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Sunny, Windy, & Warmer

The countdown to Labor Day is on and warmer temperatures will take us to possible record highs on Saturday. 84-87 today with gusty winds from the WSW 15-20 gusting to 30 and then cool overnight in the upper 40’s to mid 50’s. Close to 90 by Friday and dry with 95 for Saturday in Pocatello.

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Warming Trend, Windy Wednesday

A frontal system passing through Montana, will drive gusty winds through our region, this Wednesday afternoon and evening. Otherwise, dry and sunny with a warming trend through the rest of the week. A dry cold front moves in for Saturday afternoon, with highs into the mid to upper 90’s, before the front passes. Dropping highs

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Chilly Rain and Frosty tonight

Very unseasonable weather for today and tonight. Chilly rain for most and then frosty for the SRP and freeze warning for Western Wyoming. 25-30 for the mountains and 40’s overnight in the Valley. Low to mid 60’s rest of the afternoon as rain ends and a crispy, cool night begins. The sun will dry us

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Patchy Hazy Sunshine & Cooler

Sunny with patchy smoke around the region today – High of 83-86 for the Valley and Salmon. Lows in the 50’s. A couple degrees warmer tomorrow with more sunshine (barring smoke from wildfires). Then Sunday a major cool down with a front through here in the morning. Winds pick up enough for us to a

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Sunny with Scattered Storms

Some sun mixed with scattered mountain storms and cooler air will make a for a nice afternoon for most of us. Highs in the 70’s in the mountains and parks and low to mid 80’s for SRP. Clearing for Friday and the weekend with a major cool down Sunday and Monday. Jeff Roper, First Alert

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Some Sun w/Hazy Storms

Afternoon sunshine with a widespread haze and isolated storm chance today keeps temperatures in the mid 80’s to 90. Low 80’s for the parks and Jackson. 20-30% chance of thundershower later in the day and again tomorrow PM. Winds can be gusty around storms, otherwise a light breeze WSW 5-12 mph. Temps drop to near

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Hot, Hazy, COOLER?

More widespread smoke and haze today, with a slight shower chance later. Highs 85-93 with SW winds 5-15+ gusting later. Storm chances increase tomorrow especially for mountains and Jackson and temperatures start to drop more toward seasonal norms @ 80-85. Still issues with air quality in the area, so stay indoors if you are sensitive.

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Warmer & Smoky Haze

Weekend keeps warming up a couple of degree for Sunday with smoke/haze breezing in from the SW 5-15 mph in the afternoon. Highs in the low to mid 90’s. A trough will help bring moisture and a slight chance of spotty showers Tue/Wed mainly, dropping highs into the upper 80’s to the seasonal normal of

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Warm and smoky this weekend

Warming temperatures with smoke and haze. Saturday, hazy with highs into the lower 90’s. Breezy, with winds 10-15 MPH, gusts up to 25 MPH. Sunday, more smoke and haze with highs into the lower 90’s. Winds 10-15 MPH, gusts up to 25 MPH. AN AIR POLLUTION AND CAUTION STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THEIDAHO DEPARTMENT

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Smoke and Haze Continue

Air Quality Alert for our area TFN, smoke from wildfires can create health problems for those with long exposure outdoors. WSW breezes are lighter today 5-13 mph with sunny conditions. Highs may be held back by haze 91-93 from IF to Pocatello. Lower 80s in the Parks. No Rain chances until next week. Temperatures top

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Hot & Hazy

Not much rain for us, just haze and smoke widespread across the area. Winds from WSW 15-20 with gusts to 25mph, some clearing by tomorrow and warming to the mid 90’s by Saturday. Highs today 91-94 for the SRP. Upper 80’s with a widespread isolated shower in the mountains. Lows in the mid to upper

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Hot temps and smoke filled skies

A few thunderstorms late Wednesday and Thursday afternoon as the large ridge of high pressure over Utah, shifts to the East. Smoke from wildfires in California, will continue to haze our skies into the near future. Hot and sunny this weekend with dry weather. Thursday, gusty winds with a slight chance of mountain thunderstorms. Highs

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HEAT ADVISORY NOW

A heat Advisory is in effect until Wednesday night at 9pm. A dome of high pressure has us locked down for the long haul with 100 degrees today and mid 90’s tomorrow. Not much relief, only a limited spotty mountain shower to cool them down, but otherwise really hot and dry. Light winds SW 5-9.

