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FXUS65 KBOI 261157
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
557 AM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
UPDATE
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION.
KEY MESSAGES
- AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH
TUESDAY
- GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE FORECAST
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/
ISSUED 251 AM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
A VERY SLOW MOVING UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP WEATHER COOLER AND
UNSETTLED AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. EACH AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY, MARGINAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN OREGON, CENTRAL
IDAHO, AND THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. ENOUGH AFTERNOON INSTABILITY
WILL BE PRESENT FOR STRAY LIGHTNING IN SHOWERY AREAS. MOST OF
THE SYSTEM'S MOISTURE WILL BE NORTHEAST AND SOUTH OF US,
INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES JUST OUTSIDE OUR FORECAST AREA.
HEIGHTS AND THICKNESS VALUES RISE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST,
BRINGING A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. TEMPERATURES ABOUT 5 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL TODAY RISE TO NEAR NORMAL BY TUESDAY, AND CONTINUE
TO CLIMB IN THE LONG TERM.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
ISSUED 251 AM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
A FINAL WEAK SHORTWAVE IMPULSE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE PARENT LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST MOVES
EAST. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A 20-30% CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE
MOUNTAINS WITH DRY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR
TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER
THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, CONTINUING THE WARMING TREND. HIGHS
BY FRIDAY WILL BE NEARLY 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, REACHING THE MID
70S IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE RIDGE WILL ALSO BRING DRY CONDITIONS
AND LIGHT WINDS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE DECREASES OVER THE WEEKEND AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WEAKENS THE RIDGE.
ENSEMBLES VARY CONSIDERABLY ON THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE TROUGH.
FOR NOW, TEMPERATURES ARE FAVORED TO REMAIN 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL, BUT COULD TREND COOLER IF THE TROUGH IS STRONGER AND MOVES
OVERHEAD. PRECIPITATION CHANCES TICK UP OVER THE WEEKEND, REACHING
10-30% BY SUNDAY WITH A 10% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
ISSUED 540 AM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
MAINLY VFR. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MAGIC VALLEY WILL
DECREASE BY MID MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
LOCALIZED MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION IN
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS 4500-5500 FT MSL. SURFACE WINDS: W-NW LESS
THAN 10 KT THIS MORNING, INCREASING TO 10-20 KT WITH GUSTS
20-30 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET, STRONGEST EAST OF KBOI.
WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT MSL: W-NW 15-25 KT.
KBOI...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: VARIABLE UNDER 7 KT THIS MORNING,
BECOMING NW 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS 20-25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
SUBSIDING BY MID EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
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AVIATION.....ST
SHORT TERM...JM
LONG TERM....ST
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