Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday
Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Northern Panhandle Issued by: National Weather Service Spokane, WA Last Update: 113 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 | |
| Today: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and high mountain snow. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. In the mountains, southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon, gusts up to 50 mph decreasing to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Tonight: A chance of freezing rain and high mountain snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Patchy fog overnight. Lows in the 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Tuesday: Partly sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the 40s. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Wednesday: Partly sunny. Patchy fog and freezing fog. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Wednesday Night Through Thursday Night: Cloudy. Patchy freezing fog. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Friday Through Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Lows in the 20s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Northern Panhandle | |
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