Aiexpess – It didn’t snow in Boise for Christmas. It did snow on New Year’s Day, though.
At 1 p.m. Wednesday, the area had about 1.3 inches of snow. Les Colin, a senior forecaster for the National Weather Service in Boise, said that by the end of the day, it would have nearly 2 inches. It rained 6 inches that day in 1910, which is the record.
“It hasn’t been able to build up as much on some parts of the pavement, especially where a lot of cars have driven over them, but it’s sticking to the grass and other areas that haven’t been touched,” Colin said.
With new snow, Bogus Basin rang in the new year. By Wednesday afternoon, several inches of snow had fallen on the ski hill north of Boise, and more was on the way. According to Colin, Bogus could gain up to 10 inches over the course of the night.
The storm brings the first real snowfall of the winter to the Treasure Valley.
December was warmer than usual, and the area got less than three inches of rain, which is almost twice as much as the normal amount for the month. There were also only a few flakes of snow, not enough to measure. He said that a trace of snow is less than 0.1 inch. On December 16, there was no more snow.
Colin says that Boise’s first visible snowfall happened only once, on January 9, 1918, which is the only other time that is known of. It was started in 1878 by the National Weather Service in Boise.
The scientist said on the phone, “It’s only the second time we’ve gone all the way through December without more than a trace.” “This winter should have given us 7.5 inches by now, but until today, we hadn’t even measured a tenth of that.”
It won’t last long even that. During the day, the temperature is expected to rise, and around sunset on Wednesday, at about 5:30 p.m., the snow is expected to turn into rain. The snow on the ground should melt or turn into slush.
Colin said, “It’s not going to snow here for a while.” “It won’t be cold enough.”
The next few days will see better weather, with highs of 45 degrees on Thursday and 51 degrees on Friday. The temperature is going to drop back down to the mid-40s by Saturday.
Collin said, “That’s high.” “Right now, we shouldn’t be above 30 degrees.” That time of year is almost over, and the high for these days is usually in the upper 30s. If it’s in the 50s today, it’s much warmer than usual.
It might get cold enough to snow again by Monday, but Colin says it’s not likely because the area is going to dry out. He thinks that the Boise area will have another inversion next week. When warm air traps cool air below it, an inversion happens, which makes fog in the valley.
Colin said that the reversal would start on Tuesday and last for most of the week, until January 11.
