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Chance of snow and rain for Wednesday

An area of low pressure is moving through northern Nevada and Utah for Wednesday. Look for scattered rain and snow showers over the next couple of days. For Wednesday, we’ll see high temperatures into the lower 50’s, with gusty winds into the 15-30 MPH range. Scattered snow Wednesday morning, with rain showers in the afternoon

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Windy, cloudy before snow

Wind Advisories are in effect for many counties in the valley and American Falls Reservoir and Bear River Range and Cache Valley in Utah are under a high wind Warning. Approaching low pressure will usher in snow/rain for the first part of Wednesday. Gusty winds are expected from NNE 20-30+ mph. Highs in the mid

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Windy Tuesday, showers Wednesday

An area of low pressure will develop over Oregon and and the Great Basin. For Tuesday, look for highs into the 50’s with gusty winds. The National Weather Service has issued a wind Advisory for Tuesday, including areas of the southern Snake River Plain, Arco Desert and the Magic Valley. Look for scattered rain and

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Sunny, dry & breezy

Mainly sunny today with winds from NNE from 10-15 mph and gusting to 22. Clear and cold tonight, with lows just below freezing. I’m forecasting a system from the south to interrupt this dry weather with some snow and rain on Wednesday with good chances for Pocatello and Idaho Falls by lunch on Wednesday. Watch

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Cooler for Sunday

After the cold front exits for Sunday, we’ll see calmer winds and cooler temps for Sunday. Our next storm arrives late Tuesday. Sunday: Sunny, with a high into the mid to upper 40’s. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 50°. Winds around

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High Wind Warning for Saturday

A strong front will push through the region Saturday. With this front, we’ll see a few isolated snow and rain showers. However, the main concern with this front, will be high winds throughout the region. The National Weather Service in Pocatello, has issued a High Wind Warning and a Wind Advisory. HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS

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Calmer Weather Today

After a rough afternoon, dusty winds at 68 mph in Idaho Falls, yesterday, we will have a sunny, pleasant day today. Highs 52-54 and 40 in Jackson Hole. Winds SW 10-15 G20. Another front early Saturday will bring memories of yesterday, a front coming in hot with 55-65 mph wind gusts in the afternoon. High

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Windy, Hazy, Mild

Wind Advisory through 10pm tonight for the viewing area. Gusty winds 25-35 and gusting to 50mph or more expected into the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50’s for the Snake River Plain and 40’s for mountain communities with a sligh chance of a shower for Salmon, Jackson, Rexburg. Sunny to start, but with winds, dust

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Gusty winds for Thursday

A cold front from the northwest will usher in gusty winds throughout the region. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Thursday. A second front arrives Saturday with more of these gusty winds. Overnight: Lows into the mid 30’s with a partly cloudy sky. South southeast wind 10 to 20 MPH. Thursday:

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Morning Snow/Rain

1-3″ is possible through the morning as this wrap around system churns snow & rain mixing through the mid-morning. Everything should drift south and east and wrap up in the early hours this afternoon. Wet roads with some slick spots on bridges, etc. may exist where temperatures are cooler than roadways. I-15 corridor is seeing

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Wintry Mix On The Way

Mostly cloudy with a front crossing the area, kicking up winds SSW 15-30 mpg gusts. Patchy blowing dust and showers/thunderstorms by mid afternoon in the evening. Overnight thundersnow is possible with a rain/snow mix, and mainly snow by Tuesday morning with rain mixing later. Highs today from 55-59 in the Plain. Low 33 with continued

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Above average highs with gusty winds

Warm and windy conditions with high pressure to our south and a cold front to our north. This combination will give us highs into the 70’s for Saturday with mostly sunny skies. Our next storm arrives Monday with gusty winds and scattered showers. Overnight: Winds 10-15 MPH with lows into the mid 30’s. Saturday: Mostly

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Good Friday Looks Good

High pressure with winds from the south 10-15 gusting to 20mph this afternoon make our weather beautiful through the Easter weekend. Highs hit record 60’s for Rexburg – 66 and Blackfoot to 68, Pocatello – 71 and low to mid 70’s Saturday . 60’s for mountain communities. Cold again tonight in the mid 30’s/. Breezes

