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FXUS65 KBOI 072032
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
232 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS EVENING
AND THROUGH MONTANA ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
THE LOW CENTER OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS WILL END
THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH EXITS. THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING WIND GUSTS OF 20-35 MPH TO THE AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE SNAKE BASIN OVERNIGHT BUT SHOULD
SUBSIDE ELSEWHERE.
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL DROP ANOTHER 3-5 DEGREES FROM TODAY AS
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS BEHIND THE TROUGH. THIS WILL RESULT
IN TEMPERATURES 10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY AUGUST.
WIND GUSTS OF 20-30 MPH WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST OF BOISE THROUGH THE MAGIC VALLEY, WITH LIGHTER WINDS
ELSEWHERE. ON SATURDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL START TO REBOUND AS AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC BEGINS TO BUILD
INLAND. DESPITE THE WARMING, TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE AROUND 5
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AN UPPER RIDGE OFF THE
PACNW COAST WILL PROVIDE A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS OUR
AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES WITHIN A FEW
DEGREES OF NORMAL. NEWER MODEL RUNS ARE NOW TRENDING TOWARD AN
UPPER TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CANADA EXTENDING INTO THE PACNW
BY MIDWEEK. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT LOOKS TO REMAIN NORTH
OF THE AREA FOR CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS, ALONG WITH A SLIGHT
COOLING TREND LATER IN THE WEEK.
AVIATION
VFR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS KBKE-
KMYL, ENDING BY 08/03Z. SOME STORMS W/ GUSTS TO 35 KT, SMALL
HAIL, BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. SURFACE WINDS: W-NW 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS
20-30 KT. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT MSL: W 15-25 KT.
KBOI...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: NW 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS 15-25 KT.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: GENERALLY W-N 5-15 KT,
AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15-25 KT.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOISE
WWW.X.COM/NWSBOISE
SHORT TERM...ST
LONG TERM....BW
AVIATION.....BW
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