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FXUS66 KOTX 170625
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1125 PM PDT SAT AUG 16 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS.
- COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN WARM AND DRY FOR
THE NEW WORK WEEK.
SYNOPSIS
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOONS. A COOLING TREND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE
WEEKEND BEFORE A RETURN OF WARM AND DRY WEATHER ARRIVES WITH
HIGH PRESSURE NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY: THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED BAND
OF RAIN THAT TRACKED ACROSS EASTERN WA THIS MORNING HAS MADE IT
INTO NORTH ID AND WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EASTWARD THROUGH THE
REST OF THE DAY. POST-FRONTAL INSTABILITY MAY ALLOW FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED POP- UP SHOWERS WITH POTENTIAL FOR A
LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO OVER THE CASCADE CREST, NORTHEASTERN WA,
OR NORTH ID BETWEEN 2PM AND 6PM THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. PATCHY
FOG AND LOW STRATUS IS ANTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE SHELTERED
VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST WA AND NORTH ID TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING FOLLOWING TODAY'S RAINS.
BY SUNDAY THE INLAND NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT INTO A BROAD
SOUTHWEST FLOW REGIME. A PUSH OF MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
CORNER OF THE REGION WILL BRING ISOLATED THUNDER CHANCES (10-
20%) TO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: WEAK RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THE WORKWEEK BRINGING A RETURN OF DRY AND WARM WEATHER.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB BACK INTO THE UPPER 80S AND
LOW 90S. /FEWKES
AVIATION
06Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD
FOR ALL SITES. PATCHY FOG/LOW STRATUS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN
SHELTERED CASCADE AND NORTHERN VALLEYS FOLLOWING SATURDAY'S
RAIN, BUT IMPACTS TO TAF SITES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AND ANY
STRATUS WILL BURN OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CONTINUED VFR CONDITIONS. LOW CONFIDENCE IN
TAF SITES BEING IMPACTED BY FOG OR LOW STRATUS OVERNIGHT.
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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:/WEATHER.GOV/OTX/AVNDASHBOARD
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SPOKANE 55 81 57 84 57 87 / 0 0 0 20 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 56 82 57 84 58 89 / 10 0 0 10 0 0
PULLMAN 52 79 53 82 53 85 / 10 0 10 10 0 0
LEWISTON 63 88 64 91 63 93 / 20 10 10 10 0 0
COLVILLE 45 81 46 82 45 86 / 10 0 0 20 0 0
SANDPOINT 51 80 51 82 52 87 / 10 0 0 20 0 0
KELLOGG 56 78 59 83 61 87 / 10 0 0 20 0 0
MOSES LAKE 53 83 58 86 55 87 / 0 0 10 20 0 0
WENATCHEE 59 83 62 85 60 87 / 0 0 0 10 0 0
OMAK 54 83 57 85 56 87 / 0 0 0 10 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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