Bryan Kohberger trial: Idaho weather from night of student murders clouds 'moon and stars' alibi

It was a acheronian and cloudy night.

Bryan Kohberger, 30, was a Ph.D. pupil astatine Washington State University successful Pullman, Washington, Nov. 13, 2022, erstwhile prosecutors allege helium took a abbreviated thrust to the neighboring University of Idaho successful Moscow, Idaho, and killed 4 students successful a 4 a.m. location penetration stabbing.

His defence says helium was conscionable retired for a thrust and didn't spell to the students' apartment.

National Weather Service records Idaho prosecutors program to present during his upcoming proceedings amusement fog, reduced visibility and debased clouds astatine the time, according to Andrew Wulfeck, a FOX Weather meteorologist and integer producer. 

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Prosecutors allege Bryan Kohberger took this selfie astatine 10:31 a.m. Nov. 13, 2022, astir 6 hours aft the murders of 4 University of Idaho students helium is accused of killing. (Ada County Court)

It was not instantly wide wherefore prosecutors wanted to present upwind records successful tribunal filings, but it could beryllium to quality Kohberger's purported alibi, that helium "was retired driving successful the aboriginal greeting hours of November 13, 2022; arsenic helium often did to hike and tally and/or spot the satellite and stars."

Prosecutors, who separately asked the tribunal to propulsion that alibi out, person asked to present NWS records from Nov. 12 and 13, 2022, which amusement clouds, fog and below-average temperatures for the area.

Wulfeck said the fog didn't look dense capable to impact question astatine the clip but would person made "an unpleasant-looking evening."

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The erstwhile rental location astatine 1122 King Road successful Moscow, Idaho, Nov. 16, 2022.  (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

"In summation to the fog, the unreality platform appeared to beryllium reasonably low, which again apt contributed to it not being the top nighttime for types of activities specified arsenic stargazing, if you weren’t capable to find a interruption successful the clouds," helium added.

He pulled the records himself and said helium recovered notable points.

"Temperatures connected some dates were either beneath oregon importantly beneath seasonal averages, which was apt owed to a ridge of precocious unit that had settled implicit the Mountain West," helium told Fox News Digital. "Data from upwind reflection sites supply a wealthiness of information, ranging from temperatures and upwind speeds to entity conditions and adjacent the emblematic times of sunrise and sunset."

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Madison Mogen, apical left, smiles connected the shoulders of her champion friend, Kaylee Goncalves, arsenic they airs with Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and 2 different housemates successful Goncalves' last Instagram post, shared the time earlier the 4 students were stabbed to death. (@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)

The nearest reflection tract is astatine the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, which is astir halfway betwixt Kohberger's erstwhile flat astatine Washington State University and the transgression country conscionable steps disconnected of the University of Idaho field crossed the authorities line. 

"It reported reduced visibility during the nighttime of Nov. 12 and the greeting of Nov. 13 owed to fog, but the fog did not scope a level that would trigger alerts," Wulfeck said. "Fog forms erstwhile the aerial somesthesia and dew constituent are astatine astir identical values, which is communal successful eastbound Washington and occidental Idaho during November."

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Bryan Kohberger appears successful tribunal successful Moscow, Idaho, Oct. 26, 2023. (Kai Eiselein/Pool)

Fog and clouds were successful the forecast up of time, which meteorologists present cognize turned retired to beryllium accurate, helium said. 

While mean features whitethorn person been disposable successful the entity that night, helium added, determination was thing singular similar an eclipse oregon supermoon that a emblematic stargazer would beryllium connected the hunt for.

Kohberger's squad has asked the tribunal to support the upwind records retired of his upcoming trial, on with his Amazon buying past and different cardinal evidence. 

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Exterior evening changeable of the rear sliding doorway of the erstwhile off-campus rental location astatine 1122 King Road successful November 2022. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

"[This is] different portion of accusation that does not look to beryllium shaping up successful Kohberger’s favor," said Boise defence lawyer Edwina Elcox, who has been pursuing the case. Last week, she said the revelation successful tribunal documents that Kohberger allegedly purchased a Ka-Bar weapon and sheath acceptable connected Amazon was "catastrophic" to his defense.

The November 2022 slayings killed Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. Under Mogen's remains, constabulary recovered a leather Ka-Bar sheath that prosecutors allege had Kohberger's DNA connected the snap.

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Jury enactment is scheduled for July 30, with an authoritative commencement day of Aug. 11. 

A erstwhile justice entered not blameworthy pleas connected Kohberger's behalf astatine an arraignment successful May 2023. He could look the decease punishment if convicted.