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LONG TERM...Monday through Friday

Precipitation chances from the upper-level trough will linger into Monday as the system moves further east into the Great Basin. Snow levels will remain high with values ranging from 6000-7500 feet MSL. Brief upper- level ridging builds in Tuesday before another upper-level trough moves across the Pacific NW. Temperatures Tuesday will be the warmest of the period, with low 60s across parts the Snake Basin. Ensembles bring a potent cold front through the area on Wednesday afternoon, with snow levels falling to 3500-4500 feet MSL 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.

AVIATION

VFR. Surface winds: W-NW 5-15 kt, strongest near KTWF KJER with gusts near 20 kt, becoming light and variable overnight. Winds aloft at 10kft MSL: W-NW 20-30 kt.

KBOI...VFR. NW 5-10 kt in the afternoon, SE 5-10 kt at night.

Weekend Outlook...Lowering clouds Saturday afternoon. Showers arriving in SE Oregon/SW Idaho from Nevada Saturday afternoon, bringing local MVFR ceilings and mountain obscuration. Showers expanding northward Saturday night into Sunday. A 10% chance of lightning near NV border Sunday. Snow levels 6-8kft MSL. Surface winds Sat/Sun: variable 5-10 kt.

BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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