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FXUS65 KPIH 011103
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
403 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- RAIN AND VERY HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS RETURNING TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
- NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES MID WEEK WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 355 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
AN UPPER LEVEL PACIFIC TROF WILL MOVE THROUGH IDAHO LATE MONDAY
AND WILL HAVE SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM TODAY AS MOISTURE
STREAMS INTO THE REGION. PRECIPIATION MAYBE SLIGHTLY MORE
WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER MONDAY UNDERNEATH THE TROF. SNOW LEVELS
VERY HIGH IN THE 7500 TO 8500 FOOT LEVEL TODAY AND 7 TO 8
THOUSAND FOOT LEVEL MONDAY. NOT EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
TRAVEL WISE WITH THE SYSTEM. WILL DRY TUESDAY WITH PRECIPITATION
FROM THE NEXT PACIFIC MOVING IN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WILL
REMAIN MILD WEDNESDAY THEN TURN COLDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY APPROACH VALLEY FLOORS THURSDAY
MORNING. IN ANY CASE HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWERS REMAIN IN GRIDS FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS. MAIN EVENTS TODAY
AND MONDAY AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. OVERALL ONLY
MINOR IMPACTS WILL BE EXPECTED THOSE TWO SYSTEMS.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 431 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING INTO TOMORROW MORNING. WE
WILL LIKELY SEE SOME VIRGA OR SPRINKLES ARRIVING THIS EVENING,
WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING. HAVE GONE WITH -SHRA FOR BYI AND PIH WITH
MVFR/HIGH END IFR CONDITIONS BY EARLY TO MID TOMORROW MORNING.
EXPECT VERY LIGHT WINDS UNTIL TOMORROW MID TO LATE MORNING.
WINDS WILL PICK UP SOME BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT WINDS SHOULD
BE LESS THAN 10 KTS FOR ALL SITES STILL. MODELS ARE TRYING TO
SHOW A CHANCE FOR VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS FOR BYI FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY THERE IS LIKELY TOO MUCH CLOUD COVER FOR
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...TW
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