Rachel Garceau's Idaho News 6 forecast 8/18/20

Rachel Garceau's Idaho News 6 forecast 8/18/20

ANOTHER ROUND OFRECORD-HIGHTEMPERATURES,WITH BOISE ANDMOUNTAIN HOMEBOTH EXPERIENCINGTHEIR HOTTESTAUGUST 17TH ONRECORD.

FORTUESDAY, TRIPLE-DIGIT HEATCONTINUES, SO ANEXCESSIVE HEATWARNING REMAINS INPLACE FOR THETREASURE VALLEY.RED FLAG WARNINGSARE ALSO IN EFFECTFOR EASTERNOREGON AND THEEAST CENTRALMOUNTAINS OFIDAHO FOR THEPOSSIBILITY OFTHUNDERSTORMSLATE IN THE DAYWHICH COULD SENDLIGHTNING AND VERYGUSTY WINDSTHROUGH ALREADYDRY AREAS.

FOR THELOWER ELEVATIONS,A FEW SPRINKLESARE POSSIBLE VERYEARLY TODAY, THENVARIABLE CLOUDCOVERTHROUGHOUT THEDAY, MUCH LIKEWE'VE SEEN THELAST COUPLE OFAFTERNOONS.TEMPERATURESREMAIN ABOVEAVERAGE FOR THEEXTENDED PERIOD,BUT WILL AT LEASTFALL OUT OF THETRIPLE DIGITS ANDHOVER IN THE MID-90S IN THE BOISEAREA FOR THE ENDOF THE WORKWEEKAND INTO THEWEEKEND.