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FXUS66 KOTX 252118
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
218 PM PDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

-North ID and the eastern WA will have chances for showers
 Sunday through Tuesday while central Washington will remain
 largely under the influence of a rain shadow.

-Isolated lightning with showers Sunday and Tuesday.

-Sunday through Tuesday will feature seasonably breezy west
 winds.

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.SYNOPSIS...

Warm and mainly dry weather is expected through Saturday with
high temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s. A breezy weather
regime is expected Sunday through Tuesday with showers
concentrated mainly over north Idaho. Warmer and drier weather
will return late next week.

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.DISCUSSION...

Tonight through Sunday: A weak-low pressure system will move through
the region this weekend, bringing a chance of showers and
thunderstorms to parts of southeast WA and the ID Panhandle on
Saturday. Some storms could produce brief heavy rain, lightning and
small hail. Sunday will see scattered showers and a 30% chance of
storms mainly in northeastern WA and the north ID Panhandle.
Rainfall will be hit or miss, but breezy winds up to 35 mph will be
more widespread across the region, especially across the Columbia
Basin, Palouse, and near the Cascade gaps.

Monday through Tuesday: Early next week will start mostly dry
Monday, with increasing clouds and rain developing overnight into
Tuesday. Tuesday will have widespread showers and isolated
thunderstorms, especially in eastern WA and north ID. Some gap areas
mainly near the Cascades and southeast WA could see the most rain.
Winds will be breezy both Monday and Tuesday, with gusts up to 30
mph in open areas.

Wednesday through Thursday: By midweek, conditions will improve with
decreasing rain chances and more sunshine expected Wednesday and
Thursday. Winds will calm down, though some breezy winds will
continue near the Okanogan Valley and the Cascades.

Temperatures will stay above normal through most of the week, with
highs in the 60s and 70s, with a few 80s possible in the LC Valley
by Thursday. Overnight lows will dip into the 40s, with cooler
valley spots brielfy dropping into the upper 30s Tuesday night./KK

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.AVIATION...
00Z TAFS: VFR conditions and light, variable winds anticipated
at every TAF site through the forecast period. Daytime mixing
could bring breezy winds during the late the morning, early
afternoon hours.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:
High confidence in VFR conditions at TAF sites through the
period.

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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        45  74  44  73  43  68 /   0   0   0  10   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  43  73  42  70  41  64 /   0  10   0  10  10   0
Pullman        44  70  44  65  41  63 /   0  10  10   0   0   0
Lewiston       50  76  49  71  46  70 /   0  20  10  10   0   0
Colville       40  77  41  73  40  70 /   0  10   0  10   0   0
Sandpoint      43  73  43  68  41  64 /   0  10   0  30  30  10
Kellogg        45  69  46  65  43  62 /   0  10  10  20  20  10
Moses Lake     45  81  47  76  44  74 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      50  79  48  73  48  71 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           45  80  46  76  43  72 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

&&

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