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How much snow?

Snow showers push into late tonight for us with highs only @29-32 and breezes from SW 10-15+mph. Just a cold and grey day with flying snow ending by morning. Then next system will show up Sunday at noon on Idaho’s western front and bring snow into our area through drive-time Monday. Lows build to the

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Let it Snow!

Yesterday’s cold front brought the temperatures down for us with cold air and highs today from 33-35 in the valley. Partly sunny with increasing clouds later and lows in the mid-teens. Friday we see a shift with a couple of systems bringing fair shower chances to Wyoming state line and eastern highlands. Then we’ll have

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Snow forecasted for this week

We’ll have clouds building by tomorrow ahead of a cold front which will take temperatures to normal seasonal averages (32) into Thursday, but today and tomorrow we’ll peak around 38-42 at 2-3pm. We expect changes with more moisture by this week’s end and increase shower chances Sunday and Monday with 50% chance of snow. Lows

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Sunny Monday

We will see changes in the forecast by Wed/Thursday with a cold front bring shower chances and cloudiness and dropping temperatures. Until then, expect great sunny afternoons, light winds from the north, and highs around 40 for the SRP. Around freezing and dry for the mountains. Lows remain bitter cold 7-10 with morning wind chills

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A few changes for the weekend

We’ll be able to climb from the single digits overnight into the low to mid teens with highs pushing toward 40 for most and lower 40’s for Pocatello. Mostly sunny and warmer with slight breezes, some air stagnation, abd dry conditions into next week. Sunglasses and jackets all weekend. Jeff Roper, First Alert Weather

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Cold Sunshine Continues

Very little wind and vertical mixing are keeping some pollutants near our surface, which puts us under an Air Stagnation Advisory. Please keep burning outside and wood-burning residential units to a minimum and think about car/truck exhaust when idling, or make a plan to ride together. This lasts until the weekend. Highs today around 32-35,

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Cold temps with areas of morning fog

High pressure will strengthen over the region this week, behind Monday’s cold front. Light winds and temperatures into the 20’s and 30’s for daytime highs. With an inversion setting up, we’ll run the risk of some overnight and morning fog/low cloud cover. Mostly sunny skies for the afternoon, with a slow warming trend into this

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Another Cold Blast

After the front with some snow for the mountains and a little dust in the valley last night, cold air drops in and we’ll feel about a 8-10 degree drop in temps today from yesterday. Highs won’t get much past freezing (32), 33 in Pocatello, 29 in IF, 31 in Jackson with a slight chance

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Thanksgiving AM Fog

Showers to the SE dissipate this morning by the time you wake up then fog burns out for some sun this afternoon. Snowy slick spots on many roads, so travel caution is advised as temps wont get beyond 32 for most. Light winds today and continued cold tonight in the teens and around 22. Calm

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Holiday Snow Rounds

Slick spots can make for hazardous travel. Jeff Roper KIFI KIDK will have what’s happening now, what’s new, and what’s next for your holiday travel and days off. Snow beginning at lunch just in time for Local News 8 at noon. Watch and be informed. We an expect some heavier snow beyond Rexburg into Island

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Sunny and cold this weekend

Temps will be slightly below average this weekend. Light winds with a partly sunny sky. A storm system moves through the Northwest Monday, delivering a chance of snow showers. Saturday, light winds, sunny, with highs into the mid 30’s for the Snake River Plain. Sunday, Partly sunny with highs into the upper 30’s to lower

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Mountain Snow into Thursday

We’ll have a chance for some rough wintry weather this afternoon into the upper SRP, winds will pick up with a rain/snow mix into the valley edges and accumulating snow for Jackson, Driggs, Sun Valley and Island Park areas. Highs at 45-50. Lingering winter mix with mtn. snow tomorrow and windy, and cooling into the

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Mountain Snow Tonight

Another Pacific storm system will affect the central mountainstonight through Wednesday evening. Snow levels will be elevatedin the 6 to 7 thousand foot range for the event. The worst travelis likely to be over mountain passes. * WHAT…Heavy snow expected above 6500 feet. Total snowaccumulations of 4 to 12 inches, except 7 to 14 inches

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Mild Monday

Temperatures are more normal today with a brief window for a mid-morning shower in the plain and areas around Rexburg and Driggs to Western Wyoming. After that – mostly cloudy today and highs 44-47 with lows tonight around 22-25. Rain by Wednesday.

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Windy with scattered snow showers

A storm system is making its way through Idaho and Wyoming. Accumulating snow for Friday evening and overnight into Saturday morning. We’ll still see a few snow showers with gusty winds and cold temperatures for Saturday. Another push of wet weather arrives for Sunday with more wind. Friday night, scattered snow and gusty winds. Low

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Winter Storm Approaching

Snow is already entering Idaho and we’ll start to see accumulations in the Sun Valley and Arco by lunchtime. Winds of 30mph by afternoon combined with snow and a wintry mix will make for hazardous travel for the next 24 hours, hence the advisory. Storm Warning for the mountains with heavy blowing snow will drive

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Dry Today with more Snow tomorrow

Nice sunshine for the afternoon, but still cold: 32-36 degrees with upper 20’s in Jackson. Clouding up tonight with cold lows in the teens. Another storm pushes into Idaho Friday morning and reaches eastern Idaho by early afternoon. Snow surges into central mountains with gusty winds, making for low visibility and hazardous conditions. Most snow

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Winter Conditions Continue

Another round of snow today with a winter weather advisory for Salmon, and mountains to the north and east of Idaho Falls into Wyoming. Jackson area has a winter storm warning through tonight. Accumulations reaching 8″ possible for mountains in Wyoming and Driggs. 2-4″ possible today for the SRP areas with highs around freezing to

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Another shot at snow for Wednesday

Winter-like weather continues for Wednesday with scattered snow showers, gusty winds and chilly temperatures. We’ll see a bit of a break for Thursday, before another round of wet weather arrives this Friday. Wednesday, cloudy with scattered snow showers with highs into the mid 30’s. Gusty winds 15 to 25 mph. Thursday, partly sunny with highs

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Scattered snow, cold and windy

We’re working on another system from the northwest with a risk of snow showers for Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday. Most of the snow showers will favor the higher elevations. Local foothills and mountains east of the Snake River Plain, could see 3 to 8 inches late Monday through Wednesday. 1 to 3 inches of

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Wintry Week Ahead

2 systems will bring some snow to the SRP and mountains this week. Flurries starting today with a good chance of snow, 50%, for IF and Pocatello and even more for Jackson. Highs won’t move from the freezing mark out of the 30’s all week. Lows will be chilly in the teens to 20’s, but

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Winter Storm Watch in Effect

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGHSUNDAY EVENING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5inches in the valleys and 6 to 13 inches over mountain passespossible. * WHERE…Shoup, Bannock Pass, Highway 28 Tendoy to Lone Pine,Highway 93 Lost Trail Pass to Gibbonsville, Lemhi Pass, andSalmon. * WHEN…From Saturday evening

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Warm Friday, Stormy Weekend

Near record warm temperatures, will once again be with us for Friday, with increasing winds. A significant storm system rolls into the region Saturday, with rain/snow showers and gusty winds. For Friday, we’ll see mostly sunny skies in the morning with increasing clouds in the afternoon and evening. Highs into the upper 60’s to lower

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Warmer, then Winter Weekend

Winds pick up, clouds move in and we get warmer tomorrow, before a rainy Saturday and snowy Sunday give us a rude awakening for November. Highs close to 70 in Pocatello to 63 in Jackson, with mild lows tonight @40. 50’s on Saturday, then upper 20’s Saturday night and around freezing Sunday after with 50%

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Warm before the storm

Warm, dry and breezy, under the influence of high pressure for Thursday. Overnight lows back into the upper 20’s to lower 30’s for the Snake River Plain. Mostly sunny for Thursday as highs will hit the upper 60’s to lower 70’s. West winds 10-15 MPH. Winds will pick up for Friday, with highs still into

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Nice weather to start the week

High pressure over the west with warming temperatures. A dry cold front for Tuesday, will drive in some winds with highs well into the 60’s. We’ll keep mostly sunny skies, above average temperatures, for the first half of the week. By Thursday, a deep area of low pressure will start moving into the Northwest. Snow

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High and Dry

We start November with highs in the mid to upper 60’s and light breezes from the NNE-5. This trend continues through Thursday ahead of a storm system which will drop temps on Friday into the lower 60’s/upper 50’s and then we stand a chance of some showers on Saturday and Sunday. A rain/snow mix is

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A Cooler and Sunny Halloween

A cold front is moving through this evening, with a few showers possible around Salmon. However, this is a mainly dry cold front with gusty winds tonight. Expect cooler temps for Saturday, with highs into the upper 40’s to lower 50’s. Winds will be lighter for the weekend as high pressure works back into the

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Winds pick up for Friday

A cold front from the northwest will drive in winds for Friday afternoon. We’ll also see a slight chance of showers for areas of Central Idaho and the Snake Highlands. Some of those showers will carry over into Saturday morning for areas around Jackson and Yellowstone. Friday, highs into the 60’s with winds 10-20 MPH.

