Rain and snow hits this morning
Chances of wet weather here this morning and tapering off later before we dry up Wednesday. We have lingering showers from a quick storm overnight…
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Several storm systems moving through this week
An area of low-pressure overhead is delivering scattered rain, snow and winds through Tuesday. Another system moves in for Thursday, with a 3rd…
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Cold and gusty and changes coming
We’ve got plenty of lousy weather this week. Cold front overnight lowing up to 30mph gusts to start today – lock down those Halloween decorations -…
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Much cooler weather pattern starts tonight
As we approach the last few days of October… Mother Nature is finally sending the cooler weather for good with a major pattern change. While the…
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Big pattern change headed out way
As we approach the last few days of October, Mother Nature is finally sending in the cooler weather for the long haul with a major pattern change.…
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Nice weekend ahead of a storm for Monday and Tuesday
Passing clouds for Friday night with clearing skies for Saturday. Overnight, increasing clouds throughout the region with a low around 33°.…
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Warmer before storms on Monday
Our weather improves today with slightly warmer temperatures. Yesterday we hit the mid 40’s after that quick storm system came through and teased us…
Continue Reading An unprecedented number of flood emergencies have ravaged the US. It’s a warning of what’s to come
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Extreme weather has thrashed the United States this year with more flood emergencies than any other…
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Freezing lows for Friday morning with nice Fall weather for the afternoon
Overnight, we’ll see partly cloudy skies, with a low around 25°. Southwest winds around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. A sunny…
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Wet and windy morning then partly cloudy
Cold front overnight brought some gusty winds in the middle of the night. 40mph and even blowing rain along he interstate makes for lousy visibility.…
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Scattered rain and snow overnight with clearing skies Thursday
An overnight cold front will usher in gusty winds and scattered showers. Rain is likely, mainly after 2am for the Snake River Plain. Cloudy skies,…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hurricane Sandy, which was also called “Superstorm Sandy.” According to the Federal…
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Cold front tonight after more 60’s today
We’ve been fortunate to have above average temps for a while and a pretty dry October. Rain and snow chances are back tonight, briefly, and a kick of…
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Quick storm arrives late Wednesday
Partly cloudy and windy for Wednesday as a cold front approaches. A high temperature near 65°. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning.…
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Above average highs continue
We have a couple of days in the 60’s before our next front drives some clouds in for the valley and shower chances for the mountains. Highs today in…
Continue Reading Partly sunny with high temps in the 50’s and 60’s
A bit breezy for Monday evening, with partly cloudy skies. Southwest winds at 10-15 mph, with gusts around 20mph. Partly sunny for Tuesday, with a…
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Seasonal temperatures and dry
We’re in the 60’s this week and sun mixed with clouds. A front to the north will push our winds to 20+ today but otherwise moisture lifts to the…
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A pleasant workweek forecast ahead
A chilly start that turned into a beautiful day. The rest of our forecast is fairly quiet, though we do have a weak front or two that will slide…
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A quiet forecast ahead
A chilly start that turned into a beautiful day. The rest of our forecast is fairly quiet, though we do have a weak front or two that will slide…
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Near normal temperatures and mostly sunny skies
Overnight lows in the upper 20’s. NW winds around 5-10 mph, with partly cloudy skies. A slight chance of a mountain snow flurry near the Wyoming…
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Getting even colder tonight
Brrr! Big changes from what we had just a few days ago. Some of us woke up to the first snowfall of the season. Other parts of the region saw more of…
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Scattered snow and rain for Thursday evening with clearing for Friday
Stormy weather continues through the evening and early Friday. We’ll see a chance of rain showers before 9pm, then rain and snow showers between…
Continue Reading Chilly rains and gusty winds today
Cold front overnight with gusty winds with rain showers make for a big change in our forecast. More rounds of rain and wind this afternoon ahead of…
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Stormy weather for Thursday
A cold front arrives Wednesday night with rain, gusty winds and colder temperatures in the forecast for…
Continue Reading 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2022 hurricane season and the latest…
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Last day in the 70’s
We’ve got a stout cold front that’s moving through the central mountains this morning, Salmon, and then winds picking up with increased rain chances…
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Cold front arrives late Wednesday with dropping temps and scattered wet weather for Thursday
Mostly clear overnight with areas of wildfire smoke. A low temperature in the lower 40’s for the Snake River Plain. As a cold front approaches for…
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A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that…
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Still warm before the storm
It’s going to be windy, colder, and wetter as we approach the back end of this week. WIth 70’s on the board today and tomorrow, chilly rain comes in…
Continue Reading A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could…
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Sunny and smoky for Tuesday with a cold front arriving Wednesday night
Mostly clear overnight with areas of smoke. An overnight low around 40°, with southwest winds around…
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The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like
CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most…
Continue Reading Smoky haze and warm for a couple of days
We have a cold front that will show up later this week and give us a big push of cold air and chances of mixed precip on valley floors, and esp. in…
Continue Reading Freeze warnings issued for millions with the coldest temperatures in months incoming
