Good evening. Idaho. I'm Michael Mosby.
Folks, hold onto your hats—literally. We've a High Wind Warning in effect for the Upper Snake River Plain and the Southwest Highlands until 9 P.M. Northwest winds are howling, with gusts potentially hitting 60 miles an hour, while that creates dangerous crosswinds for high-profile vehicles. And visibility could drop near zero in blowing dust, if you're traveling on Interstate 15, use extreme caution. Also, keep an eye on the Palouse River near Potlatch—there's a Flood Warning in effect until late tonight.
Down in the Treasure Valley, skies clear out tonight with a low dropping to 28 degrees. Winds remain gusty, hitting 32 miles an hour, sunday looks mostly sunny and milder, climbing to near 50 degrees. Clouds roll back in Sunday night with a low of 39.
Eastern Idaho faces the strongest winds, you might see blowing dust before midnight, but skies become mostly clear. Expect a low of 24 degrees with northwest gusts to 48 miles an hour. Sunday brings sunshine and cooler highs near 41 degrees, clouds return Sunday night with lows around 31.
Northern Idaho has a slight chance of snow showers this evening. Skies turn partly cloudy as the overnight low falls to a chilly 19 degrees. Sunday features partly sunny skies and a high near 41, snow chances return late Sunday night with lows around 34.
In Here's big story, winter is leaving in a hurry, a major warm-up starts Monday, pushing highs into the 60s statewide. Tuesday kicks off an early season heat wave. We're talking upper 70s to low 80s in the valleys—that's 20 to 25 degrees above normal. Record highs are threatened from Tuesday through Saturday, expect mostly sunny and dry conditions. It will feel more like June than March.
Looking ahead. If you've winter tires, maybe keep them on through the windy night. —
See you tomorrow.