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FXUS65 KBOI 032034
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
234 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2025
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
SHORT TERM
CONCERNS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING REMAIN THE POTENTIAL
FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND THE EXPECTED WIDESPREAD GUSTY
WINDS. THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO SEE BOTH THREATS IS NORTHERN
MALHEUR AND EASTERN BAKER COUNTIES IN OREGON, AND THE LOWER
TREASURE VALLEY AND WEISER BASIN IN IDAHO. WIND GUST POTENTIAL
IN THESE AREAS IS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. WINDS WILL
PROPAGATE TO THE EAST AND SOUTH, THROUGH THE SNAKE PLAIN AND
W-CENTRAL ID AND BOISE MTNS THIS EVENING WHERE SUPPORT EXISTS
FOR WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 30-45 MPH AND LOCALIZED 45-55 MPH.
BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER WINDS AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS. TIMING WISE, WINDS WILL RAMP UP FROM WEST TO EAST
AFTER 6PM MDT ACROSS E-CENTRAL OREGON, EXTENDING INTO SW IDAHO
AROUND 8 PM MDT (TRACKING FROM ONTARIO TO MOUNTAIN HOME BETWEEN
8 AND 10PM) AND INTO THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AFTER 10PM. WINDS
WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH ROUGHLY MIDNIGHT MDT.
WITH THE UPPER TROUGH/DYNAMICS STILL TO OUR WEST, A 15-20%
CHANCE OF SHOWERS (AND POSSIBLY A LIGHTNING FLASH OR TWO)
REMAINS IN PLAY ACROSS MUCH OF SE OREGON AND W-CENTRAL ID
OVERNIGHT. WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER
TROUGH, COUPLED WITH DAYTIME HEATING, WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND
THUNDERSTORMS TO E-CENTRAL OREGON, AND THE LOWER SNAKE PLAIN
AND W-CENTRAL/BOISE MTNS IN ID. ALONG WITH THE DYNAMIC TROUGH,
THERE IS RELATIVELY GOOD LOW-MID SHEAR (25-35 KT 0-6KM), AND
SURFACE ENERGY (200-400J/KG CAPE), ALONG WITH A FAVORABLE
POSITION UNDER A WEAK BUT PRESENT UPPER JET STREAK. WHILE GUSTY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE, COOLING ALOFT COULD SUPPORT A GREATER HAIL
POTENTIAL FROM ANY STRONGER STORMS ON MONDAY.
ACTIVITY TRAILS OFF MONDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER TROUGH EXITS
EASTWARD. A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS SETS UP OVER THE
REGION ON TUESDAY. MONDAY IS THE COOLEST DAY WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL (MID 80S/VALLEYS TO MID
70S/MTNS), WARMING 3-8 DEGREES INTO TUESDAY.
LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT AHEAD OF A TROUGH AXIS SET TO MOVE THROUGH ON THURSDAY.
MOISTURE WILL BE MOSTLY NORTH OF OUR AREA, BUT ENOUGH WILL MOVE
THROUGH EASTERN OR AND CENTRAL ID FOR A 10%-20% CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE
ALONGSIDE THE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIP. THE COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH ON THURSDAY, BRINGING
COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS. AFTER THE TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH, DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BUILDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND
KEEPING TEMPS A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
AVIATION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN EASTERN
AND CENTRAL OREGON AND CENTRAL IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON, AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF 30-45
KT OUTFLOWS, HAIL UP TO 1 INCH DIAMETER, AND HEAVY RAIN
RESULTING IN LOCALIZED MVFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS. COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH OUTFLOWS MAY BRING WIDESPREAD
40 KT GUSTS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. SURFACE WINDS: BECOMING
NW 5-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, THIS EVENING UP TO 45 KT
ALONG A COLD FRONT. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT MSL: S TO SW 5-15 KT.
KBOI...15% CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY
BETWEEN MON/00Z-04Z. STORMS IN THE VICINITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
30-45 KT GUSTS, HEAVY RAIN, HAIL, AND BLOWING DUST, WHICH MAY
DEGRADE VISIBILITY. SURFACE WINDS: SE OR VARIABLE AROUND 5 KT,
THEN NW-N 5- 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF STORM OUTFLOWS.
COLD FRONT BETWEEN MON/01Z-05Z, WITH NW GUSTS TO 25-40 KT
POSSIBLE.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9
PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING ORZ670-673>675.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOISE
WWW.X.COM/NWSBOISE
SHORT TERM...DG
LONG TERM....JM
AVIATION.....JM
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