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KEY MESSAGES

- Mild and pleasant afternoon highs through early next week.

- Dry conditions continue through the weekend.

- Wetter and cooler conditions return by mid-week next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 236 AM MDT Sat Oct 17 2026

No big changes in the forecast for this weekend, it looks like a beautiful one if you're looking for some fantastic fall weather! Conditions will stay dry today and tomorrow with highs creeping into the low 70s in parts of the eastern Magic Valley and mid 60s everywhere else. Sunday will be just a couple of degrees cooler and winds remain fairly light each afternoon with gusts to around 15-20 mph.

Early next week, we will still be watching an upper level low drop south along the West Coast. There still remains the potential for it to draw up some Pacific moisture to our area as early as Tuesday/Wednesday with some isolated to scattered showers (about a 20-30 percent chance). However, it looks more likely that any organized push of moisture from this system will hold off until Thursday into Friday as the low begins to move northeast from southern California into Nevada.

With these timing changes, temperatures look to stay a bit more mild through mid week now with highs staying in the 60s through Tuesday and Wednesday before dropping into the 50s on Thursday and 40s for Friday and Saturday. Of course, all of this is still about a week out, so keep checking back for the latest forecast updates...after you enjoy this gorgeous weekend!

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 530 AM MDT Sat Oct 17 2026

VFR conditions continue through the weekend as we remain under high pressure. We've once again seen brief drops to MVFR VIS at DIJ, though confidence in it continuing is low. Winds increase just a bit this evening with gusts around 15 to 20 kts at IDA and PIH. Upper level cloud cover will be on the increase today, but no impacts are expected from it.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 236 AM MDT Sat Oct 17 2026

The forecast remains largely unchanged with high pressure in control throughout the weekend, keeping us warm and dry. Min RHs remain quite dry in the Central Mountains, around 20-30 percent and just a bit higher everywhere else, around 25-35 percent. At times, winds will gust around 20 to 25 mph. Highs return to the mid 60s to low 70s area wide. Conditions change next week with isolated showers arriving as early as Tuesday/Wednesday with a more organized push of moisture and cooler temperatures on Thursday/Friday.

PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.