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IDAHO STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
916 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL TAKE HOLD ACROSS IDAHO THROUGH THURSDAY AS A
MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, BRINGING LIGHT
RAIN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS AND MODERATE SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES AND RIDGES. IN
THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTH- CENTRAL IDAHO, MODERATE RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FIELD PONDING AND RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY, WITH IMPACTFUL
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN IDAHO PLAINS AND THE
PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN
RELATIVELY HIGH, GENERALLY BETWEEN 5,000 AND 7,000 FEET, KEEPING THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS CONFINED TO THE HIGHER PEAKS AND PASSES. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS
WITH LIGHTER HIGH-ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER FOR THE IDAHO PANHANDLE
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRINGING COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS
FOR THE REST OF THE STATE. ACTIVE WET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE
STATE BEGINNING SUNDAY, WITH INTERMITTENT VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
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