063  
FNUS75 KBOI 211009  
FWSBOI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD RX - SCIRIUS...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
409 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0713 MDT ON APRIL 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (208)334-9060, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
 
...STRONG COLD FRONT TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS...   
..WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW ON WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TODAY WILL BE WARM AND DRY WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS AHEAD OF A  
COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING, BRINGING  
SHOWERS, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, AND SHIFTING WINDS. RAIN WILL  
INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING.  
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RAIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW  
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BUT LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS  
EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE ON  
WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER RAIN AND SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY.  
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LOWER  
CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW.  
   
TODAY (TUESDAY)
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUDS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING SOUTH  
3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000L. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........A 25% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. STORMS CAPABLE OF ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS,  
SMALL HAIL, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING  
STRIKES. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER 0300L. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING, INCREASING  
TO 90 PERCENT AFTER 0300L.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.  
CWR.................60 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH IN THE EVENING  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. SNOW LEVEL 5300 FEET.  
SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...375 FAIR.  
 

 
FORECASTER...TANGEN  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN MILLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610807.1/BOI  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JONATHAN.MILLER@USDA.GOV,WILL.WOODS@USDA.GOV  
 
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