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FXUS65 KPIH 101053
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
453 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- RELENTLESS WIND PATTERN: STRONG WINDS REMAIN THE PRIMARY
CONCERN ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO TODAY AND THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK
- TEMPERATURE ROLLER COASTER: AFTER A BRIEF COOLING TREND
TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR TO WELL ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS BY MIDWEEK AND ESPECIALLY INTO THE WEEKEND
- SPRING WARMTH ARRIVES: DESPITE THE WIND, A SIGNIFICANT WARMING
TREND IS ON THE HORIZON, WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S BY THE WEEKEND
AND POTENTIALLY 70S BY EARLY NEXT WEEK
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1217 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
THE STORY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE RELENTLESS WIND
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO. VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST
WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE STATE. THERE ARE GOING TO BE DAYS WHERE
THE WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN OTHERS. TODAY WILL SEE ANOTHER DAY
WITH STRONGER AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS, BUT NOT QUITE AS
STRONG AS MONDAY. GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON IN MANY AREAS WILL BE
30-50 MPH AS A STORM RACES ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A 20-60%
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 50 MPH EXCEPT ACROSS CLOSER TO THE MONTANA
BORDER, ALONG THE UTAH BORDER THROUGH THE CACHE VALLEY AND
MALAD AREA, AND ACROSS THE SAWTOOTHS AND FRANK CHURCH. THE
POTENTIAL IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER ACROSS HIGHEST RIDGELINES. THERE IS
A 10-20% CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 60 MPH ACROSS THE ARCO DESERT AND
20-40% ACROSS HIGHER RIDGELINES. WE WILL KEEP THE WIND ADVISORY
GOING FOR THE SNAKE PLAIN, MAGIC VALLEY, AND TETON VALLEY.
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS, BUT IT STILL LOOKING BREEZY
TO WINDY ACROSS THE AREA. WE SHOULD STAY BELOW THRESHOLDS FOR
ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY. THURSDAY LOOKS REALLY WIND AGAIN. CURRENT
GUSTS OVER MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO AREA IN 40-60 MPH.
THERE IS A 20-50% CHANCE OF GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ACROSS MOST OF
THE SNAKE PLAIN AND EVEN HIGHER POTENTIAL OVER HIGHER
RIDGELINES. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN
ISOLATED SPOTS, BUT THAT POTENTIAL IS LOW. THIS WOULD BE THE
NEXT DAY WE WILL LIKELY NEED HEADLINES FOR WIND. A SIMILAR SET
UP IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY, WITH THE POTENTIAL 5-15% HIGHER FOR
EXCEEDING 60 MPH AND 70 MPH, RESPECTIVELY.
THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS REMAINS FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN
HIGHLANDS. MOST DAYS WILL SEE LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW AMOUNTS,
ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN UPTICK EXPECTED IN THE SAWTOOTHS TOMORROW
INTO THURSDAY, AND THEN AGAIN WITH STORM CROSSING THE WEST ON
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. IN FACT, SATURDAY MAY BE THE BEST
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS MOST IF NOT ALL OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN IDAHO. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE THE COLDEST FOR THE
FORECAST PERIOD, WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S FOR
LOWER VALLEYS, 20S AND 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. BY THE END OF THE
WEEK, HIGHS WILL REBOUND INTO THE 50S AND 60S.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 432 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
THE MAIN IMPACTS TODAY WILL BE DUE TO WIND. GUSTS OF 30-45KT
WILL IMPACT BYI, IDA, AND PIH. GUSTS WILL BE ABOUT 10KTS LOWER
AT DIJ, AND EXPECT STRONGER WEST TO NORTHWEST CROSSWINDS AT SUN
AS WESTERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR A SMALL WINDOW OF SOUTHERLY
WINDS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS
AROUND, SHOWER ACTIVITY AT ANY TAF SITE WILL BE EXTREMELY
LIMITED EXCEPT AT DIJ. WE LEFT VCSH IN THAT TAF FROM THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
IDZ051>055-065.
DISCUSSION...KEYES
AVIATION...KEYES
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