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FXUS65 KBOI 132016
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
116 PM MST THU NOV 13 2025
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR CWA OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IN NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
LIGHT RAIN ELSEWHERE. TEMPS WILL STAY MILD WITH LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S THROUGH 40S, WITH SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 8000 FEET MSL. NOT
MUCH THERMAL CONTRAST ACROSS THE FRONT, SO FRIDAY WILL BE ONLY A
FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY. FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE COLDER THAN
TONIGHT AS SKIES CLEAR, WITH LOWS 25 TO 32 IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S IN THE VALLEYS. PATCHY FOG WILL FORM IN THE
VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PACIFIC UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
SOUTHWARD OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST FRIDAY, THEN INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, THEN
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT, LEADING TO LIGHT RAIN
IN OUR SOUTHERN CWA ZONES BY SUNRISE SUNDAY.
LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS AFTER SATURDAY’S LULL IN ACTIVITY. A
TROUGH DIGGING DOWN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL STEER THE SOCAL
CLOSED LOW OVER OUR AREA COME SUNDAY, BRINGING WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS ACROSS OUR AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AT AROUND 6-7
KFT MSL THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE GULF OF ALASKA TROUGH MAKES ITS WAY INLAND. THIS
TROUGH WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH SOMETIME MONDAY/TUESDAY
AND LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO 3.5-4.5 KFT MSL. AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS
WEDNESDAY, PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM SET TO COME IN MID-LATE NEXT
WEEK. IN GENERAL, EXPECT COOL AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE LONG TERM.
AVIATION
MOSTLY VFR. LLWS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS NORTH/WEST OF A KREO-KBOI-KSNT LINE.
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION IN PRECIP AND LOW CLOUDS THIS EVENING.
SURFACE WINDS S-E 5-15 KT WITH GUSTS OF 20-30 KT. WINDS ALOFT AT
10KFT MSL: 25-35 KT, HIGHEST IN E-OREGON.
KBOI...VFR. LIGHT RAIN/VIRGA SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. SURFACE WINDS: SE 5-15 KT WITH GUSTS OF
20-25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK...
PATCHY FOG SATURDAY MORNING, OTHERWISE VFR. INCREASING CLOUDS
LATE SATURDAY WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING SUNDAY MORNING, EXPECT
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7-8KFT MSL.
SURFACE WINDS: VARIABLE UP TO 10 KT SATURDAY, SW-SE 5-15 KT
SUNDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BAKER CITY 36 61 29 56 / 70 20 0 10
BOISE 48 63 41 60 / 60 40 0 0
BURNS 31 59 23 56 / 60 10 0 0
CALDWELL 45 65 37 59 / 70 20 0 0
FAIRFIELD 34 57 25 56 / 60 60 0 0
IDAHO CITY 38 59 29 59 / 90 70 10 0
JEROME 44 60 38 57 / 20 40 0 0
MCCALL 38 52 31 51 / 100 80 20 10
MOUNTAIN HOME 43 63 36 61 / 40 30 0 0
ONTARIO 44 64 35 57 / 80 20 0 0
ROME 37 62 29 59 / 30 10 0 0
TWIN FALLS 46 63 38 58 / 20 40 0 0
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
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SHORT TERM...LC
LONG TERM....NF
AVIATION.....NF
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