National Weather Service officials based in Pocatello issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Southeast Idaho area Monday.

    Forecasters indicated that a cold, arctic air mass will settle across the area Monday night and linger through Thursday. The initial cold front is expected to bring a cold north wind through Tuesday, which could be accompanied with snow.

    Furthermore, the daily high will remain in the single digits to below zero temperatures. In fact, on Wednesday, it is anticipated that the low temperature will be minus ten degrees across the region.

    Snow accumulation will range from one to three inches in the valleys through Tuesday night and 4-10 inches in the mountains.

    Pocatello’s forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of snow Thursday. New snow accumulation of less than one inch is possible.

    On Friday, Gate City residents could experience a partly sunny day with a high near 19 degrees and a low of 7 degrees.

    In Idaho Falls, there is a 20 percent chance of snow on Thursday with a high temperature of 7 degrees and a low around -2 degrees.

     Those in the upper valley could see the temperature gauge get up to 13 degrees on Friday. The low is expected to fall to around -5 degrees.