It's early October for heaven's sake! I will post something more substantial later but felt the need to whine publicly about the temps.
Issued by The National Weather ServicePocatello/Idaho Falls, ID 4:28 am MDT, Fri., Oct. 9, 2009
... UNSEASONABLY VERY COLD AIR HEADED FOR ISLAND PARK AREA SATURDAY...
A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BRING COLD ARCTIC AIR SOUTH ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY MORNING LOWS WILL BE 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO AND MORNING WIND CHILLS OF 10 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE.
THOSE OUT AND ABOUT AND TRAVELERS THROUGH MONIDA PASS ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 20 THROUGH MACKS INN INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS AS FAR EAST AS DRIGGS SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS.