Southern Idaho Weather Forecast

METEOROLOGIST NICHOLAS SNIDER – MORNING UPDATE

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow for southern Cassia county until 3 PM Tuesday

Another area of low pressure will look to for off to the west of the forecast area later in the afternoon. Initially, we will begin to see some isolated snow showers as a result, but these will become more widespread as this low pressure becomes stronger throughout the afternoon.

The main band of snow should form in northern portions of the Magic Valley and into the Wood River Valley, where 1-3″ in the Magic Valley (in places like Shoshone, Gooding, Richfield, and Dietrich) will fall, and 3-6″ will likely fall in the mountain towns (Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Carey). The mountains will likely see more overnight.

Things will eventually clear out by the middle of the night, with clear conditions lasting through Wednesday. However, by Wednesday afternoon, instability should create more snow showers in the higher elevations, with little to no accumulation expected.

High pressure builds in for Thursday, but winds will remain breezy, as a low will remain off to the north, creating a pretty strong pressure gradient. Skies will be clear, however. Another front will look to push in for Friday, setting up shop just to the south of the area for the weekend.

Lots of uncertainty surrounds this system at this time, but it looks like much of the area will have at least some chances of precipitation. Be sure to stay tuned to KMVT’s later forecasts for updated information for this system.

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TUESDAY (February 28th)

MAGIC VALLEY: Partly cloudy with scattered snow showers in the afternoon. Highs in the middle and upper 30s. Winds: SW 15-20 mph. Snow accumulating <1″, 1-3″ in local bands.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon snow, mostly cloudy with widespread snow in the evening. Highs in the lower and middle 20s. Winds: SW 15-20 mph. Snow accumulating 3-6″ in the mountain towns, 6-8″ in the mountains.

TUESDAY NIGHT:

MAGIC VALLEY: Mostly cloudy with snow showers in the evening, clearing out later in the night. Lows in the middle and upper 20s. Winds: W 10-15 mph. Snow accumulating <1″.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Cloudy with snow in the evening, clearing later in the night. Lows in the upper single digits and lower teens. Winds: W 5-10 mph. Snow accumulating 1-3″ in the mountain towns, 3-6″ in the mountains.

WEDNESDAY (March 1st)

MAGIC VALLEY: Partly cloudy with isolated south hills snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Lows in the upper teens and lower 20s.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Partly cloudy with scattered snow showers, especially in the mountains. Highs in the upper teens and lower 20s. Lows in the upper single digits and lower teens.

THURSDAY (March 2nd)

MAGIC VALLEY: Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Lows in the middle and upper teens.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the middle and upper 20s. Lows in the lower and middle single digits.

FRIDAY (March 3rd)

MAGIC VALLEY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower and middle 30s. Lows in the lower and middle 20s.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper teens and lower 20s. Lows in the middle and upper single digits.

SATURDAY (March 4th)

MAGIC VALLEY: Cloudy. Highs in the lower and middle 30s. Lows in the upper teens and lower 20s.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Cloudy with snow. Highs in the middle and upper teens. Lows in the upper negative single digits and lower single digits.

SUNDAY (March 5th)

MAGIC VALLEY: Cloudy with morning showers. Highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Lows in the lower and middle 20s.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Cloudy with snow in the morning. Highs in the upper teens and lower 20s. Lows in the upper single digits and lower teens.

MONDAY (March 6th)

MAGIC VALLEY: Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY: Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper teens and lower 20s.

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