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FXUS66 KOTX 032122
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
222 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2025
KEY MESSAGES
-COOLER TEMPERATURES, SHOWERS, AND BREEZY WINDS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
-TEMPERATURES TRENDING WARMER THROUGH FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
SYNOPSIS
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
CASCADE GAPS ON SATURDAY AND THE OKANOGAN VALLEY ON SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
TODAY AND TOMORROW: IT'S NOTICEABLY COOLER OUT THERE THIS AFTERNOON
COMPARED TO YESTERDAY WITH TEMPERTURES CURRENTLY (AS OF 2PM) SITTING
IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S. A COLD FRONT BEGAN PUSHING EAST OF THE
CASCADES LAST NIGHT AND IS CURRENTLY MOVING OVER THE EASTERN THIRD
OF WA INTO THE ID PANHANDLE BRINGING CLOUDY SKIES, SHOWERS, AND
BREEZY WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE BEING OBSERVED IN MANY LOCATIONS
ACROSS THE REGION INCLUDING SPOKANE, COEUR D'ALENE, PULLMAN,
LEWISTON, WENATCHEE, OMAK, AND MOSES LAKE. BREEZY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. THE BULK OF THE SHOWERS ARE
CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF WA AND WILL SHIFT FURTHER EAST
INTO ID HEADING INTO THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT FOR ANY AREAS THAT DO GET RAIN WITH
PRECIP TOTALS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE UNDER A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS AND A COUPLE OF TENTHS FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS.
TOMORROW WILL FEATURE SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO TODAY WITH REGARD TO
TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WINDS, THOUGH TOMORROW'S WINDS WILL BE OUT
OF THE NORTH AND WILL BE MORE FOCUSED OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND
NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. SHOWER CHANCES TOMORROW WILL BE MAINLY
CONFINED TO THE ID PANHANDLE SO FOR ANYONE PARTAKING IN OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES TOMORROW WEST OF THE WA/ID BORDER, CONDITIONS SHOULD STAY
DRY.
NEXT WEEK: HEADING INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK ANOTHER RIDGE WILL
MOVE IN OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST BRINGING A RETURN OF WARMER AND
DRIER WEATHER. BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. BEYOND
WEDNESDAY THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST, THOUGH MOST
MODELS ARE SUGGESTING SOME SORT OF TROUGH WILL MOVE IN OVER THE
SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK. OVERALL WE'LL STAY IN A PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN WITH A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.
/FEWKES
AVIATION
18Z TAFS: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON, AND INTERMITTENT SHOWERS WILL IMPACT TAF SITES
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT WITH
MINIMAL IMPACTS TO VISIBILITY EXPECTED. CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
STAY VFR WITH FEW TO SCATTERED LOWER LEVEL CLOUDS AS SHOWERS
MOVE THROUGH.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: MODERATE TO HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS AND BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WITH THE
COLD FRONT.
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CONFIDENCE DESCRIPTORS:
LOW - LESS THAN A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
MODERATE - 30 TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE
HIGH - GREATER THAN A 70 PERCENT CHANCE
FOR ADDITIONAL PROBABILISTIC INFORMATION FOR NWS SPOKANE AIRPORTS,
PLEASE REFER TO THE AVIATION DASHBOARD ON OUR WEBPAGE:
HTTPS:/WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OTX/AVNDASHBOARD
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SPOKANE 39 62 40 69 42 75 / 30 0 0 0 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 39 60 38 67 40 73 / 40 10 0 0 0 0
PULLMAN 38 57 35 66 41 70 / 50 20 0 0 0 0
LEWISTON 46 63 42 73 44 78 / 60 30 0 0 0 0
COLVILLE 36 63 33 69 37 75 / 30 0 0 0 0 0
SANDPOINT 42 60 39 66 40 72 / 40 20 10 0 0 0
KELLOGG 42 55 40 63 42 70 / 60 40 0 10 0 0
MOSES LAKE 38 67 42 75 45 78 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 41 65 42 73 48 77 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OMAK 38 66 38 74 43 78 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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