Boise, Idaho

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Bear River Range; Bear Lake Valley
Effective: 2026-08-23 @ 6:47 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 7:15 pm
Onset: 2026-08-23 @ 6:47 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Pocatello ID on 2026-08-23 @ 6:47 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 5:47PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Description: At 546 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary
approaching Bear Lake. Movement was south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated and mesonet observations.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Bear Lake Idaho Portion, Saint Charles, Dingle, Paris, Bloomington,
Border Summit, Fish Haven, and Pegram.

Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Area(s): Bannock, ID; Bear Lake, ID; Bingham, ID; Bonneville, ID; Caribou, ID; Cassia, ID; Franklin, ID; Oneida, ID; Power, ID
Effective: 2026-08-23 @ 4:28 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 11:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-23 @ 4:28 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Pocatello ID on 2026-08-23 @ 4:28 pm
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 23 at 3:28PM MDT until August 23 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
619 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN IDAHO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO

BANNOCK BEAR LAKE BINGHAM
BONNEVILLE CARIBOU CASSIA
FRANKLIN ONEIDA POWER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, AMERICAN FALLS, BLACKFOOT,
BURLEY, GRACE, HOLBROOK, IDAHO FALLS, MALAD CITY, MALTA,
MCCAMMON, MONTPELIER, MORELAND, OAKLEY, POCATELLO, PRESTON,
RIRIE, ROCKLAND, SHELLEY, SODA SPRINGS, AND WAYAN.

Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands
Effective: 2026-08-23 @ 1:58 pm -> 2026-08-24 @ 8:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-24 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-24 @ 9:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Boise ID on 2026-08-23 @ 1:58 pm
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued August 23 at 12:58PM MDT until August 24 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID
Description: The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for lightning, which is in effect from Monday afternoon
through Monday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 423 Owyhee
Mountains and 426 Southern Highlands.

* TIMING...From noon MDT Monday through 8 PM MDT Monday evening.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty erratic winds up to 50 mph.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.