Record heat and hazy conditions for Tuesday
TODAY: Mostly sunny skies will combine with hazy conditions across the region today with no rain showers at all. More haze will be present across central ID. Winds will be mostly calm today with winds sticking between 5-10 mph. High temperatures roll into the mid 90's to low 100's.
TOMORROW: Mostly sunny skies to partly cloudy conditions are expected for Wednesday with more haze across the region. Stray rain showers are possible in the evening hours across central ID and western WY. Winds will pick up to be breezy between 15-25 mph. High temperatures increase by another degree or two into the mid 90's to low 100's.
LONG TERM: More stray rain showers continue into western WY for Thursday before the entire region dries out for Friday and into next weekend. There are signs for scattered rain showers to return into the picture for Monday and that following work week. Winds will be quite breezy all the way up into Friday before calming down for the weekend. The cooldown for our high temperatures begins on Thursday. High's go down to the upper 80's and lower 90's on Thursday before dropping to the upper 70's and lower 80's for Friday. High's then might slightly increase into next weekend and the following week into the mid 80's.
WATCHES/WARNINGS:
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT for The eastern Magic Valley, southern Wood River Valley, Snake Plain, and southern highlands, including but not limited to Hailey, Carey, Shoshone, Burley, Heyburn, Rupert, Craters of the Moon, Arco Desert, St. Anthony, Rexburg, Rigby, Idaho Falls, Ammon, Blackfoot, Aberdeen, American Falls, Chubbuck, Pocatello, Lava Hot Springs, Malad, Preston, across the Lemhi Highlands and into the Island Park area.
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FROM THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR Custer and Lemhi counties until Tuesday at 3pm.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR Lemhi and Custer counties.
