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FXUS66 KOTX 150536
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1036 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- COLD OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
- UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS THIS WEEKEND.
SYNOPSIS
DRY WEATHER WITH SEASONABLE DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH COLD OVERNIGHT LOWS. WET WEATHER AND
BREEZY WINDS LOOK TO RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY: DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE IN PLACE
ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND
OF COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
WIDESPREAD FROST AGAIN LIKELY. THE FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXPANDED INTO THE WENATCHEE AREA FOR TONIGHT.
BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL PASS MAINLY
NORTH OF THE AREA, BUT WILL STILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
FOR THE CASCADE CREST AND IDAHO PANHANDLE. A DEEPER AND
STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND. INCREASED CHANCES
FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED.
WASHINGTON PASS HAS THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEEING APPRECIABLE SNOW,
BUT THE OTHER PASSES WILL ALSO WARRANT WATCHING OVER THE COMING
DAYS. IN ADDITION, BREEZY/GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM, LIKELY PEAKING ON SUNDAY. KD
AVIATION
06Z TAFS: PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH DRIER AIR
SETTLING IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS.
MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: HIGH CONFIDENCE
IN VFR CONDITIONS.
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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 56 32 60 31 58 35 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 54 31 60 33 58 36 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
PULLMAN 54 31 54 30 57 35 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEWISTON 58 39 60 38 62 42 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COLVILLE 56 21 60 21 58 22 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
SANDPOINT 52 29 59 29 55 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
KELLOGG 55 36 59 36 57 38 / 0 0 0 10 0 10
MOSES LAKE 59 27 61 30 60 35 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 58 33 62 40 62 45 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
OMAK 59 29 62 34 62 37 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR MOSES LAKE AREA-
WENATCHEE AREA.
FROST ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM PDT
THURSDAY FOR MOSES LAKE AREA.
ID...NONE.
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