Idaho Daily Snow
By Coleen Haskell, Meteorologist Posted 6 years ago January 15, 2018
On Your Marks, Get Set
Summary
As things sometimes go, the storm that was expected tomorrow night is weakening. The good news is that it is paving the way for a much stronger pattern of low pressure that will be taking over later this week and through next week as well. It's a small price to pay, but we'll see the goods a little later than previously expected.
Short Term Forecast
Schooling It - Courtesy Schweitzer Mountain Resort
Today and Tuesday
The ridge of high pressure is still in place today but it will start to break down tomorrow with the remnants of the weak wave. With the ridge, expect temperature inversions to persist with warmer conditions on top of the hill and chilly, foggy readings at the bottom of the lift.
Wednesday through Saturday, January 20
Very moist Pacific air will start moving in from the southwest on Wednesday with high snow levels around 7,000 feet. We'll see rain below that level on Wednesday night and early Thursday.
A cold front will sweep through on Thursday night, making the most of what is left of that Pacific moisture. Look for several inches of new snow out of that wave between Thursday night and Saturday,
This forecast is pretty similar to recent model solutions but the timing is a little bit later and the snow amounts for the Idaho Panhandle are significantly higher. Looks like Schweitzer will be schooling it for quite awhile.
Extended Forecast
Sunday, January 21 through Wednesday, January 24
Now, this is more like it. If you're into this trend, the 8 to 14-day Outlook through January 28th tells the same story. Once we get this powder train rolling later this week, we're in for a nice, long ride.
Check back for more details this week. Thanks for Reading.
COLEEN HASKELL
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Geography Key
West Central Mountains:
Bogus Basin, Brundage Mountain, Tamarack
Boise Mountains:
Idaho City, Banner Ridge, Lowman, More’s Creek
Central Mountains, Sawtooth Mountains, and Wood River Valley:
Sun Valley, Soldier Mountain, Galena Lodge
Panhandle/Coeur d’Alene Mountains:
Schweitzer, Silver Mountain
About Our Forecaster
Coleen Haskell
Meteorologist
Coleen has over 30 years of weather forecasting experience as a Meteorologist with the Air National Guard, the National Weather Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. She currently lives in Boise, Idaho and spends as much time as possible skiing (alpine and nordic), as well as biking and hiking.
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