts near 50 mph expected. Winds shifting out of the west Wednesday at 20 to 30 mph with strongest winds expected between Pocatello to Idaho Falls. * WHERE…The Arco Desert, and Snake River Plain

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High Wind Advisory

Expect 30 mph constant winds this afternoon with blowing dust along I-15 and gusts of 40-45 mph through early evening (8pm). Sun and fall like temperatures, below average for the season , around 59 in Idaho Falls and 62 in Pocatello. Low 50’s with some mountain shower chances tomorrow with a quick front, bring temps

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Last of the Warm Days

Smoky sun and 76-80 today with winds from the SW gusting to 20+. Wind speeds constant at 10-13mph into the afternoon. A cold front this weekend moves the haze out, brings shower chance with a rain/snow mix early Sunday with freezing conditions overnights into next week. Highs in the low 50’s by Sunday.

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Warm, hazy and breezy for Thursday

We still have much of the same weather pattern lined-up for Thursday. However, we’ll look to add in some breezy winds for the afternoon hours. Still more smoke and haze settling into the region, thanks to the California wildfires. Late Saturday, an area of low pressure pushes in, delivering cold, windy, and wet conditions for

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Hazy and Warm for Wednesday

Our ridge of high pressure will begin to shift east, allowing for even warmer temperatures and smoke being pushed in from the west. By this Saturday evening, an area of low pressure will push in scattered showers, gusty winds and dropping temperatures for Sunday and Monday. Wednesday and Thursday, high temperatures hitting the upper 70’s

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Warmer with Haze

Warming up the next few days with haze on the return. Highs will be 77-81 with light winds from the SW 5-10. We’ll get a break from the haze but it comes with a price. Colder, wetter weather arrives Friday and into the weekend with lows dipping to around freezing and Sunday’s high in the

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Smoke, above average temperatures

A few clouds tonight, thanks to a system moving through eastern Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska. We’ll look for more smoke drifting in from the west thanks to the California wildfires. Saturday, light winds, hazy and mostly sunny. Highs into the upper 70’s to lower 80’s. Sunday, more smoke and haze with highs into the

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Weekend Sun

A trough from the north swings by for Friday and brings us a slight decrease in highs, and increase in clouds, but we’re not far from today. It will be more cloudy and low to mid 70’s across the valley. Mountain highs in the low 70’s, but still dry. Air conditions are “Good” in the region

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Sunny October Kickoff

Ridge of high pressure makes for more sunny conditions today and warming up in the mid to upper 70’s. A trough from the north swings by for Friday and brings us a slight decrease in highs, and increase in clouds, but we’re not far from today. It will be more cloudy and low to mid

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High pressure still in control

Above average high temperatures, with sunny skies in our forecast for this week. Highs for Thursday, will be into the upper 70’s to lower 80’s. Mostly clear skies, with some smoke beginning to drift in from California. For Friday, look for partly cloudy skies as a system moves through eastern Wyoming. Overnight lows will drop

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Nice Weather Continues

We’ll let high pressure maintain consistent warmer than average temperatures in the mid to upper 70’s. Light and variable winds with no haze or smoke. Lows in the upper 30’s to low 40’s. This pattern continues for the next 8 days with just a slight drop in temperatures on Friday, and a few clouds.

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Sunny, Calm, Dry Days

We’ll let high pressure maintain consistent warmer than average temperatures in the mid to upper 70’s. Light and variable winds with no haze or smoke. Lows in the upper 30’s to low 40’s. This pattern continues for the next 8 days with just a slight drop in temperatures on Friday, and a few clouds. Catch

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Warm Days, Chilly Nights

High pressure creates WARM afternoons and chilly nights for the next 8 days. After mid 60’s today, continued sun takes our afternoons into the 70’s and consistently dry and sunny. North winds at 7mph today keeps the smoke and haze away, makig for a pleasant clear afternoon and with no cloud cover and cooler air

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Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory issued for Monday morning

FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM MDTMONDAY WHAT…For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as lowas 27 expected. .WHERE….Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls,Rexburg, and St. AnthonyWHEN…From 3 AM to 10 AM MDT Monday.IMPACTS…Freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitivevegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS

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Windy Cool Weekend

A couple of cold fronts push across Idaho and create windy and cooler conditions into tonight and the weekend. Wind Advisory for this afternoon and Saturday afternoon. SW 20-30 gusting to near 40mph. Highs today in the low to mid 70’s, upper 60’s in the mountains. Lows in the low 50’s, before cooler air takes

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Gusty Winds & 70’s

Widespread smoke with winds picking up to 23mph, gusting to 40mph this afternoon. Cloud/Sun mix and 75-77 for the Snake River Plain. Upper 60’s for mountains today. Lows in the 50’s. Windy again Friday with cooling temps to the 60’s and mountain moisture with a slight chance of a shower. High pressure creates some clearing

