589
FXUS65 KPIH 271746
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1046 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 /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1038 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. SKIES ARE
MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN AS SUCH INTO
MIDDAY SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP SHORTLY ACROSS
THE VALLEY TERMINALS TO AROUND 10-15 KTS WITH GUSTS IN THE 20-25
KT RANGE EXPECTED. KDIJ AND KSUN WILL SEE WINDS GENERALLY AROUND
10 KTS. ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE WINDS BECOMING LIGHTER SHORTLY
AFTER SUNSET AND THESE LIGHTER WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY SATURDAY. NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED ALTHOUGH SOME MID/HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE NEAR THE END,
AND JUST BEYOND, THE CURRENT 18Z CYCLE ON SATURDAY.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...MCKAUGHAN
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