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IDAHO · BOISE COUNTY

Lowman

44 people, 3,780 ft above sea level in Boise County.

3,780 ftElevation, city center
44People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 54°
Sunny now Dew point 32° · Calm · high 44°
City of Lowman River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lowman plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Lowman

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM MST
RIGHT NOW Boise Air Terminal (KBOI) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
54° Sunny Feels like 54° · high of 44° near 4 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity43%rising to 89% by morning
Pressure29.92 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 32° · Dry40° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Sunday night, around midnightin about 32 hours · 69% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.1 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.3
LAST RAINNov. 60.1 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Boise County
NWS Boise and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:36 AM5:17 PM ↓
9 h 41 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
5
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 40°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44° 32°
0% rain — SW 1 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
52° 35°
20% rain — SSE 2 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
41° 32°
70% rain 0.3–0.9″ ESE 0 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
39° 26°
50% rain up to 0.1″ W 1 A
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
40° 31°
70% rain up to 0.4″ ESE 1 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
39° 28°
60% rain up to 0.5″ S 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
39° 26°
40% rain up to 0.1″ SW 1 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Lowman about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the California coast three days ago, and over the Great Basin a day ago, about 530 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Pacific Northwest; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific off California. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Lowman stands on

Lowman’s center stands about 3,780 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 3,760 ft to 6,160 ft, a difference of 2,400 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wolf Mountain, about 8,760 ft, 13 miles east-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Granodiorite and two-mica granite (granodiorite, granite), from the Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, 67 to 107 million years old.

Lowman, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
4,000 ft6,000 ft8,000 ft LOWMAN3,780 ftDeadwood Riverabout 3,790 ftArchie Mountain7,640 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 4×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Granodiorite and two-mica granite

Granodiorite, granite. Age: Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, 67 to 107 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Lowman’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Lowman reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of the South Fork Payette, the Payette, the Snake and the Columbia: about 790 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Lowman≈ 790 mi · the Pacific Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF LOWMAN ≈ 790 mi to the Pacific Ocean South Fork Payette → Payette → Snake → Columbia

Lakes on the way: Lake Umatilla, Brownlee Reservoir and Hells Canyon Reservoir.

240 miles of the trip are on the Snake.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Lowman; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Lowman on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Boise City ID · 45 MI 45 miles southwest Meridian ID · 50 MI 50 miles southwest Nampa ID · 58 MI 58 miles southwest Caldwell ID · 60 MI 60 miles southwest
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IDAHO · BOISE

Lowman

44 people, 3,780 ft above sea level in Boise County.

3,780 ftElevation
44People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 54°
SunnyDew point 32°
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Today in Lowman

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 44° 0%
7p mostly clear night 38° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 36° 1%
1a partly cloudy night 35° 1%
4a partly cloudy night 34° 1%
7a mostly cloudy night 33° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINSunday night around midnight · 69%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
32
44
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Sun20%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
35
52
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Mon70%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
32
41
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
26
39
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Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Thu60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Lowman stands on

Lowman’s center stands about 3,780 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 3,760 ft to 6,160 ft, a difference of 2,400 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wolf Mountain, about 8,760 ft, 13 miles east-southeast.

Lowman, northwest to southeast Lowman3,780 ftDeadwood Riverabout 3,790 ftArchie Mountain7,640 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 8×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center3,780 ft
Within 3 miles3,760 to 6,160 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (2,400 ft of relief)
High point nearbyWolf Mountain, 8,760 ft, 13 mi east-southeast
Rock at the surfaceGranodiorite and two-mica granite
Its ageEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, 67 to 107 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 790 mito the Pacific OceanSouth Fork Payette → Payette → Snake → Columbia

A raindrop that lands in Lowman reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of the South Fork Payette, the Payette, the Snake and the Columbia: about 790 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Lake Umatilla, Brownlee Reservoir and Hells Canyon Reservoir.

240 miles of the trip are on the Snake.