FXUS65 KBOI 080901
AFDBOI

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boise ID
300 AM MDT Tue Oct 8 2024

.SHORT TERM...Today through Thursday night...Warm and dry again
today except for areas of smoke and haze, with high temps much
like yesterday. Yesterday a weak upper trough off the California
coast yesterday pushed limited mid-level moisture northward across
the NV border into Malheur and Owyhee Counties where radar
detected a few light showers and a couple lightning strikes.
Today the moisture will shift east into southern Twin Falls
County where isolated thunderstorms are forecast this afternoon.
Wednesday looks mostly sunny and locally hazy and 1-3 degrees
cooler as 500 mb heights lower slightly, but high temps will
still be 10-12 degrees above normal. Late Wednesday clouds will
spread eastward into Baker County and then over most of our CWA
Wednesday night as a Pacific upper trough comes inland north to
our north. The trough will increase southwest surface winds to
15-30 mph in Harney and Malheur Counties Wednesday afternoon,
and the clouds and winds will keep Wednesday night's low temps
mild. The upper trough will cool Thursday's high temps 5 to 8
degrees from Wednesday. Clouds will decrease Thursday night and
lows will be about 5 degrees cooler than on Wednesday night.

.LONG TERM...Friday through Tuesday...Beginning Friday, an
upper ridge will amplify over the Intermountain West ahead of
an approaching Pacific trough. As a result, warm south-southwest
flow will develop over the region and raise high temperatures
to around 10 degrees above normal both Fri/Sat. The trough is
forecast to weaken while it tracks east through northern
California/Nevada by late Saturday and Sunday. This trough will
lack moisture and keep shower chances around 10% or less for the
forecast area. Thereafter, benign and warm southerly flow will
return for Monday. Models hint at the arrival of a cold front
sometime Tue/Wed which would initiate breezy winds, cooler
temperatures, and an increased chance of showers.

&&

.AVIATION...Mainly VFR. Areas of smoke near wildfires degrading
visibility in the central Idaho mountains. Virga and light showers
near the ID/NV border will be capable of 30-35 kt gusts through this
afternoon. Surface winds: variable around 10 kt or less, except SW
10-15 kt this afternoon across the higher terrain. Winds aloft at
10kft MSL: SW 10-20 kt.

KBOI...VFR. Scattered mid-level clouds through morning. Surface
winds: SE 4-8 kt, becoming variable around Tue/22Z.

&&

.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
OR...None.

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SHORT TERM...LC
LONG TERM....SH
AVIATION.....SH