Record-Breaking Rain leads to cool, breezy weather as another freeze threatens Idaho agricultural valleys

Cool, breezy, and unsettled weather will persist through Friday, bringing additional mountain snow and the threat of a frost or light freeze to agricultural valleys by the end of the week.

Chief Meteorologist Scott Dorval’s video forecast highlights more chilly mornings

Record-breaking rain gives way to mountain snow

The broad, closed low-pressure system over the Pacific Northwest will lift northeast overnight, cutting off the steady precipitation that recently helped break Boise’s April rainfall record. Boise has received a record .83″ of rain on Wednesday and .84″ of rain from this storm, bringing the monthly total to 3.83″, which is the wettest on record for this far into the month.

While this low exits the region, energy dropping out of Canada will maintain a 40 to 70 percent chance of showers across the mountains in Baker County and west-central Idaho through Friday. Snow levels will drop to around 4,000 feet tonight, allowing for up to an inch of accumulation in mountain valleys. Higher elevations will see an additional 3 to 8 inches of snow, with most of it falling by midday Thursday…

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