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Wind Advisory issued for Thursday

​​​​​Gusty winds and smoky skies with an approaching system through the northwest. This cold front will drive in cooler temps for Friday and Saturday. Increasing wind speeds with this cold front are expected Thursday afternoon and evening with gusts around 40 mph. We’ll have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, with most of the

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Sun and Smoke

Smoke and gusty winds will make for another hazy day around here. Southwest winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour with highs today from 77 in Idaho Fallsto lower 80’s for Pocatello, Chubbuck, and Inkom.  Lower 70’s for the parks. More clouds for Salmon with highs close to 80.   A few spotty showers showing up

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Windy with more smoke

We’re holding onto above average temperatures for the next couple of days with some breezy winds. A couple of systems moving through the northwest and the high plains are delivering some gusty winds. We’ll see a few isolated showers and thunderstorms for the higher elevations for Thursday and Friday. Also, with these systems, cooler temperatures

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Fall has Flung

Warm start for autumn, which arrived at 7:30 this morning. Highs pressure makes this forecast warm today. Highs will be in the lower 80’s for the SRP and upper 70’s for Salmon, lower 70’s for the parks. Winds will shift and pick up later from the SW 15-20 + mph. Overnight lows in the 50’s

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Last Day of Summer

Happy National Batman Day! After a beautiful, fall-like Sunday, we begin a warm up this week into the upper 70’s and low 80’s. It will be dry and mostly sunny today and clouds move in/out through the week. Average temperature for this time of year is 72, we’ll be above that all week, until a

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Hazy Days Continue

The sun is out, but haze and smoke may things tough on air quality and visibility. Highs today will head to the mid 80’s and lows in the 40’s. A break in the haze is expected by weekend but not before we see a chance of storms late Friday and into Saturday with lots of

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Unhealthy Haze building up

AN AIR POLLUTION CAUTION STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY… Due to wildfire smoke, the air quality has become unhealthy for sensitive groups in Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison and Teton counties of Idaho. Air quality is expected to fluctuate between UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS and UNHEALTHY for

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Warming with more haze

Warm and dry weather for this weekend with smoke from western wildfires. High pressure will warm us into the 80’s this weekend. The forecast looks dry until late next week. Saturday, sunny with smoke and haze, highs into the lower 80’s. Sunday, highs into the mid to upper 80’s with more smoke and haze. Monday,

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Sunny with smoke

Dry and warmer weather with high pressure working back across the region. A bit of a breeze for Friday and Saturday, with more smoke and haze drifting back in. This ridge of high pressure, will shift our upper level winds to the west, in turn, grabbing more of this smoke from fires burning in California

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SeptBruary Warm Up

We’ve got a nice long stretch of sunny, dry days ahead as we recover from that tremendous blast of cold air and wind on Monday. Highs stay in the lower 70’s today, mid to upper 70’s tomorrow and finally back to 80’s Saturday and Sunday. Upper 80’s on Monday then dip in temps with a

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Frost Advisory for Thursday morning

Dry weather will continue, with chilly overnight and morning low’s. Light winds and mostly sunny skies are in the forecast for Thursday. We have a slight chance of showers coming through western Wyoming and far eastern Idaho. Winds will pick up for Friday with warming temperatures into the upper 70’s and lower 80’s. The weekend

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Sunny and 70

We’ll take a break from the wind today, as the clean up continues. Clear and dry for a week to come and temps will start the ascension to seasonal norms. @79 for most. IF and Pocatello will hit 70 by 5pm and winds will be N 5-10 with 20 mph gusts. Lows – still chilly,

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High Wind Warning

A back-door cold front rams through Idaho this afternoon, bringing high winds, cold air, some possible winter-like showers and mayhem for the night-time hours. Temperatures will hit normal highs around 80 for IF and Pocatello, lows dip into the 30’s. The main problem, besides some rain blowing, are northerly winds up to 50 mph gusting

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Heat Advisory issued for Saturday

High pressure over the west, delivering warming temperatures and smoke from the fires burning in California. A cold front approaches from the north for this weekend. As this front moves in, we’ll see really warm temperatures with highs into the 90’s and low 100’s. Behind the front, look for dropping temperatures for Sunday and Monday.HEAT

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Record Breaking Heat OTW

Clear, dry, and warm today thanks to high pressure. Winds WSW-5-10 and light. Some haze into Treasure Valley and lower plain and Jackson. Upper 70’s for parks and Jackson. Mid to upper 80’s for most and 90 for Pocatello. High pressure ridges pushes into the region from California to take temps to record highs for

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