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Area Discussion for - Spokane, WA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 956 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024
SYNOPSIS
A wet storm system will continue bringing widespread precipitation overnight in the form of valley rain and mountain snow. Precipitation becomes showery Thursday with the potential for afternoon thunderstorms. Showers will continue into Friday.
Then a warming and drying trend is expected through the weekend into early next week.
DISCUSSION
Tonight and tomorrow: A beautiful frontal system spinning offshore is sending a wave of widespread precip through the region today in the form of snow for the mountains and rain for the valleys. Snow levels will continue to rise through the evening, peaking between 4,000 and 5,000 feet before lowering again overnight following the passage of a cold front.
Snow began falling at Stevens, Loup Loup, and Sherman Passes a few hours ago and will continue to fall through tomorrow night with heavier snow rates moving from west to east. Snow is expected to begin at Lookout Pass within the next couple of hours.
Probabilities of additional snowfall of at least two inches between 5 PM tonight and 5 PM tomorrow according to the National Blend of Models (NBM) are as follows:
*Stevens: 40% *Loup Loup: 3% *Sherman: 40% *Lookout: 45%
Road temperatures will stay relatively warm which will make it challenging for snow to accumulate on roadways, but winter driving conditions are still possible at times.
For lower elevations, precip will continue to be mainly in the form of rain. NBM probabilities of additional rainfall amounts greater than a quarter of an inch between 5 PM tonight and 5 PM tomorrow are as follows:
*Spokane: 30% *Coeur d'Alene: 60% *Colville: 50% *Sandpoint: 80% *Pullman/Moscow: 50% *Lewiston: 20% *Omak: 10% *Wenatchee: 0% *Moses Lake: 0%
Conditions are looking favorable for isolated thunderstorms tomorrow as an unstable post-frontal airmass moves in. The best chances for storms will be in the mountains including the Cascades, Northeast Mountains, and Idaho Panhandle Mountains. Any storms that pop up will be capable of producing brief heavy downpours, small hail, and gusty winds up to 30 mph. /Fewkes
Friday and Saturday: As the closed low digs down the west coast, the Inland Northwest will remain under an unstable airmass and cooler heights aloft Friday and Saturday. Synoptic lift will be much less compared to Thursday, but continued steep lapse rates, moisture, and afternoon destabilization will support another afternoon of showers regionwide Friday, then across the Idaho Panhandle on Saturday. The best chances for lightning on Friday will be across the Cascades, the northeast mountains and the Idaho Panhandle where upslope flow aids in lift. Probability of lightning will be less than 20% on Friday and less on Saturday. Threats with showers include brief downpours of rain or graupel along with isolated lightning.
Sunday through Wednesday: An upper level ridge will begin to shift into the region from the northwest Sunday afternoon with temperatures trending warmer through early next week. A weak wave sliding down the eastern edge of the ridge early Sunday morning will support showers across the central and southern Idaho Panhandle through early Sunday afternoon with dry weather elsewhere. Weather will remain dry regionwide for Monday. Temperatures are currently forecasted to peak on Tuesday with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s.
We will continue to monitor the breakdown of the ridge by the middle of next week. While there remains a good amount of uncertainty in the timing of the next system as it moves into the region around Tuesday and Wednesday, this will bring a return of precipitation along with cooler temperatures and breezy winds. /vmt
AVIATION
06Z TAFS: VFR to MVFR stratus will continue overnight in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. KCOE has a 60% chance of MVFR cigs through 18z. KMWH has a 30% of IFR cigs through 09z but should clear out to VFR. There is a slight chance (10%) of fog for extreme eastern WA/North ID. Scattered thunderstorms are expected over much of the region on Thursday, particularly in the Idaho Panhandle from 18-03z.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Low confidence for MVFR/brief IFR condition timing across the region through tonight for KCOE-KGEG-KSFF-KLWS-KMWH.
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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
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Spokane 35 51 33 52 31 55 / 90 60 40 20 0 0 Coeur d'Alene 35 47 33 49 30 53 / 100 80 50 40 0 10 Pullman 35 49 33 49 32 53 / 100 70 60 40 0 10 Lewiston 40 55 38 54 37 59 / 100 70 50 30 0 10 Colville 34 50 31 51 28 54 / 90 60 50 50 10 0 Sandpoint 35 45 33 47 30 51 / 100 80 70 70 10 20 Kellogg 37 45 34 46 31 50 / 100 80 60 60 0 20 Moses Lake 33 56 34 58 32 60 / 20 10 0 10 0 0 Wenatchee 35 52 35 54 36 57 / 20 30 10 10 0 0 Omak 34 57 33 56 32 59 / 40 40 20 30 10 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...None.
