650
FXUS65 KPIH 270426
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
926 PM MST THU FEB 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- BREEZY BUT DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY.
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS RETURNING LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 123 PM MST THU FEB 26 2026
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS NORTHWEST FLOW REMAINING IN PLACE
ACROSS EAST IDAHO TODAY. A FEW LOCATIONS HAVE GUSTS 20-30 MPH,
BUT OTHERWISE WINDS REMAIN MUCH LESS THAN YESTERDAY. A WEAK
SHORTWAVE SLIDES PAST IDAHO TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY, NUDGING
WINDS UP SLIGHTLY, BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST. THE NEXT
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MONDAY. MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO
THE SOUTH, GENERALLY ALONG OR SOUTH OF I-84/I-86. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS ABOVE AT LEAST 6500 FT
THROUGH THIS EVENT, AND MAY EVEN BE WARM ENOUGH TO SUPPORT RAIN
OR A MIX AS HIGH AS 7500-8000 FT ACROSS THE SOUTH.
ANOTHER SYSTEM SLIDES INLAND THROUGH THE PACNW LATER IN THE
WEEK. LATEST MODEL RUNS INTRODUCE PRECIPITATION INTO EAST IDAHO
AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY. THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK STILL APPEARS
TO BE WEDNESDAY, BUT THE EARLIER INTRODUCTION OF PRECIPITATION
INTO THE REGION BRINGS THE CHANCE OF DAYTIME HIGHS REACHING OR
EXCEEDING 60 DEGREES DOWN TO 45-55%. ENSEMBLE CLUSTERS SHOW
QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD IN HOW THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INLAND,
SO SOME FLUCTUATION IN THE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE
MODELS HONE IN ON THE PATTERN.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 925 PM MST THU FEB 26 2026
WINDS HAVE WEAKENED FOR THE NIGHT. WE'LL SEE SOME MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS DRIFT THROUGH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL PICK UP ONCE AGAIN FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS LIKELY
AT PIH AND IDA, WITH A SUSTAINED 10KT TAILWIND LIKELY AT SUN.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...DMH
AVIATION...13
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