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Spot Forecast for Sand Creek...BLM
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
315 AM MDT Sat Aug 16 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 16.
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...
Daily, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will
continue through the weekend in the Eastern Highlands and across
the Upper Snake River Plain, peaking in coverage each afternoon.
Stronger storms will remain capable of producing wind gusts up to
50 mph, small hail, and brief heavy rain. Under the increasing
influence of high pressure starting Monday, hot and dry conditions
are then expected to return for much of next week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
                    cloudy in the afternoon. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 to 20 percent.
Chance of thunder...20 to 30 percent.
Max temperature.....86 to 90 degrees.
Min humidity........15 to 18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 6 to 10 mph in the morning shifting
                    to the southwest 12 to 18 mph with gusts to around
                    25 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL through 8 AM MDT, increasing to
                    13300 ft AGL in the afternoon, then decreasing to
                    6300 ft AGL by 6 PM MDT.
Transport winds.....South-southeast around 10 mph in the morning,
                    becoming southwest around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 to 0.05 inches.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
                    in the evening.
CWR.................5 to 10 percent.
Chance of thunder...10 to 20 percent.
Min temperature.....50 to 54 degrees.
Max humidity........65 to 70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South-southwest winds 8 to 14 mph with gusts to
                    around 20 mph in the evening shifting to the
                    northeast 6 to 10 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL by 7 PM MDT, decreasing to 700 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph in the evening, becoming
                    east-northeast around 12 mph overnight.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 to 0.02 inches.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
                    cloudy in the afternoon. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 to 20 percent.
Chance of thunder...20 to 30 percent.
Max temperature.....82 to 86 degrees.
Min humidity........18 to 22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-southeast winds 5 to 8 mph in the morning
                    shifting to the southwest 12 to 18 mph with gusts
                    to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL through 8 AM MDT, increasing to
                    10200 ft AGL in the afternoon, then decreasing to
                    7300 ft AGL by 6 PM MDT.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph in the morning, becoming
                    southwest around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 to 0.05 inches.

$$
Forecaster...MacKay
Requested by...ID-EIC Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520023.0/PIH
.DELDT 08/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ideic@firenet.gov,bodonnell@blm.gov