786
FXUS65 KPIH 011625
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
925 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- RAIN AND VERY HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY.
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES MID WEEK WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 925 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO QPF FIELDS FOR THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT TO
BRING THEM IN LINE WITH MORNING MODEL RUNS. RESULT IS A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN FORECAST SNOW TOTALS ABOVE PASS LEVEL, NOW REACHING 4-6"
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SAWTOOTHS AND BEAR RIVER RANGE. IMPACTS
REMAIN MINIMAL AT PASS LEVEL, AND NON-EXISTENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
SNOW LEVELS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO RISE TO 7500-8500 FOR MOST AREAS
TODAY.
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 /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 434 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SHOWERS MOVING IN TODAY WITH LOWER CEILINGS
INTO MVFR AND IFR RANGE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LOW CONFIDENCE ON PRECIPITATION TIMING THROUGH TODAY
AND TONIGHT.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
UPDATE...DMH
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...GK
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