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FXUS65 KBOI 200916
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
316 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- LAST DAY OF RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY, WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.
- BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS WILL CREATE FIRE DANGER CONCERNS FOR AREAS NEAR THE NV
BORDER THIS AFTERNOON.
- A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES, MOUNTAIN PRECIPITATION, AND BREEZY WESTERLY
WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
THE LAST DAY OF RECORD HIGHS WILL OCCUR TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY, BRINGING A 10-20 DEGREE TEMPERATURE
DROP, BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS, AND LIGHT MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. SHOWERS
WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF VALLEY/BAKER COUNTY,
WITH ONLY A 5-10% CHANCE OF ANY PRECIPITATION FURTHER SOUTH.
SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 8000 FEET, BRIEFLY DROPPING TO
6000 FEET AS SHOWERS TAPER OFF. THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY, WITH VALLEY HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW
60S.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT ON MONDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES, WITH DRY CONDITIONS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN BUILD IN FOR TUESDAY, BRINGING A SHORT LIVED RETURN TO HIGH
TEMPERATURES. VALLEY HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID 70S, WITH
MOUNTAIN HIGH TEMPS IN THE 50S. A TROUGH OFF THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA COAST WILL THEN DIG INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST,
SHIFTING THE REGION UNDER SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASED CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION (30-50%), PRIMARILY OVER
HIGH TERRAIN. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF ON THURSDAY, WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES LINGERING UNDER ZONAL FLOW, THEN ANOTHER
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION BY LATE
FRIDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING A RETURN TO WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
ISSUED 1215 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
VFR WITH HIGH CLOUDS. SURFACE WINDS: VARIABLE UP TO 10 KT THROUGH
THE MORNING. THEN, SE-SW 5-15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS TO 20-
25 KT WEST AND SOUTH OF SNAKE PLAIN. WINDS ALOFT AT 10 KFT MSL: W-SW
15-30 KT.
KBOI...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: SE 5-10 KT.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. LOCALIZED MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS
NEAR KMYL/KBKE. VFR SUNDAY. SURFACE WINDS: INCREASING TO W-NW 10-20
KT WITH GUSTS TO 20-35 KT WITH COLD FRONT SATURDAY PM. THEN, SW-NW 5-
15 KT WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS 15-25 KT SUNDAY.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
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SHORT TERM...SA
LONG TERM....SA
AVIATION.....SH
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