704
FXUS66 KOTX 032251
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
351 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 TEMPERATURES 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
BACK 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
00Z TAFS: BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH
THIS EVENING, AND INTERMITTENT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
GEG, SFF, COE, PUW, AND LWS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS UNTIL
THE LINE OF SHOWERS MOVES FURTHER EAST INTO THE ID PANHANDLE.
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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