Idaho Severe Red Flag Warning | Effective 10/08/2026 09:05

Headline: 
Red Flag Warning issued October 8 at 10:05AM MDT until October 9 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID
Event: 
Red Flag Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 8, 2026 - 9:05am
Expires: 
October 9, 2026 - 9:00am
Description: 
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND/RH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .Dry and increasingly windy weather will develop Friday afternoon in the Owyhee Mountains and Southern Highlands in Idaho ahead of a cold front expected to pass through Friday night. Concern is greatest in the southern half of those zones. The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 423 Owyhee Mountains and 426 Southern Highlands. * TIMING...From 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 18 percent. * TEMPERATURES...80 to 86 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction: 
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.
Area Description: 
Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands
Forcast Office: 
NWS Boise ID
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov