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FXUS65 KBOI 271652
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
952 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
DISCUSSION
WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS TO
THE REGION TODAY. THE MORNING KBOI WX BALLOON SHOWING AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE ABOVE 10KFT MSL WITH AREA OF HIGH CLOUDS
AROUND 20KFT MSL. HIGHER OPEN TERRAIN WILL SEE BREEZY WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE INVERSION BREAKS. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN
ABOUT 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NO UPDATE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST.
AVIATION
VFR. SURFACE WINDS: VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING
W-NW 5-15 KT DURING AFTERNOON, STRONGEST NEAR KTWF KJER WITH
GUSTS 20-25 KT. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT MSL: W-NW 20-30 KT.
KBOI...VFR. NW 5-10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON, SE 5-10 KT AT NIGHT.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK...LOWERING CLOUDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
ARRIVING IN SE OREGON/SW IDAHO FROM NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
BRINGING LOCAL MVFR CEILINGS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION. SHOWERS
EXPANDING NORTHWARD SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A 10% CHANCE OF
LIGHTNING NEAR NV BORDER SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS 7-8KFT MSL. SURFACE
WINDS SAT/SUN: VARIABLE 5-10 KT.
PREV DISCUSSION
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...A WEAK RIDGE WILL
BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES CONTINUING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. A WEAK AND MILD SYSTEM BRINGS A 30-60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AS A WEAK SYSTEM
TRACKS ACROSS OR INTO THE GREAT BASIN. SNOW LEVELS RANGE FROM
7000-8000FT WITH THIS SYSTEM. MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE WEAK TROUGH WILL BE
SLOW TO EXIT THE GREAT BASIN WITH SHOWERS LINGERING INTO
MONDAY. SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST PEAKS ABOVE
7000-8000FT. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING RETURNS ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE
NEXT SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST OF THE
PERIOD, WITH LOW 60S POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SNAKE BASIN. ENSEMBLES
BRING A POTENT COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON, WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 3500-4500 FEET BY
THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THURSDAY
WITH THE COLD UNSTABLE AIR ALOFT. CONDITIONS DRY OUT ON FRIDAY
BETWEEN SYSTEMS. A RETURN TO COOL AND UNSETTLED BY THE FOLLOWING
WEEKEND.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
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DISCUSSION...DG
AVIATION.....CH
SHORT TERM...KA
LONG TERM....KA
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