835
FXUS65 KPIH 230324
AFDPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
924 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS AND FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND
EAST HIGHLANDS.
- WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SNAKE RIVER
PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
- COOLER CONDITIONS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY.
- SHOWERS AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
FOR MOST.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 922 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
UPDATED FORECAST TO CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORY A LITTLE EARLY.
WINDS IN MOST PLACES HAVE SLIPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS,
ALTHOUGH EXPECT BRISK CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 135 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED WELL EAST OF IDAHO WITH UPPER LOW
SLIDING INTO MONTANA OVERNIGHT. A COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
CONTINUES OVER EASTERN IDAHO THROUGH FRIDAY WITH WELL BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. IN THE SHORT TERM WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE AS THE LOW PUSHES EAST WILL KEEP THE HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW AND LOW ELEVATION RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING. THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN HIGH ELEVATION WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES
THROUGH 6 AM AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH
MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH
MIDNIGHT IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND PARTS OF EASTERN MAGIC
VALLEY. WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THE MUD LAKE
AND ARCO DESERT REGION WITH 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE SNAKE RIVER
PLAIN COMMON THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WINDS DOWN IN THE
EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. AS FAR AS FREEZE POTENTIAL, FRIDAY NIGHT
LOOKS LIKE A VERY GOOD PROBABILITY OF A HARD FREEZE. THURSDAY
NIGHT MUCH MORE IN QUESTION WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CLOUD COVER
EXPECTED. BUT EXPECT FREEZE WARNINGS TO BE THE NEXT IMPACT AFTER
THE WINDS AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SUBSIDE.
SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE THE DRIEST DAY IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD WITH
THE CHANCE OF OR LIKELY SHOWERS RETURNING SUNDAY THE WETTEST
LONG TERM DAY WITH ONLY A CHANCE OR SLIGHT CHANCE THEN MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WILL SEE A GRADUAL WARMING TREND MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH SUNDAY
THEN RIGHT AROUND NORMAL MONDAY TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE BY WEDNESDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY 30S AND 40S MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AND 40S TO LOWER 50S VALLEYS. BY NEXT WEEK HIGHS IN THE
50S AND 60S VALLEYS AND 40S AND 50S MOUNTAINS.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 922 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
STARTING TO SEE PRECIPITATION FILL IN. EXPECT TO SEE MVFR
CONDITIONS AT MOST PLACES OVERNIGHT WITH IFR LIKELY AT DIJ WHERE
TEMPS ARE A LITTLE COLDER. WINDS TONIGHT AT SUN MAY BE A LITTLE
ERRATIC, SO DEALING WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY THERE.
PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
IDZ060-063-064-066.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR IDZ069-
071>074.
UPDATE...13
DISCUSSION...GK
AVIATION...13
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