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Warm and Breezy

High pressure over the Four Corners is delivering warmer temperatures, along with winds from the south. Upper level winds from the south are being driven by dry fronts moving through north Idaho and Montana. Look for gusty winds and highs into the 70’s. A more pronounced cold front arrives Monday into Tuesday, with rain and

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Sunny and Warmer

High pressure with winds from the south 10-15 gusting to 20mph this afternoon make our weather beautiful through the Easter weekend. Highs hit the lower 60’s for Idaho Falls and Blackfoot to 64 in Pocatello. 50’s for mountain communities. Cold again tonight in the 20’s/30’s with a warm up to the 70’s for Good Friday

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Warming and Windy

We’ll begin to see increasing winds out of the southwest by Thursday afternoon. With those winds, we’ll see highs into the 60’s. Overnight: Clear with lows around 20°, with south winds around 10 MPH. Thursday: Sunny, with a high into the lower 60’s for the Snake River Plain. Northeast wind 10 to 15 MPH, becoming

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Sunny with a warming trend

Breezy tonight with a few scattered snow showers in our local mountains. We see a warming trend through the rest of the workweek with highs into the 50’s and 60’s. Overnight: Northwest winds 10-15 MPH, mostly clear skies, lows into the teens and 20’s. Wednesday: Sunny with highs into the upper 40’s to the lower

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Chilly Sun and Calmer Winds

High pressure has pushed out all the clouds and precipitation, and the winds from yesterday ushered in cool air, keeping temperatures today in the 40’s. NW winds 5-12 mph. Cold tonight and in the upper teens to low 20’s and into the 50’s tomorrow. 60’s by Maundy Thursday and some 70’s by Good Friday. Easter

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Lighter winds and cool temps for Tuesday

Our winds are slowly backing down to lighter levels for Tuesday, with our exiting cold front. We’ll see cold temperatures with a freezing Tuesday morning and afternoon highs into the 40’s. Just a few isolated mountain snow showers and flurries, with drier weather for the mid-week. High pressure returning later this week with warming temps

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High Winds, Dust

A strong cold front with some precip, but mainly heavy winds affects our weather today.  High Winds we warned you about will gust beyond 60 mph. Be careful outside and driving, blowing dust and snow may affect travel with some roads being closed.  Power lines and trees may also be a factor. Highs in the 40’s

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Wintry Blast with Snow/Rain

We’ll see some snow mixed with rain blowing around through the day, with highs in low to mid 40’s. Accumulations in mountain areas of a couple of inches to an inch of a dusting in the valley. Winds from the SW, pushing to 20 mph. Slick conditions with some visibility concerns, so be cautious if

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Bright before Snow tomorrow

High pressure has made for a cold and bright start, then clouds increase with highs in the low to mid 40’s, 35 in Jackson. Snow develops for central mountains, early afternoon, then pushes in the eastern highlands and Jackson. Snow covers most of us starting 2am Thursday morning with accumulations of an inch or 2,

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Clear, Cold and then Snow

Clearing tonight and cold arctic air settle in tonight and winds still gusting 20+ from the north will clear most showers out. You can expect a clear start tomorrow before showers return in the afternoon for central mountains then unload the snow for most of us early Thursday morning. Some accumulation expected. We warm before

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Snowy Monday

Rain/snow continue to push to the NE with SW winds up to 20+mph this afternoon and into tonight. We’ll have more showers through the night and possible thunder, with winds shifting from the north up to 20mph. Mountain passes expecting accumulations and slight accumulations in the plain, and lows in the 20’s mean some slick

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Snowy start to Spring

Enjoy the mild temperatures and sun today, around 55-58 for the plain. Still mild tomorrow, but winds kick in S-20+ and rain/snow mix drops in from the central mountains early with some snow accumulations for high elevations, Rexburg north 1″ or so. Still mild in the 50’s, but cold air on the backside of the

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Mild Temps with Sunshine

High pressure makes for a mild couple of days in the 50’s to 60 degrees for the Plain. Sunny to partly sunny before snow plows into the central mountains by lunchtime Friday and storms/showers move through 40% chance later Friday/Saturday for the kickoff of Spring (5:37am Saturday). Temperatures will drop back into the mid to

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Sunny and Cooler

High pressure brings us sun with light breezes from the north 5-10mph. Don’t rule out a scattered shower in the mountain communities as the last system moves south, but sunny later. Highs around 50 -55, lows in the 20’s. Dry for a couple of days before the second system of the week brings rain/snow to

