Weather
The National Weather Service is forecasting that snow will move into Idaho tonight and persist through the weekend.ย Several inches of snow is possible in the mountains. It will give the area its first taste of winter.
“BREAK TODAY, BUT NEW STORM ON THE WAY!
Fri 10/05/18 6:25 AM: While most of SE Idaho will see a break today, our next storm system is expected to bring rain and snow showers for both Saturday and Sunday. Some snow may make it down to our higher-elevation highways both Saturday and Sunday mornings!”
– NOAA Pocatello, ID Today
Snow will mainly be confined to the mountains above 7,000ft, but some may make it down to the higher-elevation highways.
Additional Storm Info:
Idaho:ย Snow Will Move In Today & Persist Through The Weekend
* A low pressure system will move onto the Pacific
Northwest coast tonight and into the western
Great Basin on Saturday. Precipitation will
begin to move through the central Idaho mountains
tonight with snow possible above 7000 feet.
- NOAA Today
The 6-10 day outlook calls for above average precipitation and below average temperatures in Idaho.
Forecast Discussion:
A low pressure system will move onto the Pacific Northwest coast tonight and into the western Great Basin on Saturday. Precipitation will begin to move through the central Idaho mountains tonight with snow possible above 7000 feet. Expect showers to persist across the central mountains into the upper Snake highlands on Saturday while a second batch of precipitation will develop across south central Idaho and advance eastward through the southern highlands. Much of the Snake Plain and Magic Valley could see quite a bit of dry time on Saturday. Snow levels are expected to climb to around 7500 feet for Saturday afternoon. By Saturday night the low will move into northern Utah. Winds around the low will help to push these showers off of the terrain and out into the Snake Plain and Magic Valley. Models, especially the NAM, are showing an enhanced band of precipitation developing across the southern highlands Saturday night. If this occurs some locations could see a quarter to half an inch of rain across the southern highlands, from around Malta to Inkom. Somewhat "heavier" amounts may be possible around American Falls and Pocatello as well, possibly up to a quarter of an inch. Snow levels Saturday night should remain around 7000 feet. Showers will gradually end on Sunday as the low drops southwards into Arizona. Ridgetops across the central Idaho mountains could see several inches of snow, while ridges across southeast Idaho might see an inch or two.
