Fire and Aviation Discussion for Sandpoint, Idaho

Fire Weather Discussion as of 9:20 p.m. PDT, Thursday, August 7, 2025:

While some rain fell across the region over the past 36 hours overall it was another rather disappointing precipitation event for much of North Idaho. Conditions will be drying out and heating up once again which could cause flare ups once again for any new or existing fires. For tonight relative humidity recoveries will be good to excellent across all areas with minimum values dropping to between 25-35% during peak heating on Friday. Winds will be light west to southwest with speeds remaining under 20 mph even across higher elevations. Fairly tame winds will also likely persist through the weekend but relative humidity values will be dropping substantially which will aid in further growth of new and existing fires.

Aviation discussion as of 9:25 p.m. PDT Thursday, August 7, 2025 valid through 10:00 p.m. PDT Friday, August 8, 2025:

VFR conditions will prevail through much of the period although a period of MVFR to IFR stratus and fog is likely to develop by dawn with a fairly moist boundary layer and light winds. If stratus and fog does develop it should scatter out within a few hours after sunrise with VFR cumulus fields and bases near 9,000 feet ASL. Winds will become west to southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon with overall very good flying conditions.