Extreme Heat in the Southwest; Severe Weather in the Northern Plains; Heavy Rain in the East

Extreme heat continues across the Southwest as temperatures may top 120 degrees. The heat may expand across the West and south-central U.S. into the middle of the month. Severe thunderstorms capable of severe wind gusts and large hail will be the primary hazards today across the northern Plains into the upper Midwest. Rainfall could be locally heavy across the Eastern U.S. today. Read More >

The lightning strike graphics for Eastern Idaho are currently unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience.

These graphics are cumulative lightning strike maps for eastern Idaho. Mouse-over each day to view the 24-Hour Cumulative Lightning Strike Map.

Updated daily at midnight, they are useful for determining where lightning has occurred over the previous 24 hour period, going back 6 days. This information could be helpful for determining where potential lightning-related fire starts may have occurred during recent thunderstorm activity. An individual strike shows up as a single yellow dot, multiple dots close together indicate an active thunderstorm moved through a particular area.