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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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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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