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Avoiding Storms for Sun

That approaching pacific storm system will split and we’ll only see a limited chance of showers for mountain communities today with a partly sunny sky around the area and warming temperatures. Highs will be in the 40’s for Jackson and Salmon and mid to upper 50’s for Idaho Falls to Jackson Hole. Light winds N

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Mostly sunny, slight warming trend

An area of low pressure is continuing to slide into Southern California and Arizona over the next couple of days. We’ll keep mainly dry conditions in the forecast for the rest of this week, with a slight chance of showers in extreme southern and southeastern Idaho. Overnight: Mostly clear with lows into the teens and

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Sunny Friday, Few Sat. Showers

We should see some sun today with chilly temperatures in the 40’s for the Snake River Plain and 50+ Pocatello and Salmon. Weak front late in the weekend will give way to some mountain showers and winds will pick up Saturday 15-25 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Early week shower chances may be confined to

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Sunny and still Chilly

Dominant high pressure will keep the remainder of the week dry with more cloudiness into Thursday and even warmer temperatures by Friday. 37-43 today from Idaho Falls to Pocatello with light northerly breezes. A couple of fronts pushing through Saturday morning and Sunday to give us a chance of rain and snow, 30-40% and highs

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Mostly sunny and warmer temps

High pressure over the Four corners with above average temperatures this week. Our next chance for snowy weather arrives this weekend, with gusty winds and scattered snow showers. Overnight: Lows around 10°, with winds 5-10 MPH. Tuesday: Mostly sunny with highs into the mid to upper 30’s. Winds around 5-10 MPH. Wednesday: Highs into the

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Chilly Sunshine

Mostly sun with cold temperatures upper 20’s to just below freezing. Light winds from the north 5-7mph. Bitter cold air tonight takes us below freezing for some tonight and wind chills deepen the cold. We’ll see mainly single digits lows 0-6 degrees: wind chill -7. Clouds build up for Thursday, with snow arriving in the

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Windy with a chance of sun?

Windy and highs above freezing 37-42 in the 1-15 corridor, limited chances for a rain/snow mix with a shortwave moving through the area. Clouds and snow chances for tonight remain with lows in the 20’s as we are still insulated for precipitation. 1-2″ for mountain areas, plus a wintry mix possible, also morning snow for

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Wintry Weekend Kickoff

Overnight showers add to our frozen landscape make for a slick beginning to Friday. Scattered showers into the midday continue with southwestern winds 15-20+ at times, taking temps down by 8 degrees or so. Highs 31 in Rexburg to 37 in Pocatello. More snow later tonight with accumulations of 1″+ in Idaho Falls to 4-8″

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Chance of snow with winds for Wednesday

Our cold and wet northwest flow continues for Wednesday. We’ll see colder temperatures over the next couple of days with winds 10-20 MPH. We’ll also see some scattered snow showers for Wednesday. Another potent system moves in Friday morning with accumulating snowfall. Overnight: A chance of snow overnight into Wednesday morning with lows into the

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Winter keeps coming

Storm 3 of 3 in the last 5 days pushes more snow into the valley today and more into the highlands and central mountains tomorrow. Snow showers accompanied with winds 20+ from the SW will make for sloppy and some slick conditions. Highs around 30-32 and winds will drive temperatures above freezing for Blackfoot and

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Snow showers for Monday

Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service in Pocatello: Snow to return to southeast Idaho overnight and Monday… Another Pacific storm system will return snow to southeast Idahoovernight tonight. Expect snow to return to the central mountainsafter midnight then spread east through Monday morning. Right nowamounts of 3 to 6 inches are expected in

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Tracking Snow arrival

Snow in the mountains, with some rain for the lower Snake, the snow north and east of Pocatello. Winds 10-20+ from the SW, calming tonight, with snow continuing overnight with light accumulation. More snow into late Friday and then continuing Saturday with some accumulations.

