June 30-July 5, 2026: no precipitation, low humidity, sunny and warm to hot (near 100°F), soils are dry and need daily watering for plants. Grass and wildland fires are beginning to pop up in valley and higher elevations; still some snow on highest mountain peaks but that is rapidly melting. Anderson Ranch and Lucky Peak reservoirs are still at 99% full but Arrowrock has been drawn down to only 57% full. Refilling hummingbird feeders every other day--black chinned hummingbirds are busy at the feeders and the sugar water needs to be dumped/renewed when it's hot (rapid mold growth). City of Boise has recently adopted water conservation action plans to be used when municipal water supplies are stressed later in the summer. Private wells and water from ditches are not included in the plan.
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