925
FXUS65 KPIH 260418
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
918 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 /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 918 PM MST WED FEB 25 2026
LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HANG ON TO A 10 TO 15 KT SUSTAINED WIND AT
MOST PLACES OVERNIGHT. IDA MAY HAVE A HARD TIME LOSING THEIR
GUSTS AND IF THEY DO, IT MAY NOT BE FOR LONG. SATELLITE HAS
SHOWN SOME LOW 2500 FT PATCHY STRATUS DEVELOPING. MODELS DON'T
SUPPORT IT BECOMING TOO WIDESPREAD SO LEFT IT AS SCT IN MOST
PLACES. EXPECT 25 KT WIND GUSTS TO RETURN TO IDA, PIH, AND BYI
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...DMH
AVIATION...13
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