Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
570 FXUS65 KBOI 022156 AFDBOI Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 256 PM MST Tue Dec 2 2025 .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Thursday night...A cold front and upper level trough continues to move southeast today, with lingering rain and snow showers over the area. Showers will taper off after sunset. The system will bring areas of low clouds and fog to the area tonight and on Wednesday as upper level ridging builds in behind the cold front. The ridge will remain over the area through Thursday before the next system arrives from the northwest. Snow is expected over the west central ID mountains and Blue Mountains Thursday afternoon and evening. Snow accumulations of 2-4 inches expected Thursday evening. .LONG TERM...Friday through Tuesday...An active pattern is forecasted for this weekend. An upper-level ridge will further build into the Eastern Pacific, with moisture and upper-level shortwave disturbances moving through the area through the long term. PoPs will be active for much of the long term with these disturbances. Snow levels will rise from around 4000-6000 feet Friday morning (starting as snow in mountain valleys) to around 5500-7000 feet Friday night, and possibly as high as 8000 feet as the warm front passes through late in the day. Saturday and beyond, snow levels will fluctuate slightly with passing systems, but should average around 5000-7000 feet. Precipitation will let up on Monday as the upper-level ridge axis builds closer to the region, however precipitation looks to return Tuesday with another upper-level shortwave passage. Temperatures Friday through Tuesday should average around 10 degrees above normal, and passing systems will bring breezy conditions. && .AVIATION...Isolated showers moving N to S have been decreasing through afternoon, will continue into evening. MVFR to LIFR in snow, with MVFR to VFR in rain. Snow levels 3500-5000 ft MSL this afternoon, decreasing to 1500-3000 ft MSL this evening. Areas of mtn obscuration. Patchy fog and low stratus developing late tonight. Surface winds: W-NW 5-15 kt. Gusts 20-30 kt KMUO to KJER/KTWF and in SE Oregon. Winds aloft at 10kft MSL: N 20-35 kt, becoming N-NE 15-30 kt after Wed/00Z. KBOI...Mainly VFR. A 50% chance of IFR/LIFR low stratus/fog developing at the terminal late tonight/Wed morning. Surface winds: NW 5-12 kt this afternoon with gusts to 20 kt possible. && .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....CH AVIATION.....CH