914
FXUS65 KBOI 081214
AFDBOI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
614 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
UPDATE
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION.
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 SUNDAY NIGHT/
ISSUED 356 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOONS.
AREAS OF SMOKE POSSIBLE FROM FIRES IN OR. A SYSTEM WILL PASS BY
TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS
AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE REBOUNDS QUICKLY ON SUNDAY WITH MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE SNAKE BASIN AND LOWER VALLEYS WILL REACH
90 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
ISSUED 356 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
THE LONG-TERM FORECAST PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO SEE UNSEASONABLY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. A WEAK AND DRY COLD FRONT WILL STEER
ACROSS THE REGION EARLY MONDAY AND BRING BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS.
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
TUESDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK, BRINGING TEMPERATURES 15-20 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SNAKE PLAIN POTENTIALLY
REACHING THE MID 90S ON TUESDAY. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS OVER THE NEXT PATTERN MIDWEEK THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK, WITH LONG-RANGE ENSEMBLES STILL INDICATING SOME LIKELIHOOD
OF SOUTHWEST MONSOONAL MOISTURE STEERING INTO THE AREA OR A
POTENTIAL SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING FROM THE WEST COAST AND
BRINGING A COOLING TREND.
AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
ISSUED 613 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
VFR. BAND OF SCT-BKN HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM WEST. SURFACE WINDS:
GENERALLY VARIABLE UNDER 10 KT THIS MORNING, EXCEPT W-SW 5-15 KT
OVER MAGIC VALLEY, THEN NW 10-20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WINDS ALOFT AT 10KFT MSL: W-NW 15-30 KT.
KBOI...VFR. SURFACE WINDS: VARIABLE UNDER 8 KT THROUGH LATE MORNING
THEN NW 8-12 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK...VFR. SURFACE WINDS W-NW 5-10KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
KT NEAR KMUO/KTWF/KJER SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING, BECOMING SW-SE 5-
15KT SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT LATE SUNDAY WILL RETURN NW GUSTS OF 20-30
KT.
BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
OR...NONE.
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AVIATION.....JY
SHORT TERM...KA
LONG TERM....JY
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