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FXUS66 KOTX 081732
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1032 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN SHELTERED VALLEYS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
- DRY THROUGH THURSDAY.
- UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR
LIGHT MOUNTAIN PASS SNOW.
SYNOPSIS
DRY WITH CHILLY OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF
FROST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
INCREASE SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE WEEKEND
BRINGS CHANCES OF UNSETTLED WEATHER AND PRECIPITATION INCLUDING
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.
DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY: QUIET WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS A TROUGH DIGS DOWN THE WEST COAST, EVENTUALLY
FORMING A CLOSED LOW. WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE ANOTHER CHILLY ONE
WITH MORNING LOWS RANGING FROM THE LOW 30S TO LOW 40S ACROSS THE
REGION. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 60S TO MID
70S. SMOKE AND HAZE FROM THE LOWER SUGARLOAF AND LABOR MOUNTAIN
FIRES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WENATCHEE AREA. THE LOW REMAINS
JUST OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY SENDING WEAK WAVES OF
MOISTURE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. INCREASED MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES A BIT WARMER THURSDAY MORNING
IN THE LOW TO UPPER 40S. AFTERNOON HIGHS THURSDAY WILL RISE INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 70S MAKING IT THE WARMEST DAY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY: CLOUD COVER AND CHANCES FOR PRECIP SPREAD
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY AS THE OFFSHORE LOW
BEGINS TRACKING INLAND. ANOTHER LOW LOOKS TO DROP DOWN FROM THE
NORTH SATURDAY PUSHING COLD NORTHERLY AIR INTO THE CASCADES,
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS, AND NORTH ID AND DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO BETWEEN
3000 AND 4000 FEET ANOTHER LOW DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTH DELIVERING
A SHOT OF COLD AIR, DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000
FEET SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000
FEET CAN EXPECT A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY COLDER SATURDAY ONWARD IN THE
50S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
/RF
AVIATION
18Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL. ALL TAF
SITES BUT KEAT WILL REMAIN AT VFR. CONDITIONS AT KEAT HAVE GONE
DOWN TO MVFR DUE TO SMOKE AND HAZE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.
MODELS HAVE SMOKE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA AROUND 20Z.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: HIGH CONFIDENCE
IN VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION EXCEPT NEAR KEAT WHERE
ACTIVE FIRES COULD RESULT IN MVFR 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 46 78 47 71 42 57 / 10 0 10 40 40 60
COEUR D'ALENE 46 78 48 72 44 55 / 0 0 10 40 60 70
PULLMAN 48 76 46 69 41 55 / 0 0 10 40 60 70
LEWISTON 50 79 51 75 49 61 / 0 0 10 30 50 70
COLVILLE 35 78 36 70 33 57 / 10 10 0 50 50 70
SANDPOINT 49 73 49 70 44 51 / 10 0 0 40 70 80
KELLOGG 51 77 51 73 45 53 / 0 0 10 40 70 80
MOSES LAKE 44 75 46 70 41 61 / 10 10 10 40 20 40
WENATCHEE 51 72 53 69 46 59 / 30 20 20 40 30 40
OMAK 49 75 51 70 44 58 / 30 10 10 40 30 40
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR CENTRAL CHELAN
COUNTY-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-WENATCHEE AREA-
WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY.
ID...NONE.
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