Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >
Pocatello, ID
Weather Forecast Office
The National Weather SErvice arrived in Eastern Idaho in 1895, with its first home in Idaho Falls and the main forecast office in Portland, Oregon. The office moved to Pocatello on July 1, 1899 for improved telegraph communications.
The initial Pocatello Weather Forecast Office (WFO) location was next to the railraod on Railroad Street in downtown Pocatello, then on the Cook block in 1901. The office then relocated to the Federal Post Office at Lewis and Arthur Streets in 1916. Military operations and a new airport encouraged the next move to McDougal Field in 1938. During 1949, another move took the office 2.5 miles west to the Pocatello Municipal Airport, where it has resided ever since. Most forecasts originated from the Boise office for the entire state for many years until the Pocatello WFO acquired full forecast and warning responsibility for Central and Eastern Idaho in 1999.
The National Weather Service in Pocatello provides a wide range of products and services to the American public. We have produced a "Information and Services Guide" to showcase what our office provides for Eastern Idaho. Some of the highlights include:
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Pocatello, ID
1945 Beechcraft Ave
Pocatello, ID 83204
(208) 233-0834
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