Preston, ID 83263 Weather

Franklin County10:45 PM MDT42.11°N, 111.86°W

Current conditions

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
53°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 53°
High 50° Friday·Low 42° tonight
WindS 5 mph gusts 10 mph
Humidity86%
Dew point49°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover59%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:49 AM
Sunset6:36 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. South wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

  • Friday

    Rain before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

  • Friday Night

    Rain likely before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 8 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53°39%
  2. 11 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 52°62%
  3. Fri12 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 50°76%
  4. 1 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 50°91%
  5. 2 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 50°100%
  6. 3 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 49°94%
  7. 4 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 48°69%
  8. 5 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46°48%
  9. 6 AM Light Rain Likely 44°70%
  10. 7 AM Light Rain 44°82%
  11. 8 AM Light Rain Likely 43°67%
  12. 9 AM Light Rain Likely 45°64%
  13. 10 AM Light Rain Likely 46°70%
  14. 11 AM Light Rain 47°89%
  15. 12 PM Light Rain Likely 46°70%
  16. 1 PM Light Rain Likely 49°66%
  17. 2 PM Light Rain Likely 48°74%
  18. 3 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 48°83%
  19. 4 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 48°83%
  20. 5 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 48°84%
  21. 6 PM Light Rain Likely 46°68%
  22. 7 PM Light Rain Likely 45°66%
  23. 8 PM Chance Light Rain 44°42%
  24. 9 PM Chance Light Rain 45°40%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy100%42°69°
  2. FriOct 23 Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms89%36°50°
  3. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny34°54°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny35°55°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny20%35°57°
  6. TueOct 27 Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny26%33°54°
  7. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny35°54°
  8. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny31°53°
  9. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy37°55°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy38°55°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

8
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • ThuGood (20)
  • FriGood (20)
  • SatGood (20)

Franklin County, ID reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:49 AM
Sunset 6:36 PM
Daylight 10 h 47 min (−2 min 40 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:44 PM Moonset 3:55 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low59° / 31°
Record high82° (2003)
Record low12° (1996)
Wettest0.18 in (1975)
Month to date0.00 in (normal 0.77 in)

Malad City, records since 1973. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in PIH, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Flash Flood Watch for Local Burn Scars: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the Wapiti, Ohio, and Big Rock burn scars from late tonight through Friday, where incoming precipitation could trigger debris flows and rapid runoff.

- Widespread showers and storms this evening through most of the day Friday.

- Much colder Friday. Daytime temperatures will drop by around 20 degrees.

Discussion

Issued at 139 PM MDT Thu Oct 22 2026

The low pressure system over California will continue to move inland and lift northward today, then overhead on Friday before exiting the region on Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms will overspread the CWA late this afternoon and tonight into Friday morning. Precipitation will trend lighter moving into Friday evening and conclude for the entirety of the forecast area by early Saturday morning.

The 48-hour National Blend mean QPF has increased slightly, sitting at roughly an inch across much of the forecast area, with closer to 1.25 to 1.50 inches across the central mountains eastward into the Island Park region. The 10th percentile is around 0.25" to 0.50" for much of eastern Idaho and closer to 0.75" for the central mountains into the Island Park region. The 90th percentile has increased to 1.50 to 2 inches for most of east Idaho, with around 2 inches for the central mountains. The official WPC forecast continues to run on the dry end, still sitting between the 10th and 25th percentile with much of the area forecast to receive less than 0.75" with 1 inch to 1.25 inches across the high elevations of the central mountains and Montana Divide region. Thus, a large spread continues to reflect a broad range of model solutions.

The snowfall forecast remains consistent with most of the snow falling above 7000 feet and mainly across the central mountains. There will be a 20 degree or so drop in temps between Thursday and Friday and temperatures Saturday morning will start off below freezing for many, but precipitation will largely be concluded by that time.

Dry weather is likely over the weekend into early next week. Temperatures will be a touch below average over the weekend and return to seasonable levels for next week.

Aviation

Issued at 533 PM MDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Widespread showers expected to increase through the evening period. A line of thunderstorms moving through the central Idaho mountains will push to the north through 04z. Another line of thunderstorms coming from Nevada and Utah will sweep into KBYI KPIH KIDA through 05Z By the time it reaches KDIJ it should be rain showers. Upper level low will move through the area during the next 24 hours producing widespread MVFR conditions due to ceilings and visibiilty with rain showers. Anticipate some IFR conditions with heavier rain showers. Winds will increase by 18z tomorrow in the Snake River airport sights.

Fire Weather

Issued at 102 AM MDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected today. Some gusts to 35 mph are possible near storms. Otherwise winds should remain light. The wetting rains should arrive tonight and continue into Friday.

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