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FXUS66 KOTX 021750
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1050 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
radiational cooling such as the northern valleys drop into the
mid 30s to low 40s. JW

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.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: Drier air at low levels will promote VFR conditions
today. Southwest winds this afternoon will be sustained at 5-10
kts with gusts up to 14-15 kts over the Columbia Basin into
Spokane (KGEG) and the Palouse (KPUW). Otherwise winds will be
light.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
for VFR conditions.

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

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

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