


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
404 FXUS65 KBOI 072031 AFDBOI Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 231 PM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025 .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Wednesday night...Cooler air aloft associated with an upper level trough continues to fuel scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Some showers may produce brief gusty winds up to 30 mph this afternoon. Zonal flow continues into Tuesday with breezy westerly winds continuing over the short term, strongest during the afternoons. Scattered showers continue through Tuesday morning, before tapering off across the Snake Basin and areas south, with isolated showers lingering over the central ID mountains through Wednesday morning. Temperatures will be around 5 degrees above normal, before warming to around 10 degrees above normal by Wednesday with dry conditions. .LONG TERM...Thursday through Monday...Thursday is the warmest day as the region is positioned under broad southwest flow. This will push temperatures to 15-20 degrees above normal, with a few sites in the Snake Plain approaching records. An upper trough edges onto the Pac NW coast on Friday introducing a low chance of showers (20-30%) across Baker County and the w-central Idaho mtns. The trough and accompanying cold front kick through the area Friday night and Saturday, with showers mostly contained to the higher elevations. Sunday and Monday are dry as an upper ridge rebuilds over the Pac NW. Starting Friday temperatures will trend lower each by about 5 degrees, bottoming out near normal Sat/Sun, before warming up slightly on Monday. && .AVIATION...Areas of mtn MVFR in low ceilings and showers, otherwise VFR with scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms through the evening could produce gusts to 30 kt. Snow levels 6500-7500 ft MSL drop to 4500-6000 ft MSL on Tuesday. Mountains obscured occasionally in clouds and precipitation. Surface winds: SE-SW 5-15 kt, except 10- 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt through 08/03Z across SE Oregon and SW Idaho south of the Snake Plain. Winds aloft at 10kft: SW 20-40 kt. KBOI...Mainly VFR. Heavier showers may bring brief MVFR conditions. A 20-30% chance of thunderstorms between 19Z and 01Z today. && .BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. OR...None. && $$ www.weather.gov/Boise Interact with us via social media: www.facebook.com/NWSBoise www.x.com/NWSBoise SHORT TERM...KA LONG TERM....DG AVIATION.....DG