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LONG TERM...Tuesday through Saturday

Upper level ridging returns on Tuesday ahead of the next system. Temperatures Tuesday will be the warmest of the period, with mid 60s possible across the Snake Basin, or around 10-15 degrees above normal. Ensembles bring a potent cold front through the area on Wednesday afternoon, with snow levels falling to 3500-4500 feet by Thursday. Snow showers continue over the higher terrain Thursday with the cold unstable air aloft. Conditions dry out on Friday between systems. A return to cool and unsettled by the following weekend with moist northwest flow expected and temperatures slightly below normal.

AVIATION

VFR. Increasing clouds and showers developing in the afternoon in E OR with MVFR ceilings and mountain obscuration. Snow levels: 7000-8500 ft MSL. A 15% chance of afternoon lightning near NV border. Surface winds: variable 5-15 kt. Winds aloft at 10kft MSL: westerly 10-30 kt, strongest north of KBKE to KSNT.

KBOI...VFR. Wind: SE 5-10 kt during the night, NW 5kt during the afternoon.

Sunday Outlook...Showers expanding northward Sunday. A 15% chance of lightning near NV border. MVFR-IFR developing in mtn snow and heavier rain showers. Mtns obscured. Snow levels: 6-8kft MSL, lower for north. Surface winds: SW-SE 5-15 kt, gusts up to 35 kt with storms.

BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ID...None. OR...None.

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