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FXUS65 KPIH 031916
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
116 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS TAPERING OFF THIS
AFTERNOON.
- RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE AREA FOR A WARMER,
DRIER WEEKEND.
- HIGHS RETURN TO NEAR 70 DEGREES BY NEXT MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 107 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2026
RADAR IS STILL PICKING UP ON A FEW RETURNS OVER THE EASTERN
HIGHLANDS, BUT MOST OF THAT SEEMS TO BE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
JUST A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MORE THAN "REAL, IMPACTFUL"
SNOWFALL. ABOUT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUING IN THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, BUT
OUR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS COME TO AN END. FOR EVERYONE
ELSE, TODAY WILL BE A DRY, COOL DAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 50 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE MUCH LIGHTER TODAY THAN THEY WERE
YESTERDAY, BUT STILL EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN OVER THE WEST WHICH WILL KEEP US
DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND GET OUR WARMING TREND UNDERWAY.
HIGHS WILL MAKE IT TO NEAR 60 DEGREES FOR MOST ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN WE WILL PUSH INTO THE UPPER 60S BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. MONDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY WITH HIGHS RIGHT
AROUND 70 DEGREES BEFORE A WEAK SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH LATE
MONDAY AND FLATTENS THE RIDGE A BIT. THIS WILL ONLY DROP
TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, MODELS ARE SHOWING AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA BRINGING ANOTHER COLD FRONT
THROUGH OUR AREA. THIS FEATURE ALONG WITH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL
BRING PRECIPITATION CHANCES BACK TO OUR CWA AS EARLY AS TUESDAY PM
FOR THE MOUNTAIN ZONES WHILE ANYTHING MORE WIDESPREAD LOOKS TO HOLD
OFF UNTIL WEDNESDAY, AT LEAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL DROP OUR
TEMPERATURES THOUGH, BACK INTO THE 50S AND LOW 60S FOR WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1133 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2026
REMNANTS OF THE RECENT SYSTEM LINGER OVER EAST IDAHO TERMINALS
LATE THIS MORNING. DIJ STILL MVFR WITH VERY LIGHT SHRASN BUT ALL
OTHER SITES HAVE TRANSITIONED TO VFR. WINDS REMAIN BREEZY
12-18KTS SUSTAINED FOR PIH, BYI, AND IDA, GRADUALLY DECREASING
TO AROUND 10KTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DIJ MAY SEE A RETURN TO LOW
MVFR OR EVEN IFR LATE TONIGHT AS INVERSIONS REDEVELOP IN THE
VALLEY. OTHERWISE EXPECT VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...AMM
AVIATION...DMH
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