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Major heat is coming

Temperatures today will be in the low to mid 80’s (below normal slightly) after that dry front kicked up the winds yesterday. Continued breezy today with lots of sunshine. Warming up into the weekend, back into the 90’s with extreme heat and sunny, dry conditions through Thursday. Highs on Monday will be around 100 for

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Breezy for Friday, Heat next week

Staying breezy for Friday, with normal highs. High pressure will build over the western states for this weekend, delivering above average heat locally. Temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s are possible. Friday, highs into the mid to upper 80’s. Winds 10-20 MPH. Saturday, mostly sunny with highs into the mid 90’s. Sunday &

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Heat Wave Ahead

Winds today will gust to 30mph with a red flag warning through evening hours. High temperatures will be 85-91, with lows tonight 45-55. Some breezy, sunny conditions tomorrow as temperatures remain near normal before a 10-12 degree warm up Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Highs Monday around 100+ degrees. Dry conditions with low humidity make fire

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Windy with near normal temps

A cold front with scattered thunderstorms late Wednesday will move off to the east for Thursday. We’ll keep windy, but mainly dry, conditions through the remainder of the week. Thursday, windy with mostly sunny skies, highs into the mid to upper 80’s. Friday, windy and sunny with highs into the mic 80’s. Saturday, highs into

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Windy and Warm

A dry frontal boundary pushed some limited chances of thunderstorms for the mountains into the forecast for the afternoon with a red flag fire warning and gusty winds up to 30-40mph around storms. Highs reach upper 80’s to 91 in Pocatello. Lower 80’s for the parks and Jackson. More wind tomorrow and Friday with dry

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Hot, Windy, Dry

Hot & sunny in the lower 90’s. Around 80 in the parks, and 83 in Jax. A dry front will make it’s way through East Idaho into Wednesday with gusty winds and a reprieve from the 90+ degree temps we’ll have today. So back to the mid to upper 80’s for the rest of week

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Sunny and Warmer

We’ll start Aug 10th wtih sun and warm up to 86-88. 80 in the parks and 83 in Jax. A dry front will push through late Tuesday and Wednesday with gusty winds and drop temps from 90 on Tuesday back to the mid 80s to upper 80’s for the remainder of the week. Limited mountain

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A windy weekend

A windy weekend, with sunny skies and near normal temperatures. Saturday, highs into the upper 80’s and lower 90’s. Mostly sunny with winds 10-20 MPH, Gusts 20-30 MPH. Sunday, highs into the mid to upper 80’s. Mostly sunny with winds 10-20 MPH, Gusts 20-30 MPH. Monday, mostly sunny with highs into the mid to upper

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Great Weather Weekend

A push of cooler air delivers a great weather weekend and a break from oppressive 90’s for a sunny, windy, and warm weekend. Highs 83-85 in the SRP, upper 70’s to low 80’s for the parks, Jackson, Salmon. Minimal storm chance for the next 5-7 days. Nice weekend with dry, but sunny and windy days

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Windy with a few thunderstorms

We’ll see a few thunderstorms late Thursday with gusty winds. A frontal system is moving through the region, delivering gusty winds and dropping temperatures. There’s just a slight chance of thunderstorms for Friday. Friday, highs into the mid to upper 80’s for the Snake River Plain with gusty winds. A slight chance of mountain thunderstorms.