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A dramatic pattern shift is bringing the chilliest air since spring to millions of people in the…
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The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid,…
Continue Reading 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the…
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Changes in sight as a cold front approaches midweek
A pleasant, sunny, and slightly hazy Sunday. If you didn’t get outside to enjoy it, you still have a bit more time before we see big changes in our…
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Wrapping up our warmer weather… eventually
Another beautiful day here in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. Initially our forecast will be quiet, but later this workweek expect big changes as…
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Warm weekend temps with the weather pattern changing late next week
Partly to mostly cloudy overnight with lows around the lower 40’s. Southwest winds around 5-10 mph. Mostly sunny for Saturday, high temperatures in…
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Warm weather continues, but a proper fall front is headed our way
We finally have a fall front headed our way, but it’s still a few days away. Initially our forecast is fairly warm. Friday, mostly sunny and…
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Above normal temps continue for Friday and Saturday
Overnight, mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid 40’s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Sunny for Friday with a high in…
Continue Reading Maps and charts: Visualizing Milton’s historic impact across Florida
By Amy O’Kruk, Matt Stiles, Renée Rigdon, Curt Merrill, Soph Warnes and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s…
Continue Reading Amid hurricanes, the chemtrail conspiracy theory has its moment in the sun
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Decades-old and long-debunked myths about so-called chemtrails have become a central part of a wild…
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Cloudy and cooler today
Front comes through this morning and clouds stream over us. Our temps drop today from the 80’s to low 70’s with SW winds along the cold front gusting…
Continue Reading Slightly cooler for Thursday with more cloud cover
A weak front is moving through the region for Wednesday evening. We’ll see winds around 5-10 mph overnight with a low back into the upper 30’s to…
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Warm before the front today
Cold front (not really) but a slight dip in temps with some clouds busting through and highs reach 20+ above normal for some in the region today.…
Continue Reading Highs near 80° for Wednesday
Warmer than average temps again for Wednesday. Salmon and Jackson are under AIR QUALITY ALERTS.…
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Chilly mornings and warm afternoons
Some moderate air quality with smoke in our region, especially around Salmon with multiple fires. Warm today after lows this morning in the 30’s.…
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Sunny and hazy with slightly warmer temperatures
Overnight, mostly clear with a low around 40°. Light winds around 5mph. Areas of wildfire smoke from the west settling into eastern Idaho and…
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Above average highs in the 70’s
We’ll see a quick jump in temperatures to the 70’s this afternoon. Our average temperature is in the mid-to-upper 60’s for this time of year usually.…
Continue Reading ‘Here we go again’: Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 2 and aims at Helene-weary Florida
CNN By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Florida is bracing as Hurricane Milton has intensified into a Category 2…
Continue Reading ‘Here we go again’: Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 3 and aims at Helene-weary Florida
By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 3 and continues to intensify two…
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Temperatures trending warmer again
A weak front brushes by the region on Tuesday.…
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Less than 10 days after Helene made landfall, Florida braces for another hurricane, potentially a Category 3
CNN By Allison Chinchar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing…
Continue Reading Less than 10 days after Helene made landfall, Florida braces for another hurricane, potentially a Category 3
By Allison Chinchar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for…
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Windy and cooler for Saturday with warmer temperatures returning Sunday
A cold front passing through the region for Friday night and Saturday morning will usher in cooler temperatures to start the weekend. High…
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Tracking a strong cold front into tonight
Red Flag Warnings are in effect into tonight for southern Idaho. Low humidity and winds with gusts over 50mph make for high risk fire danger. High…
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Gusty and warmer
High wind warning for Lemhi County and Wind advisories for I-15 and western desert locations. Winds gusting with a cold front 20-40mph. Cold front is…
Continue Reading Dry and windy for Friday afternoon; Red Flag Warning issued for eastern Idaho
A windy Friday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue Red Flag Warnings. …
Continue Reading Before-and-after images show Helene wiped parts of North Carolina off the map
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — New before-and-after aerial photos paint a grim picture of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in parts of western…
Continue Reading Millions of Americans have never been this hot in October before as a historic heat wave hits
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Millions of people in the West are experiencing a dangerous and historic October heatwave with…
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Frosty start with winds approaching
Cooler today ahead of a big warm up again tomorrow. We’ve started a round of shortwaves coming across the backyard to move air and smoke around and…
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More sunshine and wind in our forecast
Winds really pick up Friday afternoon.…
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Windy and warmer
A cooler front will lodge itself into the backyard today and we’ll see winds pick up 20-30mph with sunshine and 70’s. Closer to 80 by Pocatello’s…
Continue Reading What Hurricane Helene’s 500-mile path of destruction looks like
By Rachel Ramirez, Sharif Paget, Aaron Fisher and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Helene laid waste to the southeastern United States. Its…
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Frost Advisory through 9am
We’ve got chilly air and frost with lows this morning at or just below freezing. Frost advisory for the central and upper snake valley. High pressure…
Continue Reading Frost Advisory for Tuesday morning with clear skies
