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FXUS65 KPIH 251946
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1246 PM MST WED FEB 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WIND AND PRECIPITATION IMPACTS DECREASE OVERNIGHT.
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- BREEZY FRIDAY WITH RAIN AND SNOW RETURNING OVER THE WEEKEND
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1246 PM MST WED FEB 25 2026
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS FAST ZONAL FLOW OVER THE REGION TODAY.
A FEW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE, ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. MUCH OF THE HEAVIER SHOWER
ACTIVITY HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BUT
OROGRAPHIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE LIGHT SNOW INTO EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST OF I-15 AND SOUTH OF US-26.
THE WINDS HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF DECREASING AS WELL, SO HAVE
CANCELLED PORTIONS OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE GENERALLY NEAR AND
EAST OF POCATELLO, SO MAINTAINED THAT HEADLINE INTO THE EVENING.
NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK FOR DRY BUT
CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS EACH DAY.
THE NEXT SYSTEM DRIVES A SHORTWAVE FEATURE ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. A DEFORMATION ZONE OF
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER ZONES
WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW KEEPING THE NORTHERN ZONES DRY.
WE COULD SEE SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. WARM LOWER ELEVATION TEMPERATURES
SHOULD KEEP ANY SNOWFALL LIMITED TO AREAS ABOVE 6500 FT SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE WEEK COULD
BE HERE BY WEDNESDAY, WITH SOME INDICATIONS OF LOCALIZED
READINGS IN THE 60S FOR PORTIONS OF THE SNAKE PLAIN.
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 IDZ054-058-062-
063.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
IDZ060-064.
DISCUSSION...DMH
AVIATION...MCKAUGHAN
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