Idaho's awesome weather isn't going anywhere soon. As we move into the month of May, above average temperatures arrive as well.
Just last week we saw showers and 50's as the high and the inconsistent Spring weather will start to settle moving into this next month. Clear skies and warmer than normal conditions take over the west coast and that includes Idaho. The Treasure Valley jumps into the 80's and doesn't look to fall out of that temperature range for at least the first week.
After the weekend wraps up there are some chances of isolated thunderstorms rolling in from an unsettled system to the south west of the gem state. Monday has the best chances at rain moving in but only the Owyhees and southern most part of Idaho breaks a 50% chances.
After that, very clear conditions continue on and next Thursday has a shot at 85° in Boise. That means we are not very far from the first 90° coming to Idaho. We are certainly still a ways out from Summer but this early surge in temperatures may set up one of the warmer Mays Idaho has ever seen. We have already been through very historic temperatures and precipitation this year. Time will tell if we see another historic month when it comes to climbing temperatures.
This next month ahead is also trending to be dryer than normal. April saw historic showers but this week the faucet turned off. That looks to be the trend moving forward which is a bit concerning. Idaho in every county is in drought and warm and dryer to end Spring is not going to help that problem. The hope is we see a slight cooldown at the end of this coming May and some more rain to mitigate the dryer conditions.
A May warm up on the way:
Get those outdoor plans prepped and ready to go for the weekend. Nice temperatures and skies are expected fro our Saturday and Sunday as May arrives.
Treasure Valley Extended Forecast