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Some Sun and Wind

Mid 20’s in the upper highlands today, 32-41 in the SRP and 26 in Jackson. Mountain shower chance exists, partly sunny elsewhere with winds 15-20+ and a cold start to the day. One more day like this tomorrow before storms move our way and some ultra cold air into the weekend. Jeff Roper, First Alert

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Windy and Cold

Windy for Monday and temperatures fall as we get snow chances later in the week. Southeastern highlands begin tuesday with a snow chance and some accumulation. Flakes fly at times while we prep for a blast of cold air this week that lasts into the weekend. Highs drop to the 20’s after mid 30’s Monday

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Snow is back tonight

Fingers cross for a glimmer of sun between fog and clouds to start today, winds pushing 15-20+ from the southwest. Highs short of freezing and 33 in Pocatello. Ramp up to snow for mountains starting later and into tomorrow morning with accumulations for Soda Springs to West Yellowstone and over to Jackson. 40% chance for

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Snowy and slick to start

Snow and rain with winds of 20+mph, slick spots so be cautious. Some sun may appear later and highs not much past freezing. Lows tonight in the teens. Mountain communities receive more scattered snow into Thursday and Friday and we’ll have cold sunshine into the weekend with dry days. Click on our Question of the

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Scattered snow showers Wednesday

A Pacific storm is moving through the region tonight and Wednesday morning. Expect scattered snow showers early Wednesday, with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon, with mountain snow showers through the afternoon. Highs in the Snake River Plain will reach into the mid 30’s. Winds will be in the 10-25 MPH range, with

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Groundhog Day = Sun, Snow

Milder temps today with a sun/cloud mix, so you may see YOUR shadow, but a front into evening for the central mountains kicks off the snow for Wednesday for the SRP very early. Northern snow amounts will be good for resorts, but the frosting for the valley will make things messy, slick, and travel less

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Sunny Monday

Mostly sunny today with highs in the mid 30’s @36 for IF, Arco, Mackay. Pocatello will reach lower 40’s with N winds 5-10mph. Tuesday night ushers in shower chances, accumulations for the central mountains and northern/eastern highlands/Jackson just like last time. Overnight/Wednesday morning rain, then snow arrives for the SRP before noon and colder air

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Rain and snow showers for Friday

Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered rain and snow showers. Lows into the upper 20’s to lower 30’s, with winds around 10 MPH. For this Friday, we’re stuck with this un-settled flow of wet weather from the southwest. We’ll look for scattered rain and snow showers for the Snake River Plain, highs into the upper 30’s

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Snow/Rain Continues

More Scattered snow showers and rain with some gusty winds continue into the afternoon. Temperatures in the mid 40’s for the SRP, and low 30’s for mountain areas. Sun Valley and Northern high country and Western Wyoming continue to accumulate snow as more develops into tonight and southeastern highlands get another scoop into tomorrow. Lows

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Snow, Wind blow into SRP

The viewing area gets the snow blast cranked pretty well this afternoon with highs reaching the upper 20’s for mountain areas and lower 30s for the SRP.Winds have already gusted to beyond 60 mph in Twin and 40+mph in Pocatello. Downslope winds will hold back some moisture from Blackfoot south, but we’ll have patchy, blowing

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Snowy and Windy

The viewing area gets the snow blast cranked pretty well by mid-morning into lunch with highs reaching the upper 20’s for mountain areas and lower 30s for the SRP. Winds have already gusted to beyond 40 mph this morning in Pocatello and will blow any patchy snow showers, making travel hazardous and lowering visibility. Rain

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Snow, Rain and Gusty Winds

We’re seeing a steady stream of stormy weather roll in from the west. We’ll start to see snow showers moving through the region, Wednesday morning. Down-slope winds around Pocatello may prevent heavy accumulations of snow. Warmer temperatures Thursday, will lead to more of a rainy snow mix of precipitation. The National Weather Service has issued

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Snow settles in tonight

Heavy snow for mountain areas of Eastern Idaho Wed/Thur. Accumulations beyond 12″ for Central mountains, High Country and Jackson and 3-5″ for Southeastern Idaho areas. Several inches possible 50% chance for IF north with rain/snow mix for Pocatello south. Winds may dilute shower chances for lower Snake Plain and lead to little accumulation. Winds will

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Winter Storm Warnings Issued

Heavy snow for mountain areas of Eastern Idaho Wed/Thur. Accumulations beyond 12″ for Central mountains, High Country and Jackson and 8″ for Southeastern Idaho areas. Several inches possible 50% chance for IF north with rain/snow mix for Pocatello south. Winds will pick up with this system 25+ mph and make for hazardous road conditions and

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