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Boise, Idaho – A colder and increasingly active winter pattern is expected to dominate Idaho as the New Year approaches, with strong signals for widespread mountain snow, valley impacts, and hazardous travel from Dec 27 through Jan 9.
Large-scale atmospheric patterns favor repeated Pacific storm systems pushing inland across the Northwest during this period. According to the National Weather Service, cold air is expected to remain readily available across Idaho, allowing most systems to produce snow at higher elevations and, at times, across lower valleys. Central and northern Idaho currently show the strongest signal for frequent accumulating snowfall, while southern valleys including the Boise area may see snow during colder system phases…