Idaho, 2025

Winter Weather in Idaho, December 1 to 2, 2025

December 1 to 2, 2025 · NWS MSO · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Northwest flow brought light snow and slick travel across north-central Idaho.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.

Northwest flow brought light snow and slick travel across north-central Idaho.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Clearwater Mountains

When
December 1, 3:15 PM PST to December 2, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Northern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals ranged from 3.8 inches in Pierce to 4 to 6 inches in the mountains. Road temperatures were above freezing before snow began which could have brought localized slick spots.

Winter Weather, Southern Clearwater Mountains

When
December 1, 3:30 PM PST to December 2, 4:00 PM PST
Where
Southern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals were variable across the mountains, ranging from 3 inches at Lolo Pass to 12 inches at Mountain Meadows.

Winter Weather, Orofino / Grangeville Region

When
December 1, 3:30 PM PST to December 2, 6:30 PM PST
Where
Orofino / Grangeville Region forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
46.259, -115.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals included 2.2 inches at Woodland and 1.5 inches in Cottonwood. Road temperatures at Greer Grade were 36 degrees before snow began at 1530PST on December 1, creating a risk for localized slick spots.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1303284, 1303287, 1303288.