After rainy weather, heat wave returns to North Idaho
Excessive heat will be returning to the region, peaking around Friday and Saturday with another rounds of 100 degree temperatures and warm overnight lows. Courtesy of National Weather Service
The Inland Northwest is bracing for another record-breaking heat wave set to move into the area by the end of the week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat watch for the region.
Temperatures are expected to peak on Friday and Saturday, with many areas likely to reach triple digits. Temperatures are expected to remain above normal, accompanied by warm overnight lows for the next several days.
The recent cooler, wetter weather has been invaluable to those on the frontlines of massive wildfires throughout the West — but with the incoming heat wave, it is over all too soon. “Wildfires that got knocked down a bit by the cool and damp will fire up again,” Dan Smith with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality said. Hot, dry conditions also bring the risk of new fires taking off.
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