We’re starting off this week on a cooler note thanks to a cold front. We have a frost advisory issued for Tuesday morning.…
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Cool start today and continued dry
We have a real cold front blow things around and open the back door. Chilly start with some winds 10-15 making our 40’s and 50’s feel even cooler.…
Continue Reading Helene left at least 128 people dead and communities ‘wiped off the map.’ Now, survivors are struggling to get food and water
By Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The magnitude of devastation wrought by Helene intensifies by the hour as search crews discover more…
Continue Reading 1 storm, more than 100 dead and a 500-mile path of destruction. Now comes the hard work of recovering from Helene
WSOC, CNN By Steve Almasy, Andy Rose and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Short on supplies, power and patience, storm victims who saw the brutal force…
Continue Reading Helene flooding strands hundreds of North Carolina residents as storm’s death toll reaches 95
By Dalia Faheid and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as…
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A sunny, dry, and windy forecast
It’s been very nice over the past few days… If a bit too warm. For those folks wanting cooler weather, you’ll like parts of our…
Continue Reading Over 50 dead as Helene unleashes life-threatening flooding
CNN By Dalia Faheid and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now…
Continue Reading Over 50 dead as Helene unleashes life-threatening flooding
CNN By Dalia Faheid and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now…
Continue Reading Over 50 dead as Helene unleashes life-threatening flooding
By Dalia Faheid and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a…
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Hot and dry this Saturday with windy conditions Sunday
Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 80’s for Saturday afternoon, ahead of a cold front Sunday. We’ll see gusty winds starting Sunday…
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Warm weekend ahead
High pressure sneaks back in for us today and we see highs remaining in the 80’s and warming up. Some of us will head toward 90 by Saturday in the…
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Warmer with lighter winds for Friday
Winds are expected to die down by Friday morning, with a warming trend taking us into the weekend. Overnight, mostly clear with a low around 48.…
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Sunny with a breeze for Thursday
9/25/24: Temps will drop slightly for Thursday, but they’re still above normal for this time of year. Idaho Falls hit 88° at the airport. I’m…
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These NFL stadiums will soon moonlight as emergency shelters during disasters
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — In addition to hosting thousands of football fans, NFL stadiums are about to double as emergency response hubs…
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Warm Wednesday with way above average highs
Today will be sunny and increasingly warm to 86 in the valley. Winds will pick up gusting 20-30mph, but no risk of showers or storms with high…
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High temperatures in the 80’s with a breeze for Wednesday
9/24/24: Even warmer for…
Continue Reading Hurricanes have changed. The way we prepare for them should, too.
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes aren’t what they used to be. As the planet warms, they are morphing into something more dangerous…
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Warmer for today and Wednesday
High pressure makes for better weather. High means dry and with the jet above our area there is little chance of rain around here. Light winds with…
Continue Reading Evacuations begin in Florida as the state faces a major hurricane strike from Helene
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Amy Simonson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Evacuations are underway and time is running out for…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 24: Middle East, Hurricane season, Immigration, Boeing strike, School safety
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Preparations are underway for the vice presidential debate on October 1, where candidates Tim Walz and JD…
Continue Reading Warmer temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday
Overnight, partly cloudy with a low around 45°. Southwest winds around 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Increasing temps and…
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Helene forecast to rapidly intensify and hit Florida as a major hurricane
CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An area of thunderstorms in the Caribbean is expected to develop into Hurricane Helene and…
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Fall is here
Welcome to the first full day of fall and more sunshine and highs in the 70’s. Low 70’s today and then more warmth with highs in the range of…
Continue Reading Helene forecast to rapidly intensify and hit Florida as a major hurricane
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An area of thunderstorms in the Caribbean is expected to develop into Hurricane Helene and rapidly…
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A beautiful start to fall
It’s the first official day of fall and it feels absolutely beautiful out there. High pressure will dominate the forecast for the next few days so…
Continue Reading A key ingredient has been missing from California’s wildfires this year. Experts worry things will get worse if it arrives
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before…
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Great weekend weather to start-off fall
Fall officially arrives 6:43 AM Sunday…
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Nice weather this Friday and Saturday
Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming is sitting between two different areas of low pressure. However, we’re not taking a direct hit from any of these…
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Patchy AM fog with sunshine
Warmer and highs in the upper 60’s, near 70. Winds are light today with a slight chance of showers for the central mountains into tonight at 6-7pm.…
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9/18/24: Areas of rain tonight as the tail end of yesterday’s storm moves further east…
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Aeras of rain overnight with a slight chance of showers for Wednesday
Rain for Tuesday night. Drier weather for Wednesday and Thursday.…
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Storms with more rain and chilly
A big drop in temperatures today. We’ll only be hitting the upper 50’s to low 60’s. Storms will bring some needed rain and some flooding may be…
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Tracking storms and fog
A big drop in temperatures today. We’ll only be hitting the upper 50’s to low 60’s. Storms will bring some needed rain and some flooding may be…
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