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FXUS66 KOTX 020716
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1216 AM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Temperatures gradually trend warmer heading into the weekend.
  Afternoon highs peak in the 70s to low 80s Saturday through
  Monday.

- Dry weather through next week.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Temperatures will trend warmer through the end of the week,
rising into the 70s and low 80s by the weekend. Conditions are
looking benign through the first week of October with dry
conditions and mainly light winds.

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.DISCUSSION...
Today through Next Thursday: An upper ridge will dominate the
western US providing dry conditions and above normal
temperatures through the middle of next week. Occasionally the
ridge will be flattened by mid level waves passing through
bringing passing mid and high clouds. One such wave will pass
through on Friday. Then the ridge strengthens leading to mostly
clear skies Saturday through Monday. This will also bring the
warmest temperatures of the 7 day forecast with highs in the 70s
to low 80s. Then towards the middle of next week additional
waves pass through for more mid and high clouds and high
temperatures falling into the upper 60s to mid 70s. Night time
lows with the longer nights and dry air will vary depending on
location with the warmest spots such as Wenatchee and Lewiston
as warm as the low to mid 50s, while areas with stronger
raditational cooling such as the northern valleys drop into the
mid 30s to low 40s. JW

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.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: High clouds will persist regionwide overnight,
clearing Friday morning. Winds will be light (less than 10 kts)
through the 24 hour period.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
for VFR conditions through the period. JW

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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

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.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane        73  45  75  45  79  48 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  71  45  74  46  79  49 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        72  44  76  46  80  48 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       78  50  79  51  83  55 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       73  37  75  38  80  41 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      68  41  71  43  76  46 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        70  45  74  46  80  49 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     77  45  80  47  81  46 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      77  53  77  54  79  56 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           75  48  77  49  80  50 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...None.
ID...None.

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