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FXUS66 KOTX 291839
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1039 AM PST THU JAN 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING WARMER.
SYNOPSIS
A MILDER AND WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK WITH PERIODS
OF PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.
DISCUSSION
MORNING UPDATE: LIGHT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE
ARE MOVING ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES HAVE GENERALLY WARMED ABOVE FREEZING EXCEPT ACROSS
THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING BETWEEN
30-32F. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE CENTRAL WA CASCADE VALLEYS HAS
ENDED AND TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON HAVE WARMED ABOVE
FREEZING WITH PRECIPITATION PRIMARILY FALLING AS PLAIN RAIN
INSTEAD OF FREEZING RAIN. THEREFORE, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE
MAY BE SOME SLICK SPOTS IN SHELTERED AREAS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
IN THE CASCADE VALLEYS AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU THOUGH.
AVIATION
18Z TAFS: LIGHT SHOWERS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST.
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING FOR ALL TAF SITES, WITH
THE PRECIPITATION TYPE EXPECTED TO BE RAIN WITH ANY SHOWERS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LIFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS ARE BEING
OBSERVED FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES ACROSS THE
COLUMBIA BASIN AND INTO THE SPOKANE/CDA AREAS AND AREAS NORTH.
EXPECT CONDITIONS AT KGEG AND KSFF TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO MVFR
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR A
BRIEF PERIOD VFR CONDITIONS AROUND 01Z. PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST
WINDS AT PUW AND LWS WILL KEEP CONDITIONS VFR. NEXT ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FROM THE WEST BETWEEN 03-08Z,
WITH CEILINGS TRENDING BACK TOWARD IFR FOR ALL TAF SITES EXCEPT
AT PUW AND LWS. LOWER CONFIDENCE IF THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LOWER VISIBILITIES WITH BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS ALSO INCREASING.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:
HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR GEG/SFF TO IMPROVE TO MVFR AND MODERATE FOR
VFR. MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR A RETURN OF REDUCTIONS TO MVFR/IFR
WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO
HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE AT PULLMAN AND
LEWISTON.
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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 40 33 45 33 46 33 / 70 40 40 20 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 40 36 45 35 46 33 / 70 50 50 30 10 0
PULLMAN 42 36 46 37 48 36 / 50 30 20 20 0 0
LEWISTON 46 39 51 37 52 37 / 30 10 10 10 0 0
COLVILLE 37 33 41 33 43 32 / 90 70 80 30 10 0
SANDPOINT 37 36 41 35 42 34 / 90 70 80 50 10 0
KELLOGG 41 38 45 40 47 36 / 80 50 60 50 10 0
MOSES LAKE 42 32 43 32 48 33 / 70 40 20 10 0 0
WENATCHEE 41 32 41 35 42 35 / 80 50 30 10 10 0
OMAK 40 33 40 35 43 35 / 60 50 40 0 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR CENTRAL
CHELAN COUNTY-MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
WENATCHEE AREA-WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY.
ID...NONE.
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