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FXUS65 KBOI 061015
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
415 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES 5-10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
- DRY COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON BRINGS BREEZY CONDITIONS.
- TEMPERATURES WARMING TO 15-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL NEXT
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE SNAKE BASIN FROM
EASTERN ID AND HAS BROUGHT COOLER TEMPERATURES, BREEZY
CONDITIONS AND DRIER AIR. THE EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE SHORTLIVED
AS THE NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE STEADY TODAY WITH A FEW DEGREES
OF WARMING ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER
THE PACIFIC NW. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
THEN THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REDEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN US,
WITH THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON BY NEXT MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES RISE 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH
HIGHS OF 85 TO 90 DEGREES IN THE SNAKE BASIN.
AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
VFR. SURFACE WINDS: E-SE 5-15 KT WITH GUSTS 20- 30 KT THROUGH
THE SNAKE PLAIN. WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING W-NW 5-15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT MSL: N 15-30 KT,
BECOMING W-NW 15-25 KT AFTER WED/18Z.
KBOI...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: SE 8-15 KT WITH GUSTS 20-25 KT IN
THE MORNING, BECOMING NW 7-12 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
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...KA
LONG TERM....KA
AVIATION.....KA
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