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Breezy & Hot Storms

Fire Weather Warning 3-9pm with Thunderstorm winds 40mph into the afternoon. Highs in the low 90’s. 40% chance of isolated and scattered storms from Blackfoot south. Slight chances to the north. Lows around 60. Winds clear us out for Friday and cool down for the weekend with lots of sun and highs 85-88, lower 80’s

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Hot Today

HOT Today! This will be the hottest day we’ll see for a bit. With a couple of weak waves passing through, hot today and we’ll see a slight chance of thundershowers late tonight and tomorrow and winds picking up from the SW 10-20 into Thursday PM. Highs will peak in the mid to upper 90’s

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Warming-up Wednesday

High pressure is building back in with warming temperatures for Wednesday. We’ll have a few thunderstorms this week in the afternoons and evenings. A system pushes into the northwest for Thursday, ushering in gusty winds and slightly cooler temps. Wednesday, mostly sunny with highs into the lower to mid 90’s. A slight chance of thunderstorms,

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Slightly cooler for Tuesday

A system to the north is pushing in gusty winds Monday evening, with a few thunderstorms. Temperatures will be slightly cooler behind the system for Tuesday, with warming back for Wednesday. Tuesday, highs into the upper 80’s and lower 90’s with winds around 10 MPH. Mostly sunny with a few mountain thunderstorms. Wednesday, highs into

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Another Hot Day

Hot temps continue for us through today with a Red Flag Warning into tonight for many counties. Winds: WSW 15-30mph G @7pm. Hometowns will see 90-95 with mountain highs in the upper 80’s. Lows in the 50’s. 20% of storms 3p-9pm, then cooling for tomorrow with limited shower chances and low 80’s by the weekend!

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Heat Advisory for this weekend

High pressure over the west will keep our temperatures above average. Highs will be into the 90’s and low 100’s this weekend with mostly sunny skies. We’ll also have a slight risk of thunderstorms. Saturday, Sunny with highs 95° to 100°. North winds around 5-10 mph. A slight chance of thunderstorms in our local mountains.

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Breezy, Warm, and Beautiful

The last bit of rain leaves the area via Jackson, thanks to a cold front that clears us out for more sun this weekend. Highs hovering around 86-89 with lows for most in the 50’s. Warming to the 90’s by first of next week. Mountain showers creep back into the forecast with lows in the

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Mountain Storms but Sunny

It will be seasonal in the SRP for today 88-91, with 30% chance of scattered storms in the afternoon. SSW winds 10-25G. Lows in the 50’s. Main storms in Salmon/Central Mountains with a high of 84. Friday: Mostly Sunny, breezy at times and slightly cooler in some spots, 88-90. Showers diminishing. Saturday: Clear and Mostly

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PM Scattered Storms

Red Flag Warning 2-11pm Scattered Thunderstorms arrive after lunch with outflow winds 40-50mph. Temps remain in the mid to upper 80’s. Lows in the 50’s. Increase in storm chances for the central mountains tomorrow, so Salmon gets rain and storms, with diminished chances for the SRP. Temperatures will cool a couple of degrees. Slight rain

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HOT and DRY

No break in rising temperatures for today or tomorrow. Upper 80’s to lower 90’s today and then breaching the 90’s for most of the Snake River Plain for Friday. Lows in the 50’s and 60’s and a few clouds roll in with a slight chance of storms Friday and Saturday, but very little probability for

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Warm and breezy for Thursday

Warm and breezy weather for Thursday with sunny skies. A dry front passes through for Friday, driving in some gusty winds and a few thunderstorms.  Thursday, sunny with highs into the upper 80’s and lower 90’s. Winds 10-15 MPH Friday, partly sunny with highs into the lower 90’s. Slight chance of thunderstorms with gusty winds. Saturday, partly sunny

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Warming Trend

Warming temperatures with high pressure over the western states. We’ll see increasing temperatures for the rest of the week. Monsoonal thunderstorms over the Four Corners will push in from the south on Friday and Saturday. However, we’re just looking at a slight risk of storms. Wednesday, sunny with highs into the lower to mid 80’s

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Nice Afternoon/Warm Up

Cooler today with highs in the upper 70’s to 82 in Pocatello. Light/Variable winds and dry. Winds will ease back to 10-15mph early Wednesday and temperatures will be warmer and more toward normal, in the low 80’s. Back to the 90’s into Thursday in Salmon and into the weekend for Pocatello. Enjoy the warm, dry

