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FXUS65 KPIH 281703
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1003 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY AND WARM TODAY.
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
- RAIN AND VERY HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS RETURNING TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 214 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
WILL HAVE CONTINUED DRY AND MILD WEATHER TODAY WITH NOTHING OF
IMPACT EXPECTED. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 40S MOUNTAINS AND 50S TO
NEAR 60 VALLEYS. NEW MODEL RUNS HAVE A MUCH SLOWER ONSET OF
PRECIPIATION WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM HOLDING OFF UNTIL LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND EXPECT MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPIATION BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VERY MILD LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WITH
EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER MOVING IN WITH 20S TO 30S MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S VALLEYS. SNOW LEVELS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
RISING TO 7000 TO 8500 FEET. HIGHS SUNDAY MAINLY 40S MOUNTAINS
AND 50S VALLEYS. SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM
FINALLY WORKS EAST WITH HIGHS AGAIN MAINLY 40S TO LOWER 50S
ACROSS THE BOARD. SNOW LEVELS DOWN MONDAY TO THE 6500 TO 7500
FOOT LEVEL.
EXPECT SOME DRYING TUESDAY WITH SHORT WAVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
MOVING THROUGH WITH ONLY SOME SHOWERS IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS.
HIGHS REMAINING VERY MILD IN THE 40S MOUNTAINS AND 50S VALLEYS.
THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION WITH
RAIN AND SNOW WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH DRIER CONDITIONS
FRIDAY AND NEXT SATURDAY. IT WILL REMAIN VERY WARM WEDNESDAY BUT
THEN COOLING TOWARD NORMAL TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES EAST. HIGHS DROPPING TO
THE 30S MOUNTAINS AND 40S VALLEYS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1000 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WE WILL LIKELY SEE
SOME VIRGA OR SPRINKLES ARRIVING THIS EVENING, WITH A BETTER
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.
WE ARE GOING WITH VCSH FOR NOW AT ALL TAF SITES AND MVFR/HIGH
END IFR CONDITIONS BY SUNRISE. LATER FORECASTS WILL BE ABLE TO
PINPOINT WHEN SHOWERS WILL MORE LIKELY IMPACT A GIVEN TAF SITE.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY RUN 10KTS OR LESS.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...KEYES
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