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FXUS65 KBOI 262037
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
237 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2024
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NW AND NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A WEAK UPPER LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GET
PULLED NORTHEAST OVER OREGON AND IDAHO SATURDAY. MOISTURE IS
LIMITED BUT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE (15-30%) OF THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER AND OVER
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NF. SUNDAY LOOKS DRY
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN
IDAHO. SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION WITH SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS ADVECTING SMOKE OVER THE AREA FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA FIRES IN ADDITION TO OUR LOCAL FIRES OVER EASTERN
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO.
LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION (15-20%) WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY
GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM AROUND BURNS TO MCCALL AS ANOTHER
WEAK PACIFIC TROUGH SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL KICK
WESTERLY WINDS UP AGAIN FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THE GREAT BASIN HIGH IS EXPECTED TO REBUILD LATE NEXT WEEK FOR
A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH
TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT IN THE LOWER VALLEYS.
AVIATION
WIDESPREAD MVFR, LOCAL IFR, IN SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES.
SURFACE WINDS: W-NW 5-15 KT, EXCEPT UP TO 20 KT ALONG NORTHERN NV
BORDER AND W-CENTRAL IDAHO MTNS THROUGH 27/04Z. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT
MSL: W-SW 10-20 KT.
KBOI...PERIODS OF MVFR IN SMOKE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH REDUCTIONS
TO IFR POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD WILDFIRE SMOKE. AREAS OF MVFR AND LOCAL
IFR CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS GENERALLY W-NW 5-15 KT WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER WINDS EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND BETWEEN KBKE
AND KONO SATURDAY EVENING WHERE GUSTS TO 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE. A LOW
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS (15%) NEAR THE NORTHERN NV BORDER AND IN THE
W-CENTRAL ID MTNS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOISE
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBOISE
SHORT TERM...TL
LONG TERM....TL
AVIATION.....DG
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