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FXUS65 KBOI 102025
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
225 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- BREEZY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER MONDAY.
- VERY HOT TUESDAY. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S IN THE LOWER VALLEYS.
- COOLER BEGINNING WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/
WARM, DRY WEATHER TODAY UNDER BROAD UPPER RIDGE. A DRY COLD
FRONT TO OUR NORTHWEST WILL PASS THROUGH EASTERN OR THIS EVENING
AND WESTERN ID OVERNIGHT, MARKED BY INCREASING MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS AND A WIND SHIFT TO WEST/NORTHWEST. PRE-FRONTAL SOUTH OR
EAST WINDS WILL KEEP TONIGHT WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT, BUT MONDAY
SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN TODAY AND MONDAY NIGHT COOLER
THAN TONIGHT. POST-FRONTAL WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON THE IDAHO SIDE MONDAY, WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
TO 30 MPH. THE SUPPORTING UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL
FLATTEN THE MAIN RIDGE MONDAY, BUT AFTER IT EXITS TO OUR EAST
THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD TO EVEN GREATER AMPLITUDE AS IT PASSES
OVER OUR AREA ON TUESDAY. THAT MEANS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY, BUT NOT QUITE AS HOT AS FORECAST YESTERDAY.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH
SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE
NORTHWARD FROM BAJA ON WEDNESDAY, WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
REACHING THE 90TH PERCENTILE. THIS COMBINED WITH THE TROUGH
MOVING INLAND WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHEAR VALUES ARE SUFFICIENT
TOO FOR A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH ORGANIZED STRONG STORMS
POSSIBLE. THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST OR AND
SOUTHWEST ID ON THURSDAY WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS ZONAL FLOW OR WEAK TROUGHING
OVER THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH GENERALLY DRY
CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOWER VALLEYS REACHING INTO THE 90S.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN AROUND 10 DEGREES THURSDAY, THEN
COOL TO AROUND SEASON NORMALS BY THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
ISSUED 1132 AM MDT SUN MAY 10 2026
VFR. SURFACE WINDS: SW-SE INCREASING TO 10-20KT THIS AFTERNOON,
BECOMING NW 10-20KT THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 30KT NEAR
KONO KBKE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT MSL: W-SW 20-30KT.
KBOI...VFR. SE WINDS 10-20KT BECOMING NW 10KT AFTER SUNSET.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
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SHORT TERM...LC
LONG TERM....TL
AVIATION.....TL
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