Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
192 FXUS65 KBOI 020904 AFDBOI Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 304 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .SHORT TERM...Today through Thursday night...Dry northwest flow will dominate the pattern through Thursday. This will keep temperatures a couple degrees below normal today and Wednesday, warming to near normal Thursday as an upper level ridge along the West Coast starts to expand inland. Skies will remain mostly sunny with no chance of precipitation. Afternoon winds will be breezy, strongest on Wednesday as a shortwave trough passes to our north and enhances the surface pressure gradient. Wind gusts Wednesday afternoon across the Magic Valley and Camas Prairie are expected to reach 30-40 mph with gusts of 20-30 mph elsewhere. .LONG TERM...Friday through Tuesday...Model guidance remains in good agreement in depicting a strong upper ridge along the west coast on Friday that gradually builds eastward and reaches our area by early next week. This will lead to dry and very hot conditions. Temperatures will likely (greater than a 60 percent chance) exceed 100 degrees in the lower valleys Saturday through Tuesday. && .AVIATION...VFR under clear skies. Surface winds: variable less than 10 kt becoming NW 5-15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt by 18Z. Winds aloft at 10kft MSL: W-NW 10-20 kt. KBOI...VFR under clear skies. Surface winds generally northwest 5-10 kt. && .BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. OR...None. && $$ www.weather.gov/Boise Interact with us via social media: www.facebook.com/NWSBoise www.twitter.com/NWSBoise SHORT TERM...ST LONG TERM....BW AVIATION.....BW