Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
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FNUS75 KPIH 201037
FWSPIH
Spot Forecast for Hull Creek RX...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
437 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on March 20.
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...High pressure continues over the area today with
warm, dry, and breezy conditions. Things change tomorrow as a cold
front begins to work its way through the area, bringing cooler
temperatures, more breezy winds, and precipitation chances. Expect
frontal passage at the burn site around mid day Saturday.
This is a quick system as we dry out for Sunday.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming
partly sunny in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....64 to 69 degrees.
Min humidity........Around 30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL in the morning, increasing to
6500 ft AGL by mid afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph becoming west in
the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........9200-9600 ft.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....40 to 45 degrees.
Max humidity........61 to 66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around
20 mph in the evening becoming light.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to around 1100 ft AGL by 2000 MDT.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 to 10 mph becoming west to
northwest by 0400 MDT.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........9400 ft.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of rain in the morning, then
chance of rain in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 to 10 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 to 5 percent.
Max temperature.....55 to 60 degrees.
Min humidity........48 to 53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near 900 ft AGL in the morning, increasing
to 5000 ft AGL by mid afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 30 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 to 0.05 inches.
Snow level..........8500-9100 ft.
$$
Forecaster...Moore
Requested by...Eric Platz
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606628.0/PIH
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL andrew.traver@usda.gov,eric.platz@usda.gov,idcic@firenet.gov