Bench, Idaho Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS65 KPIH 232318
AFDPIH
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
518 PM MDT Tue Sep 23 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Warming trend continues to Thursday afternoon, then stays
  around 10 degrees above normal through Monday.
- High pressure will keep wind weak through at least Monday
  morning.
- Next slight chance for precipitation Sunday afternoon.
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 142 PM MDT Tue Sep 23 2025
Clear skies and light winds under high pressure aloft. Much
warmer Wednesday with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s mountains
and mid 70s to lower 80s valleys.
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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 142 PM MDT Tue Sep 23 2025
Very warm and dry conditions continue Thursday through Saturday with
high temperatures around 10 degrees above normal with upper 60s
to mid 70s mountains and upper 70s to lower 80s valleys.
Overnight lows mild with mainly 30s to lower 40s mountains and
40s valleys. Showers return to the long term grids Sunday and
continue through next Tuesday. Southerly flow ahead of the next
upper level trof sets in sunday and continue through Tuesday
with chances of showers and thunderstorms increasing daily
Sunday through next Tuesday.
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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 517 PM MDT Tue Sep 23 2025
Look for clear skies and overall light winds under strong high
pressure through the period.
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.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 142 PM MDT Tue Sep 23 2025
High pressure remains over much of Idaho for at least today and
tomorrow meaning dry, warm weather each afternoon. Winds will remain
fairly light today and we will see gusts only about 20 mph in the
afternoons. Min RHs will be on the downward trend for the next
several days with min RHs today and tomorrow around 20 to 25
percent. By Thursday, Friday, and Saturday we will see min RHs fall
back down to around 15 to 20 percent, but we still won`t have enough
wind around to reach any critical fire weather conditions. For the
second half of this week, an area of low pressure remains over the
Southwestern US and we will remain in a mix of zonal flow and weak
high pressure. At this point, it looks like dry conditions will
continue until at least late Sunday, if not Monday, and even then
precipitation chances look fairly low for now.
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.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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SHORT TERM...GK
LONG TERM...GK
AVIATION...TW
FIRE WEATHER...AMM

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