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FXUS65 KPIH 251832
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1132 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- RAIN, HIGH MOUNTAINS SNOW, AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. SOME
TRAVEL IMPACTS IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS.
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- BREEZY FRIDAY WITH RAIN AND SNOW RETURNING OVER THE WEEKEND
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 252 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
MAIN IMPACTS TODAY WILL BE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH 40 TO 50
MPH GUSTS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN HILLS, SNAKE RIVER PLAIN,
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY, AND TETON VALLEY. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOUNTAIN ZONES WITH PRECIPIATION
MORE SHOWERY BUT COMBINING WITH STRONG WINDS COULD PROVIDE SOME
HIGH MOUNTAIN TRAVEL IMPACTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE 30S AND 40S MOUNTAINS AND UPPER 40S TO
LOWER 50S VALLEYS. LOWS TONIGHT MAINLY TEENS MOUNTAINS AND MID
20S TO LOWER 30S VALLEYS. WILL HAVE DRY CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS BUT NOT NEARLY AS WINDY AS TODAY
BUT SOME WIND GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH BOTH DAYS. WILL HAVE VERY WARM
CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY WITH HIGHS MAINLY 40S MOUNTAINS AND 50S
VALLEYS.
THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INLAND AND BRING
BACK THE THREAT FOR PRECIPIATION SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY BUT
TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM WITH HIGHS MAINLY REMAINING IN THE 40S
MOUNTAINS AND 50S VALLEYS. RIDGING AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
TO RETURN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1131 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY,
ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF KSUN, WITH WINDS IN THE 20-30KT RANGE WITH
GUSTS UPWARDS OF 35 TO 40 KTS POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
THINGS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS WE MOVE INTO THE DAY ON
THURSDAY BUT LIKELY STAY IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE. ON THE
PRECIPITATION FRONT, SOME SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS, MAINLY AT KDIJ, WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME BRIEF MVFR/IFR
REDUCTIONS. ELSEWHERE, SOME BRIEF MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
VCSH BUT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SKY COVERAGE
DIMINISHING OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
WHICH SHOULD ALLOW VFR TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT EASTERN IDAHO.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR IDZ051>058-062-
063-065.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
IDZ060-064-072>074.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...MCKAUGHAN
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