MAGIC VALLEY AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION:
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY A.M. THRU SUNDAY A.M. FOR THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY & SOUTH HILLS....THIS INCLUDES THE ALBION MOUNTAINS/ SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST....A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD..... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN....RATHER BREEZY AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY....BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A PROBLEM IN SOME AREAS DURING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT......ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS THRU SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY....VALLEY SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 7 INCHES RIGHT THRU SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY A.M........SUN VALLEY/HAILEY AREA CAN EXPECT FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES AS WELL RIGHT THRU SUNDAY A.M.....LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE......SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FROM 4 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH HILLS, ALBION MOUNTAINS/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST AND NEAR THE SWEETZER SUMMIT AREA THRU SNOWVILLE UTAH SOUTH ON I-84......TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP STARTING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.... SATURDAY: Cloudy, BREEZY AND COLD with areas of snow and snow showers....Accumulations from 2 to 7 inches possible over many valley locations....locally higher amounts are possible. HIGHS 28 to 35. SUNDAY: Areas of snow showers mainly ending... Becoming partly cloudy breezy and COLD. Highs 32 to 40.