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FXUS65 KPIH 121819
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1119 AM MST MON JAN 12 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BRING MOSTLY DRY WEATHER INTO NEXT
WEEK.
- GRADUAL WARMING TREND CONTINUES.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
ISSUED AT 105 AM MST MON JAN 12 2026
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WIND TODAY.
WE'LL SEE SOME HIGH CLOUDS DRIFT THROUGH FROM THE NORTH. HIGH
TEMPS TODAY WILL CLIMB TO ABOUT 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 143 PM MST SUN JAN 11 2026
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AND WINDS LIGHT THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE UPPER-LEVEL PATTERN.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL SPAN THE 30S AND 40S, REACHING NEAR 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTH HILLS REGIONS WILL WARM TO AROUND 50F
BY MID-WEEK. THE SOLE CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY MORNING FOG AND DEGRADED AIR QUALITY AS A RESULT OF
TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED IN
THE NEAR FUTURE TO ALERT OF IMPENDING AIR QUALITY CONCERNS IN THE
FRANKLIN/EASTERN ONEIDA REGION AND POTENTIALLY THE LOWER SNAKE RIVER
PLAIN AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BECOME LESS AMPLIFIED COME FRIDAY AS THE CENTER OF HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTS FURTHER WEST OFF THE COAST. 10 TO 20 PERCENT OF
TOTAL ENSEMBLE CLUSTERS MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF A PATTERN CHANGE
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1118 AM MST MON JAN 12 2026
VFR CONDITIONS LIKELY TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND PRECIP FREE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
EASTERN IDAHO. WILL LIKELY SEE SOME MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
STREAKING ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES BUT SHOULD BE OF LITTLE
IMPACT.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...13
LONG TERM...CROPP
AVIATION...MCKAUGHAN
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