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Spot Forecast for Rainey Creek Piles...USFS

National Weather Service Pocatello ID

608 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on May 02. 

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...Precipitation is expected to redevelop at the burn

area by late afternoon. Temperatures will be able to support a mix

of rain and snow, which will change to all snow overnight. There is

potential for some snowfall to linger past sunrise Friday morning,

but is expected to end before noon with clearing for the remainder

of the day. Total accumulations are expected to remain below 2

inches. High pressure with warming temperatures is then forecast 

through most of Saturday.  



.TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Increasing clouds. Chance of rain and snow

                    in the afternoon. 

CWR.................5 percent. 

LAL.................1. 

Max temperature.....Around 44. 

Min humidity........40 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 9 mph shifting to the 

                    southwest in the afternoon. Gusts 12 to 15 mph.

Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 mph. 

Haines Index........3. 

Rainfall amount.....0.00-0.02 inches. 

Snow level..........4100 ft increasing to 5200 ft in the afternoon. 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the  

                    evening. Chance of snow through the night. 

CWR.................20 percent. 

LAL.................1. 

Min temperature.....Around 31. 

Max humidity........71 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph shifting to the 

                    northeast 5 to 6 mph overnight. 

Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. 

Haines Index........3. 

Rainfall amount.....0.05-0.09 inches. 

Snow level..........5400-5800 ft. 



.FRIDAY...



Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the 

                    morning. 

CWR.................5 percent. 

LAL.................1. 

Max temperature.....Around 49. 

Min humidity........45 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph shifting to the west 

                    around 6 mph in the afternoon. 

Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....North around 8 mph. 

Haines Index........3. 

Rainfall amount.....0.02-0.06 inches. 

Snow level..........5100 ft increasing to 6200 ft in the afternoon. 



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Forecaster...Harmon

Requested by...Thomson Danz

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.EMAIL thomson.danz@usda.gov