859
FXUS65 KBOI 060916
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
316 AM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
THIS MORNING, EXCEPT FOR LIGHT SMOKE LAYERS MAINLY OVER
W-CENTRAL AND S-CENTRAL IDAHO FROM NEARBY WILDFIRES. WARM,
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
TROUGH, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN
PREVIOUS DAYS. THE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT ARE ANTICIPATED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH WILL BRING A CHANCE (15-25%) OF THURSDAY
AFTERNOON/EVE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTH, LOWER MAX TEMPERATURES
TO AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL, AND CREATE GUSTY WINDS AT
THE SURFACE FOR E OREGON AND SW IDAHO. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF LOCALIZED GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 25-35 MPH AND SMALL
HAIL FOR THU AFTERNOON/EVENING. SNOW LEVELS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER
TO 8000-8500 FT MSL FOR THE NORTH BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. BREEZY
WINDS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE AFTER THURSDAY, BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN APPROX 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AREA-
WIDE ON FRIDAY.
LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, THE UPPER FLOW WILL TRANSITION TO
NORTHWEST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
AREA. WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL RIPPLE THROUGH THE NW FLOW,
BRINGING OCCASIONAL BREEZY WINDS AND CLOUD COVER. HOWEVER,
TEMPERATURES WILL START TO CLIMB A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY, PEAKING
MONDAY/TUESDAY IN THE MID-90S FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. BEYOND
TUESDAY, FORECAST CONFIDENCE DECREASES DUE TO LARGE DISAGREEMENTS
IN THE LONG RANGE MODELS.
AVIATION
VFR. LIGHT SMOKE LAYERS, MAINLY FOR W-CENTRAL ID
AND S-CENTRAL ID. SURFACE WINDS: VARIABLE UP TO 10 KT, THEN SW-NW
5-15 KT WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15-25 KT. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT
MSL: SW 10-20 KT.
KBOI...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: SE AROUND 5 KT THIS MORNING, THEN NW
AFTER 06/16Z. INCREASING TO NW 8-12 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 KT
BETWEEN 06/22Z TO 07/03Z.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:
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WWW.X.COM/NWSBOISE
SHORT TERM...SH
LONG TERM....SH
AVIATION.....SH
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