The Treasure Valley won’t enjoy a white Christmas, but those traveling to the Idaho mountains for some winter yuletide fun could see anywhere from 2 to 4 feet of snow this week.
A storm system moving into Southwest Idaho could bring light rain starting Tuesday afternoon before heavier rain moves in at about 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Stephen Parker. He said the rain could continue until 6 a.m. on Christmas Day.
Those in Boise shouldn’t expect too much precipitation, though, with models predicting up to 0.2 inches, Parker said.
“It’s going to be mostly rain Christmas morning,” Parker told the Idaho Statesman by phone. “But there might be a little chance for a flake or two in the air.”
The wet weather could return just before midnight Thursday, with a greater chance of snow at that time.
“Thursday morning, the models are trending colder,” Parker said. “We might actually pick up enough to put a dusting on the ground.”
If it happens, that snow would be Boise’s latest measurable December snowfall since 1958, when the city didn’t see snow until Dec. 30, according to the National Weather Service.