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Spot Forecast for Flatiron Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
259 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on April 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (208) 232-9357, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Precipitation will continue to overspread eastern Idaho today, initially
falling as rain below 7,000 feet before a potent cold front moves through
the region tonight and early Thursday morning. This frontal passage will
cause snow levels to drop drastically to valley floors, bringing snowfall
to all areas through Thursday evening. In addition to the precipitation,
winds will increase today out of the southwest with gusts upwards of 20-25
mph possible. Expect 2-4 inches of snowfall accumulation between now and
daybreak Friday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
                    slight chance of snow showers in the morning,
                    then rain showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................40 percent.
Chance of thunder...12 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 51.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest around 15 mph with
                    gusts to around 25 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.09 inches.
Snow level..........6500 ft increasing to 7800 ft in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Rain showers through the night. Snow
                    showers overnight.
CWR.................45 percent.
Chance of thunder...18 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 33.
Max humidity........87 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 23 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 18 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.14 inches.
Snow level..........8000 ft decreasing to 6600 ft overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Snow showers.
CWR.................21 percent.
Chance of thunder...9 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 38.
Min humidity........53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest to west winds 9 to 11 mph with gusts to around 15
                    mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 14 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.12 inches.
Snow level..........3700-4500 ft.

$$
Forecaster...McKaughan
Requested by...Thomson Danz
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610191.1/PIH
.DELDT 04/15/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL austin.brown@usda.gov,thomson.danz@usda.gov,ryan.baum@usda.gov