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Nice warming trend this week

After a couple of chilly days, we’ll start to see normal temperatures for late October. High pressure over the western states will sit over the Great Basin. A cold front moves through northern Idaho and Montana on Friday and Saturday. which delivers some breezy conditions as we move into the weekend. Wednesday, look for sunny

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Sunny skies, cold mornings

Another cold night and morning for early Tuesday. We’ll slowly start to warm-up, with high pressure building back into the west. Tuesday, sunny with highs into the upper 30’s to lower 40’s, with light winds. Wednesday, sunny with highs into the mid 40’s. Thursday, sunny with highs into the lower to mid 50’s. Friday, mostly

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Winter Storm Warning

We have a Winter Storm Warning for Northern Idaho Mountains and around Jackson Hole/Western Wyoming and a Winter Weather Advisory issued for our local mountains. A Wind Advisory is in effect through tomorrow night for southern Eastern idaho from Pocatello south. Highs in the 40’s to 50 in Pocatello. 36 in Jackson and Salmon. Around

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Winter Blast Coming

North winds today, cold air pushing some early morning snow showers down I-15 as colder air takes us to 40-45 today. 38 in Jackson. Winter Storm Watch for panhandle into Saturday. Temperatures will plummet after a rain/snow event starting Friday late and into Saturday!

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Windy 60’s, then Winter

A few windy seasonal days before a system pushed deep into Idaho and creates colder temps and slight shower chances mid-week. Lows get into the 20’s and 30’s overnight and 40’s by Thursday. Then a mixed bag of weather for the SRP Saturday and Sunday with snow likely for the Central and Wyoming mountain communities.

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Gusty winds this weekend

The jet-stream is ushering in several frontal systems from the northwest. We’ll keep gusty winds in the forecast well into next week. Saturday, Mostly cloudy with a few showers in the local mountains. A high temperature into the upper 50’s to lower 60’s. Winds 15 to 25 MPH, Winds could gust as high as 45

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Winds with a Hard Freeze

Cooler today with a wind advisory for the lower Snake River Plain, blowing dust, but mostly sun. Highs 53-55. Upper 40’s in the mountains. SW Winds 25-35 (50 mph gusts possible). Hard Freeze Warning tonight for the Upper Snake River Plain with lows in the low to mid 20’s and widespread frost tomorrow morning. More

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Windy Wednesday With A Few Showers

An exiting cold front will drop our temperatures, keep windy conditions and sprinkle in some isolated showers. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory through Wednesday night, expiring at 9 PM. For Wednesday, we’ll see a few mountain rain and snow showers, otherwise mostly sunny with highs into the mid 50’s. Southwest winds

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High Wind Advisory, Again

.WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts near 50 mph expected. Winds shifting out of the west Wednesday at 20 to 30 mph with strongest winds expected between Pocatello to Idaho Falls. * WHERE…The Arco Desert, and Snake River Plain

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High Wind Advisory

Expect 30 mph constant winds this afternoon with blowing dust along I-15 and gusts of 40-45 mph through early evening (8pm). Sun and fall like temperatures, below average for the season , around 59 in Idaho Falls and 62 in Pocatello. Low 50’s with some mountain shower chances tomorrow with a quick front, bring temps

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Last of the Warm Days

Smoky sun and 76-80 today with winds from the SW gusting to 20+. Wind speeds constant at 10-13mph into the afternoon. A cold front this weekend moves the haze out, brings shower chance with a rain/snow mix early Sunday with freezing conditions overnights into next week. Highs in the low 50’s by Sunday.

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Warm, hazy and breezy for Thursday

We still have much of the same weather pattern lined-up for Thursday. However, we’ll look to add in some breezy winds for the afternoon hours. Still more smoke and haze settling into the region, thanks to the California wildfires. Late Saturday, an area of low pressure pushes in, delivering cold, windy, and wet conditions for

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Hazy and Warm for Wednesday

Our ridge of high pressure will begin to shift east, allowing for even warmer temperatures and smoke being pushed in from the west. By this Saturday evening, an area of low pressure will push in scattered showers, gusty winds and dropping temperatures for Sunday and Monday. Wednesday and Thursday, high temperatures hitting the upper 70’s

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Warmer with Haze

Warming up the next few days with haze on the return. Highs will be 77-81 with light winds from the SW 5-10. We’ll get a break from the haze but it comes with a price. Colder, wetter weather arrives Friday and into the weekend with lows dipping to around freezing and Sunday’s high in the

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