BOISE, Idaho — A cold front trekked across southern Idaho before sunrise Wednesday, which set the stage for the coolest day of the week as cold air follows the front this afternoon. Moisture with the front was limited, with only some very light rain and snow showers in the central mountains and west central mountains. The kind of showers that you can see in the distance, but are rather low impact.
Sunshine was plentiful across the region today, but so was a chilly northwest wind, with gusts exceeding 50 mph in Twin Falls. Other max wind gusts were around 30 - 35 mph in other valley locations, and even McCall saw a wind gust as strong as 30 mph. Wind chills early Wednesday morning were down into the 20s across the Treasure Valley, and with high temperatures only rose into the mid-50s this afternoon, it felt more like 30s and 40s throughout the day.
With cold air and clear skies in place tonight, Thursday morning will be frigid and frosty, with temperatures likely down below freezing in Boise as the sun rises tomorrow. Good news is, a warming trend kicks off tomorrow too, with high temps climbing back into the low 60s by Thursday afternoon, into the mid-60s with sunshine on Friday, then back up into the 70s to kick off the weekend on Saturday. Slightly cooler and breezy again Sunday as a quick-hitting disturbance moves through but mild conditions return early next week.
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- Idaho's Chief Meteorologist Rick Lantz began his broadcasting career in 1975 working in both radio and television in Weiser, Caldwell, Nampa, and Boise. He has been bringing you the weather each weeknight for 40 years on KTVB.
- Meteorologist Sophia Bliss has been a part of the KTVB team since December of 2019. She started producing for the Wake Up Idaho team and continues to work as a producer. Additionally, Sophia is a meteorologist. She writes special weather stories and forecasts as a member of the First Alert Weather team. She loves the science of weather and enjoys the opportunity to explain how “magic” of the science works.
- Meteorologist Rachel Garceau joined KTVB’s First Alert Weather team as a broadcast meteorologist in May of 2023. While Rachel started her news career behind the scenes as a producer, she eventually moved in front of the camera as a news anchor and fill-in weather anchor. After spending some time on the green screen, Rachel realized she had a passion for the “why” behind the weather, and especially for the challenges presented by forecasting Idaho’s four distinct seasons. You can catch her forecasts every weekday morning from 5-7am on Wake Up Idaho.
- Weather Anchor Hector Mendoza joined KTVB in June of 2023 as a Multi Skilled Journalist and became a member of the First Alert Weather team shortly thereafter, in July of 2023. Hector started off as the weather anchor for KTVB's Saturday Morning News but rang in 2024 by also taking over weather duties for the News at Noon. Whether planning for the week ahead or just wondering what's in store for the weekend, Hector is excited to help keep Idahoans informed about the conditions that matter most to them. You can catch him on Saturday mornings from 8-10am and on the News at Noon Tuesday through Friday.
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