Station Name: Bear Lake nr east shore 0.4 mi S of UT-ID border
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 5,922 feet

Nearest Address:
Bear Lake
Laketown, UT 84038
Rich County

GPS Coordinates: 41.99471667, -111.2984667

Nearby Water Temperatures

Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 6:11PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID

Effective: Wed July 29, 2026, 6:11 PM
Expires: Wed July 29, 2026, 7:00 PM

At 610 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Inkom to near Pleasantview. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Malad, McCammon, Lava Hot Springs, Swanlake, Chesterfield Reservoir, Inkom, Downey, Arimo, Pleasantview, Virginia, Chesterfield, Clifton, Oxford, Hawkins Reservoir, Samaria, Bancroft, and Malad Pass.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Red Flag Warning issued July 29 at 7:58AM MDT until July 29 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID

Effective: Wed July 29, 2026, 7:58 AM
Expires: Wed July 29, 2026, 9:00 PM

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 411, 413 AND 427... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF, Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River. * IMPACTS...Scattered thunderstorms can produce frequent lightning that may in turn produce wildfire starts in receptive fuels. * THUNDERSTORMS...A mix of wet and dry storms. * OUTFLOW WINDS....Gusts over 35 mph with peak gusts nearing 45- 55 mph.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria for Southeastern Idaho: - Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain. - Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall criteria. - Other high impact events deemed critical by the National Weather Service and area fire management agencies.