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Hot and Dry

LAKE WIND ADVISORY – 1pm-8pm for the Lower Snake River Plain. Red Flag Warning in effect towards Twin Falls. Highs in the lower 80’s and sun shows up with winds W 15-30mph. Cooler tomorrow @80 before jumping in the 86-91 degree range by week’s end. Lows in the 40’s and 50’s. Jeff Roper, First Alert

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Hot and Breezy this weekend

Hot and breezy this weekend with gusty winds for Sunday. We expect to see a cold front approaching for Sunday, bringing in the gusty winds and dropping temperatures for Monday and Tuesday. Staying dry for much of the forecast, with just a slight risk of thunderstorms late in the workweek. Saturday, sunny and hot with

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Weekend Warm Up

Sunny, Warm, Dry with some windy conditions for Friday and temperatures headed to 90+ for the SRP. Sounds great, right? Warming to 85-88 today, upper 70’s in the mountains with a chance of storms for central ID. Closer to normal temps for us and above average into the weekend, cooling Sunday and back to lower

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Warming trend into the weekend

Warming and breezy with a few thunderstorms in Central Idaho for Thursday and Friday. High pressure building over the Four Corners will usher in above average highs, with temps into the 90’s this weekend. We’ll slowly see temperatures drop back down to the normal range next week with a few thunderstorms. Thursday, mostly sunny with

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Warming up to the Weekend

Sunny, dry and breezy for the rest of the week. Temperatures began to hover around normal by tomorrow. Highs Wednesday 78-80 for the Golden Valley. Low 70’s for the parks. SSW winds 15-25 mph. Clear nights and chilly around 45-50 degrees. Back to the mid 80’s for Thursday and head to near 90+ Fri/Sat. Enjoy,

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Cooler for a couple days

Lots of wind to contend with today – Lake wind Advisory from Shelley to American Falls and the Reservoir, gusts to 30mph+. Highs 79-85, cooler tomorrow as well. Back to the mid/upper 80’s by Thursday and Friday with 90’s this weekend. Jeff Roper, First Alert Weather

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Windy for Tuesday

Mostly sunny with just a few thunderstorms moving through Central Idaho for Tuesday. Windy for Tuesday, with a disturbance moving to our north. Slightly cooler temperatures for the next couple of days, with hot temps by this weekend. Tuesday, Windy with mostly sunny skies for the Snake River Plain. Highs into the lower to mid

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4th of July Firecracker Forecast

Mountain shower/storms today and a slight chance into the afternoon for rest of KIFI country, we’ll have temps around 85 in IF and 90 in Pocatello. Upper 70’s for Jackson. Southwest winds and moisture flow continue 10-15 mph (G-20). July 4th: Mostly Sunny 87-89 Dry, this trend continues next week with some cooling Sunday.

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Thunderstorm risk, warming temps

Scattered thunderstorms late Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy skies. We’ll have a few thunderstorms this weekend especially for our local mountains. Friday, partly cloudy with highs into the mid to upper 80’s, with a few thunderstorms. Winds 10-15 MPH, with gusts around 20 MPH. Saturday, partly cloudy with some afternoon mountain thunderstorms, a few

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More showers for Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms, gusty winds and showers for Monday night and Tuesday. ​​​​​An area of low pressure over Idaho, will continue to spin slowly towards the north for Tuesday. That low, will keep us cool, with scattered showers and mostly cloudy skies. By Wednesday, we’ll begin to transition to some drier weather, with just a few

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Rainy Days and Mondays…

A couple of days of rain and scattered storms, plus cold air make things dreary, but sunny and warm days are coming. Chilly today 57 and 40’s tonight with more rain, thunderstorms, and mtn. snow (7000 ft.) tomorrow and around 60. Clearing out Wednesday afternoon and back to the 70’s. Jeff Roper, First Alert Weather

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