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FXUS65 KPIH 271154
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
454 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY AND WARM TODAY WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS.
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
- RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS RETURNING LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 342 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
WILL HAVE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH AFTERNOON WINDS
PICKING UP IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN ONCE AGAIN. A PACIFIC SYSTEM
APPROACHES SATURDAY AND MOVES ON SHORE. WILL HAVE DRY CONDITIONS
FOR MOST OF THE DAY SATURDAY BUT WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN
PRECIPIATION SATURDAY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH AT
LEAST A CHANCE DAILY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM MAKES SLOW
PROGRESS EAST. NOT EXPECTING HEAVY PRECIPIATION AT ALL AND VERY
HIGH SNOW LEVELS OSCILLATING BETWEEN 6500 AND 8000 FEET THROUGH
THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. TUESDAY WILL BE DRY UNDER TRANSIENT
RIDGING ALOFT. PRECIPITATION RETURNS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
WITH ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM AFFECTING SOUTHEAST IDAHO AND AT
LEAST NOW COULD SEE A BIT OF A PATTERN CHANGE LATE NEXT WEEK
INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATING SOME COOLING
BUT LOW CONFIDENCE OUT THAT FAR INTO THE EXTENDED.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 444 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND SATURDAY. MAIN
IMPACT WILL BE AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS AFTER 18Z IN THE 20 TO 30
MPH RANGE AT BYI, PIH AND IDA.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...GK
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