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FXUS66 KOTX 152248
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
348 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Remaining northeast winds decreasing tonight.

- Gradual warming through Friday with high temperatures reaching
  slightly above normal readings in the upper 80s and 90s.

- Cooling temperatures back into the 80s to low 90s this weekend
  and breezy winds

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.SYNOPSIS...
Temperatures will gradually warm back up this week with
temperatures slightly above normal Thursday and Friday with
highs in the upper 80s and 90s. Over the weekend temperatures
cool back down into the 80s to low 90s with breezy winds and a
chance of showers near the Canadian border.

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.DISCUSSION...
Tonight through next Tuesday: Overall there isn`t much change in
the weather pattern through the weekend. An upper ridge
persists off the coast allowing occasional upper trough to slide
southeast across British Columbia with the Inland NW catching
the southern edge of these troughs. On Wednesday the region is
between systems with temperatures rebounding back toward normal
values. Wednesday Night into Thursday the next trough moves in,
bringing breezy north winds down the Okanogan Valley otherwise
there is little impact as trough slides north of the area. On
Friday the next trough moves into British Columbia with an
enhanced westerly flow over the region which will allow for
breezy west winds to develop in Central WA. Friday also looks to
be the warmest day of the 7 day forecast. On Saturday the trough
passes through allowing for more widespread breezy west winds
and a drop in temperatures back towards normal values. Yet
again the brunt of the moisture stays north of the Canadian
border. There are signs of a change heading into early next week
as the offshore ridge amplified allowing a trough to becoming
established over the region and potentially a closed low
dropping over the area. This would allow for a cooling trend,
breezy winds, and a chance of showers. Yet the specifics several
days out carry lower confidence. Currently the National Blend of
Models shows shower chances increasing to 15-30% over the
northern mountains into the ID Panhandle Monday into Tuesday,
but with precipitation chances remaining low outside of these
areas (5-10%). JW

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.AVIATION...
00Z TAFS: VFR conditions will continue into Wednesday. North to
northeast winds will remain gusty into early this evening
before decreasing. Flat cumulus will dissipate this evening with
the loss of daytime heating. JW

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
that VFR conditions will continue at all TAF sites. JW

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane        53  86  58  91  60  93 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  52  85  57  89  59  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        48  84  54  87  54  89 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       59  93  64  97  66 100 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       43  85  48  88  49  91 /   0   0   0  10   0   0
Sandpoint      47  81  52  85  54  87 /   0   0   0  10   0   0
Kellogg        52  83  60  86  62  88 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     57  91  61  95  61  96 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      63  92  67  95  68  97 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           57  91  62  93  62  96 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

&&

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

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