775
FXUS66 KOTX 300521
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1021 PM PDT SUN JUN 29 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- TEMPERATURES TRENDING MUCH WARMER THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDING
MODERATE TO LOCALLY MAJOR HEATRISK MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
- TEMPERATURES TRENDING COOLER BUT STILL WARM WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
- A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.
SYNOPSIS
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND MUCH WARMER BEGINNING SUNDAY, AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL SLIGHTLY FOR THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK BUT WILL REMAIN
ABOVE NORMAL.
DISCUSSION
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY: THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES
TO BUILD THROUGH TUESDAY, WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRYING
CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 90S BY MONDAY, WITH
UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S BY TUESDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE CASCADES AND KELLOGG/LOOKOUT PASS AREA. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS
ACTIVE FROM 9 AM MONDAY THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY. THESE WILL BE THE
WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR SO FAR, WITH A FEW LOCATIONS
REACHING NEAR RECORD, BUT ARE NOT FORECASTED TO BREAK ANY. MAKE
SURE TO TAKE CARE IN THE HEAT BY DRINKING PLENTY OF FLUIDS,
STAYING IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM, STAYING OUT OF THE SUN, AND
CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: ENSEMBLES ARE COMING INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT THAT A SHORTWAVE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH, ALLOWING FOR
THE RIDGE TO FLATTEN. EVEN WITH THE FLATTENING RIDGE,
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL, MAINLY IN THE 80S TO LOW
90S. CASCADE GAP WINDS ALSO ARE A CONCERN FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY DUE TO THE PATTERN CHANGING, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. WESTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND STRETCHING OUT TOWARDS
SPOKANE AND THE LC VALLEY, WITH GUSTS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOONS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. WITH THOSE GUSTS, CONTINUED
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS,
WE WILL MONITOR THESE DAYS AS THEY ARE TRENDING TOWARDS ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. BY THURSDAY AND THE FOURTH OF JULY,
ENSEMBLES ARE IN AGREEMENT OF A RETURN TO A WARM AND DRY
FORECAST. MAKE SURE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS IN THE HEAT. /KK
AVIATION
06Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: HIGH CONFIDENCE
IN CONDITIONS REMAINING VFR CONDITIONS.
-----------------------
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 85 57 92 61 96 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 84 56 92 60 96 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
PULLMAN 83 53 91 58 94 60 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
LEWISTON 91 62 99 67 101 70 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
COLVILLE 85 48 92 52 95 53 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
SANDPOINT 83 52 90 54 92 58 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
KELLOGG 81 59 90 64 94 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
MOSES LAKE 91 57 97 62 101 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 90 66 97 69 98 69 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OMAK 90 59 96 62 99 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL
CHELAN COUNTY-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-MOSES
LAKE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN
VALLEY-SPOKANE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WASHINGTON
PALOUSE-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-WENATCHEE AREA-WESTERN
OKANOGAN COUNTY.
ID...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR COEUR
D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE
COUNTIES-LEWISTON AREA-NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page