FXUS65 KBOI 061015

AFDBOI



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Boise ID

415 AM MDT Wed May 6 2026



.KEY MESSAGES...

- Warm and dry conditions through Friday with temperatures 5-10

  degrees above normal.



- Dry cold front on Friday afternoon brings breezy conditions.



- Temperatures warming to 15-20 degrees above normal next 

  Monday and Tuesday.



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.SHORT TERM /Through Friday Night/...

A backdoor cold front has moved across the Snake Basin from

eastern ID and has brought cooler temperatures, breezy

conditions and drier air. The easterly winds will be shortlived

as the northwest winds aloft mix down to the surface by this 

afternoon. Temperatures will be steady today with a few degrees 

of warming on Thursday and Friday as a ridge strengthens over

the Pacific NW. A dry cold front will move through the area on 

Friday afternoon, bringing breezy conditions.



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.LONG TERM /Saturday through Wednesday/...

Slightly cooler temperatures on Saturday behind the cold front.

Then the upper level ridge redevelops over the western US, 

with the warmest temperatures of the season by next Monday and 

Tuesday. Temperatures rise 15 to 20 degrees above normal with 

highs of 85 to 90 degrees in the Snake Basin.



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.AVIATION /06Z Wednesday through Thursday/...

VFR. Surface winds: E-SE 5-15 kt with gusts 20- 30 kt through 

the Snake Plain. Winds in the afternoon becoming W-NW 5-15 kt 

with gusts to 20 kt. Winds aloft at 10kft MSL: N 15-30 kt, 

becoming W-NW 15-25 kt after Wed/18Z.



KBOI...VFR. Surface winds: SE 8-15 kt with gusts 20-25 kt in 

the morning, becoming NW 7-12 kt in the afternoon.



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.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

ID...None.



OR...None.



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SHORT TERM...KA

LONG TERM....KA

AVIATION.....KA