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KEY MESSAGES

- Cooler weather today, about 10 degrees or so cooler than Friday.

- Isolated to scattered showers and storms Sunday and Monday, in the eastern mountains and central mountains.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 208 AM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Will have dry conditions continuing today with winds weakening quite a bit from what they were yesterday and overnight last night. Will still have gusts 20 to 30 mph in the Arco Desert over the INL sites but most gusts under 20 mph elsewhere. Will have much cooler conditions today behind the cold frontal passage with highs in the 50s to lower 60s high elevations and mainly 60s in lower elevations. The next trof approaches from the west Sunday into Monday with the chance of showers and thunderstorms returning Sunday evening through Monday with almost all activity in the eastern mountain region. Will also see some in the central mountains but not expecting much elsewhere in the Snake River Plain or Magic Valley. Sunday will be much warmer again with high temperatures well above normal into the mid to upper 70s again in low elevations with cooling again Monday behind the trof with highs back into the 60s and lower 70s again down low. The rest of the week Tuesday into next Saturday looks dry with seasonable temperatures a few degrees below to above average. Winds not expected to be overly impactful through the forecast period as well.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 510 AM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

VFR through tonight with some 10 to 15 knot winds at the sites after 18Z but not as strong as yesterday. Winds will die down overnight and will see an increase in mid and high level clouds through tonight as well. Minimal aviation impacts expected.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 208 AM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Dry conditions expected today with some light rain chances in zones 475 and 476 Sunday into Monday. Zones 411, 413 and 410 have a chance for showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening through Monday as well. Dry conditions expected all locations Tuesday through next Saturday. Temperatures much cooler today, warming Sunday then cooling again Monday with near normal temperatures through the remainder of the week. Some wind gusts 15 to 25 mph today mainly zone 410 and 427 today and Sunday. Not expecting wind impacts the remainder of next week.

PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.