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FXUS66 KOTX 030555
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1055 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH
70S TO LOW 80S.
- DRY WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
SYNOPSIS
TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER THROUGH MONDAY, INTO THE 70S AND LOW 80S.
SLIGHTLY BREEZY MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK, UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN A FRONTAL PASSAGE BRINGS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
DISCUSSION
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A PROLONGED WARMING AND
DRYING TREND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO HIGH 70S WITH SOME ISOLATED
80 DEGREE SPOTS IN THE DEEPER BASIN, AROUND 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN
NEARLY 10 DEGREES WARMER THEN NORMAL. STARTING SUNDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MONDAY, THE RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN, INCREASING TEMPERATURES
BY ANOTHER 4-6 DEGREES WITH HIGHS IN THE HIGH 70S TO LOW 80S. ON
MONDAY, A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH, FLATTENING THE RIDGE
AND RESULTING IN AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS 10-15 MPH THROUGHOUT THE
REGION WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. THE FLATTENING OF
THE RIDGE WILL ALSO RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING A FEW DEGREES,
BUT WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 DEGREES HIGHER THAN NORMAL THROUGH
THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY, LONG RANGE MODELS SHOW A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH, BRINGING A CHANCE FOR GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE BASIN
ALONGSIDE A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS. SHOULD THIS FRONT MOVE THROUGH,
MODELS DEPICT A NEARLY 10 DEGREE DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES FROM
FRIDAY TO SATURDAY, MUCH CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN LOW, GENERALLY 30 PERCENT OR LESS IN
THE MOUNTAINS AND EVEN LOWER ELSEWHERE. OVERALL, EXPECT A BEAUTIFUL,
WARM FALL WEEK ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. /AS
AVIATION
00Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS.
BY AROUND 18Z, SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS
THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: HIGH CONFIDENCE
FOR 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:/WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OTX/AVNDASHBOARD
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SPOKANE 46 75 46 79 49 79 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 45 74 46 78 49 77 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
PULLMAN 45 76 47 80 48 78 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEWISTON 50 80 51 83 55 85 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COLVILLE 39 75 39 79 42 77 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
SANDPOINT 42 71 43 75 46 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
KELLOGG 46 74 47 79 49 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOSES LAKE 46 80 48 81 47 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 54 78 55 80 57 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OMAK 48 77 49 80 50 79 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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