849
FXUS65 KPIH 120816
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
216 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
- SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW WITH A BRIEF BREAK
TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM.
- SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY, TURNING COOLER LATE
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 211 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT INTO IDAHO IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AS
A CLOSED LOW SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN CA TODAY. AS THE CENTER
OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES SHIFTING EASTWARD, CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY WITH SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDER WILL NEARLY REACH 20 PERCENT OR GREATER
AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH CLOSER TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO. HREF ENSEMBLE MAX WIND GUSTS
INDICATE THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 50 TO 55
MPH GUSTS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS, WIND GUSTS
WILL RANGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS PERSISTING
INTO MID-WEEK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RUN SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY'S,
WIDESPREAD UPPER-50S TO LOW-60S, FINALLY TURNING MORE SEASONABLE
TOMORROW AND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LIQUID ACCUMULATION TODAY AND
TOMORROW WILL BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS TO 0.15" ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER
PLAIN, GENERALLY ONE TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ACROSS THE
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTAL IN THE
MOUNTAINS, AND A QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 7K FEET EARLY TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL TOMORROW TO AROUND 5.5K FEET, ALLOWING FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 7,500 FEET. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN
THE HIGHEST PEAKS WHILE THE BEAR RIVER RANGE WILL SEE AROUND 3
INCHES THROUGH LATE TOMORROW. MOST MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL ONLY SEE
AROUND AN INCH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BANNER AND GALENA SUMMITS
WHICH ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 OR 6 INCHES. FLOW
ALOFT LOOKS TO BRIEFLY TURN ZONAL ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT LOW
DESCENDS FROM CANADA AND THE TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS THROUGH LATE WEEK.
THIS WILL MEAN BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WITH WET
CONDITIONS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES LATER THIS WEEK.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1040 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
SHOWERS HAVE ENDED TONIGHT AND EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AFTER 18Z SUNDAY TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS SUSTAINED AND GUSTS
UP TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS AT PIH, IDA AND BYI AND DIJ. HAVE PROB30
OR VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS AT ALL SITES AFTER 18Z SUNDAY. DO NOT
THINK SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS QUITE AS WIDESPREAD ON SUNDAY AS
SATURDAY.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...CROPP
AVIATION...GK
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