837  
FXUS65 KBOI 071016  
AFDBOI  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
416 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2026  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- CONTINUED WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH  
TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
- DRY COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON LEADING TO SLIGHT COOLING  
SATURDAY.  
 
- TEMPERATURES WARMING TO 15-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL NEXT SUNDAY  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/  
 
CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AS A RIDGE  
STRENGTHENS OVER THE PACIFIC NW. BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED  
DURING THE AFTERNOONS. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE  
AREA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS AND  
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES REMAIN  
AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AMPLIFIES OVER THE WESTERN US, WITH THE  
WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  
TEMPERATURES RISE 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS OF 85  
TO 90 DEGREES IN THE SNAKE BASIN. MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS POSSIBLE  
BEYOND WEDNESDAY BUT THIS IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT  
FORECAST.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/  
 
ISSUED 1207 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2026  
VFR AND MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT. SURFACE WINDS: W-NW 5-10 KT,  
INCREASING TO 8-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 KT THIS AFTERNOON. MAGIC  
VALLEY GUSTS INCREASE TO 30-35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT AT  
10KFT MSL: W-NW 15-30 KT.  
 
KBOI...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: VARIABLE AND LIGHT TONIGHT, BECOMING NW 5-  
12 KT THIS MORNING WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
 
 
   
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.....JM  
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