Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
892 FNUS76 KOTX 171658 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for RITCHEY...WADNR NE REGION National Weather Service Spokane WA 958 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on May 17. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... An unstable low pressure system will continue to move into the region today, with breezy and gusty winds, a chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. The winds and shower chances decline going into this evening, after 1900 PDT. Unsettled weather conditions will continue through the weekend with chances for afternoon showers and isolated thunderstorms. Not as windy over the weekend. Temperatures will be cooler with the potential for frost in the mornings over the weekend. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers after 1100 PDT. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms after 1400 PDT this afternoon. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....62. Min humidity........24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-Southwest winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to around 28 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West 24 to 27 mph. Haines Index........3 Very Low. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A 10 percent of showers and thunderstorms through 1900 PDT. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................2 to 1 (after 1900 PDT). Min temperature.....Around 37. Max humidity........69 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-Southwest winds 12 to 15 with gusts to around 24 mph in the evening becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph after 1900 PDT. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL in the evening decreasing to 1000 ft AGL after 1900 PDT. Transport winds.....West-Southwest 10 to 14 mph. Haines Index........3 Very Low. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. A 25 percent chance of rain showers and a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....61. Min humidity........33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 18 mph. Haines Index........3 Very Low. $$ Forecaster...SVH Requested by...DARCI VANQUEKELBERG Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414525.0/OTX .DELDT 05/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL WANEC@FIRENET.GOV