Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Central U.S.; Monitoring Fire Weather Conditions for New England

Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. Read More >

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Summary: Inclement and cooler temperatures are expected through early next week. Heavy rain is possible especially Sunday and Monday. Mudslides (from heavy rainfall) and lightning will be hazards over the next few days.

Precipitation Amounts:

A half (0.50) to one inch (1.25) of rain is expected between Friday through Tuesday. The heaviest amounts are expected Sunday and Monday.

Temperatures:

Highs: Mid 60s through early next week.
Lows: Around 45 degrees over the next few nights.

For more in-depth forecast information at the slide location, click on this link: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?marine=0&site=RIW&zmx=1&zmy=1&FcstType=text&lat=43.02738&lon=-110.80767&Submit=Submit#.WrF_Q5oh3AW

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River Gauge Stages (Hydrographs) near Porcupine Slide - Click on Graphs to Enlarge
Current Stage for Grey's River above the Porcupine Slide	Current Stage for Grey's River below the Porcupine Slide

Snake River near Alpine (Current Stage & Forecast)	Grey's River above Palisades Reservoir (Current Stage & Forecast)

2 and 4-day liquid (rain and melted snow) total
2 and 4-day total snowfall
Highs and lows over the next couple of days
The 6 to 10 and 8 to14 day temperature and precipitation outlooks

48 Hour Liquid Precipitation	48 Hour Snow Accumulation	Day 1 Maximum Temperature	Day 2 Maximum Temperature

96 Hour Liquid Precipitation	96 Hour Snow Accumulation	Day 1 Minimum Temperature	Day 2 Minimum Temperature

6-10 Day Temp Outlook	6-10 Day Precipitation Outlook	8-14 Day Temp Outlook	8-14 Day Precipitation Outlook

Want to track the storm? Here are the local and regional radar loops:

Current Radar - Click Thumbnails To Enlarge

Northern Rockies Radar	Riverton Radar	Pocatello, ID Radar

SnoTel Graphs - Click to Enlarge Graphs below show: â–º Current Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) and from 2017 â–º Average/Median SWE through the year (shows when the snow typically melts) â–º SWE in 2018 compared to years with highest SWE
Map of Area SnoTels and 2018 SWE percent of 1981-2010 Average

Willow Creek SnoTel

	2018 Compared to Highest Years (as of 5/9/2018)
Triple Peaks SnoTel

	2018 Compared to Highest Years (as of 5/9/2018)
Cottonwood Creek/Lake SnoTel

	2018 Compared to Highest Years (as of 5/9/2018)