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NZUS99 KBOI 121531
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IDAHO STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
931 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FROM THE PACIFIC IS FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY,
BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE STATE. GUSTY TO STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE STATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
WITH VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
STATE. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER HIGH-ELEVATION NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PASSES. ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET WILL SEE RAIN, WITH RAPID RISES IN
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE. ABOVE-NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK LEADING TO RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
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