Boise might be getting historically hot. A record for 100-degree weather is in jeopardy

If the weather forecasts are to be believed, Boise soon could embark on a record-smashing streak of days reaching at least 100 degrees.

The Weather Channel forecasts Boise to hit a high of 101 degrees on Wednesday and then experience at least 13 straight days of 100-degree weather — which is as far as the current forecast goes.

Some highlights of this possible streak? It will be 104 on Friday and 107 on Saturday.

A streak that long — or any streak reaching double figures — would break Boise’s previous record of 100-degree days. The mark is nine straight days, and it has happened on four occasions, all within the past two decades: 2003, ‘06, ‘15 and ‘21.

While 13 straight days seems like a stretch, National Weather Service meteorologist Josh Smith said he doesn’t see any shifts in the upcoming pattern that would cause temperatures to cool. The Weather Service forecasts up to seven days out and has 100-degree temperatures starting Thursday. It’s calling for a high of 99 degrees on Wednesday.

“Once you get out beyond seven days, it’s pretty much a crapshoot for temperature-wise,” Smith said. “But it looks like the pattern is going to continue, so we could see a decent string of 100-degree days.”

Boise was caught up in the heat dome that caused extreme temperatures in the American Southwest last week. The high temperature in the City of Trees on Sunday was 105.

Smith said the effects of the heat dome have passed and Boise has settled into its typical summertime weather pattern. Part of that is a southwesterly wind flow, and with the intense heat currently in the Southwest, the region is set to feel the full brunt of summer.

“There’s an awful heat south of us, so all that air mass is going to be transported into our area and just continue to warm the weather,” Smith said. “I don’t see any big shift in that pattern, at least in the models that I can see.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 70%-80% chance of above-normal temperatures in Boise over the next 6 to 10 days. The average temperature for the region in mid-July is 94.

Boise has experienced three triple-digit heat days this summer. The record for most days above the 100-degree mark in a year is 23, and that happened just last summer.

By July 17 last year, Boise had tallied seven 100-degree days, but six occurred as part of a streak from July 12-17. A lengthy streak to close out July could go a long way toward another historic Boise summer for heat.

Earlier this month, Earth recorded its hottest-ever average temperature: 63 degrees. That might not sound like much, but it’s an average that includes the icy cold of the poles, and the northern extremes of Canada and Russia.

China recently broke its heat record when it hit 126 degrees. Much of southern Europe is cooking in temperatures averaging over 104 degrees, and temperatures hit 128 degrees in Death Valley last weekend as part of the heat dome.