A 30 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecast discussion
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FXUS66 KOTX 151739
AFDOTX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1039 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Remaining breezy today with northeast winds. Strongest winds down
the Okanogan Valley, Purcell Trench, and over the Columbia
Basin. Not as windy as Monday.
- Cooler today then warming back above normal through the end of
the work week. Very warm with moderate HeatRisk expanding
Thursday into Friday.
&&
.SYNOPSIS...
Today will be cooler with breezy northeast winds. Then temperatures
warm back above normal at the end of the work week. Occasional
shower and thunderstorms chances near the Canadian border and
periodic breezy conditions into the weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Today and Tonight: Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees cooler
than on Monday with blustery winds out of the northeast
continuing through much of the day due to the development of a
thermal trough west of the Cascades and comparatively high
surface pressure over our region northeast of the Cascades.
Winds will be strongest down the Purcell Trench with gusts of up
to 40 mph expected at times through early Tuesday. High
resolution model guidance such as the UW-WRF suggest winds of
this magnitude across Pend Oreille County as well, especially
along ridges. The Wind Advisory will continue through 11 AM this
morning for these areas. The wind advisory for the Okanogan
Highlands has been cancelled as winds look breezy not strong
enough to result in impacts such as tree damage nor power
outages. While Tuesday`s winds are not expected to be nearly as
strong as Monday`s, gusts in the 25 to 30 mph range down the
Okanogan Valley and across the Columbia Basin will still be a
concern for fires with afternoon humidity levels dropping to
around 20 percent.
Wednesday through Friday: Temperatures will warm back up through the
end of the week, returning to the 90s for most locations by Friday.
Periodic breezy conditions and occasional shower and thunderstorm
chances along the Canadian border are anticipated. Winds will remain
out of the north/northeast through early Wednesday, then will shift
out of the south Wednesday evening ahead of the next shortwave
moving in. As the shortwave tracks through Thursday afternoon,
isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible in far northeast
WA and North ID. In addition to shower and thunderstorm chances, the
Okanogan Valley can expect another round of breezy northerly winds,
though much more tame than what they experienced Monday. Generally
sustained speeds will be 10 to 20 mph with gusts 20 to 30 mph. For
southeastern WA and the Central ID Panhandle, winds will remain
westerly.
Saturday and Sunday: Models point toward a broader trough moving
into the region over the weekend cooling temperatures into the 80s
and bringing additional shower and thunderstorm chances along the
Canadian border. Winds look to pick up out of the west Saturday, so
that will be something to monitor for fire weather concerns over the
coming days. /Fewkes
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: North to northeast winds will remain gusty into early
this evening. Lingering boundary layer moisture from a departing
low pressure system and afternoon heating will lead to flat
cumulus over the region today, which will dissipate this evening
with the loss of daytime heating.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
that VFR conditions will continue at all TAF sites. JW
&&
.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane 78 53 86 58 92 60 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Coeur d`Alene 75 52 86 57 90 59 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pullman 78 49 84 54 87 55 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lewiston 89 60 93 65 98 66 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Colville 79 43 85 49 88 50 / 10 0 0 0 10 0
Sandpoint 71 47 82 52 86 54 / 30 0 0 0 10 0
Kellogg 70 52 83 60 86 61 / 30 0 0 0 0 0
Moses Lake 86 57 91 60 95 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wenatchee 88 64 93 67 95 69 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omak 89 57 92 61 94 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Wind Advisory until 11 AM PDT this morning for Northeast
Mountains.
ID...Wind Advisory until 11 AM PDT this morning for Coeur d`Alene
Area-Northern Panhandle.
&&
$$
Nearest avalanche forecast regions
Selkirks & Cabinets
13mi away by Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center
No data reported
Selkirks & Cabinets
13mi away by Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center
No data reported
Kootenai
16mi away by Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center
No data reported
St. Regis & Silver Valley
53mi away by Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center
No data reported
St. Regis & Silver Valley
53mi away by Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center
No data reported
Whitefish Range
76mi away by Flathead Avalanche Center
No data reported
Swan Range
98mi away by Flathead Avalanche Center
No data reported
Flathead Range & Glacier NP
109mi away by Flathead Avalanche Center
No data reported
Rattlesnake
130mi away by West Central Montana Avalanche Center
No data reported
Seeley Lake
134mi away by West Central Montana Avalanche Center
