Happy October!
High pressure is taking control across southwest Idaho, bringing a stretch of unusually warm and dry weather to start October.
Temperatures will climb into the low 80s across the lower valleys this afternoon, running around 10 degrees above normal. While this won’t be the hottest start to October we’ve seen, if Boise reaches the forecast high of 82 degrees today, it would tie 2012 for the fifth-warmest October 1 on record.
Even warmer weather arrives Friday and Saturday as high pressure strengthens, with many lower elevations reaching the mid-80s…