WA...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 956 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024
SYNOPSIS
A wet storm system will continue bringing widespread precipitation overnight in the form of valley rain and mountain snow. Precipitation becomes showery Thursday with the potential for afternoon thunderstorms. Showers will continue into Friday.
Then a warming and drying trend is expected through the weekend into early next week.
DISCUSSION
Tonight and tomorrow: A beautiful frontal system spinning offshore is sending a wave of widespread precip through the region today in the form of snow for the mountains and rain for the valleys. Snow levels will continue to rise through the evening, peaking between 4,000 and 5,000 feet before lowering again overnight following the passage of a cold front.
Snow began falling at Stevens, Loup Loup, and Sherman Passes a few hours ago and will continue to fall through tomorrow night with heavier snow rates moving from west to east. Snow is expected to begin at Lookout Pass within the next couple of hours.
Probabilities of additional snowfall of at least two inches between 5 PM tonight and 5 PM tomorrow according to the National Blend of Models (NBM) are as follows:
*Stevens: 40% *Loup Loup: 3% *Sherman: 40% *Lookout: 45%
Road temperatures will stay relatively warm which will make it challenging for snow to accumulate on roadways, but winter driving conditions are still possible at times.
For lower elevations, precip will continue to be mainly in the form of rain. NBM probabilities of additional rainfall amounts greater than a quarter of an inch between 5 PM tonight and 5 PM tomorrow are as follows:
*Spokane: 30% *Coeur d'Alene: 60% *Colville: 50% *Sandpoint: 80% *Pullman/Moscow: 50% *Lewiston: 20% *Omak: 10% *Wenatchee: 0% *Moses Lake: 0%
Conditions are looking favorable for isolated thunderstorms tomorrow as an unstable post-frontal airmass moves in. The best chances for storms will be in the mountains including the Cascades, Northeast Mountains, and Idaho Panhandle Mountains. Any storms that pop up will be capable of producing brief heavy downpours, small hail, and gusty winds up to 30 mph. /Fewkes
Friday and Saturday: As the closed low digs down the west coast, the Inland Northwest will remain under an unstable airmass and cooler heights aloft Friday and Saturday. Synoptic lift will be much less compared to Thursday, but continued steep lapse rates, moisture, and afternoon destabilization will support another afternoon of showers regionwide Friday, then across the Idaho Panhandle on Saturday. The best chances for lightning on Friday will be across the Cascades, the northeast mountains and the Idaho Panhandle where upslope flow aids in lift. Probability of lightning will be less than 20% on Friday and less on Saturday. Threats with showers include brief downpours of rain or graupel along with isolated lightning.
Sunday through Wednesday: An upper level ridge will begin to shift into the region from the northwest Sunday afternoon with temperatures trending warmer through early next week. A weak wave sliding down the eastern edge of the ridge early Sunday morning will support showers across the central and southern Idaho Panhandle through early Sunday afternoon with dry weather elsewhere. Weather will remain dry regionwide for Monday. Temperatures are currently forecasted to peak on Tuesday with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s.
We will continue to monitor the breakdown of the ridge by the middle of next week. While there remains a good amount of uncertainty in the timing of the next system as it moves into the region around Tuesday and Wednesday, this will bring a return of precipitation along with cooler temperatures and breezy winds. /vmt
AVIATION
06Z TAFS: VFR to MVFR stratus will continue overnight in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. KCOE has a 60% chance of MVFR cigs through 18z. KMWH has a 30% of IFR cigs through 09z but should clear out to VFR. There is a slight chance (10%) of fog for extreme eastern WA/North ID. Scattered thunderstorms are expected over much of the region on Thursday, particularly in the Idaho Panhandle from 18-03z.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Low confidence for MVFR/brief IFR condition timing across the region through tonight for KCOE-KGEG-KSFF-KLWS-KMWH.
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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
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Spokane 35 51 33 52 31 55 / 90 60 40 20 0 0 Coeur d'Alene 35 47 33 49 30 53 / 100 80 50 40 0 10 Pullman 35 49 33 49 32 53 / 100 70 60 40 0 10 Lewiston 40 55 38 54 37 59 / 100 70 50 30 0 10 Colville 34 50 31 51 28 54 / 90 60 50 50 10 0 Sandpoint 35 45 33 47 30 51 / 100 80 70 70 10 20 Kellogg 37 45 34 46 31 50 / 100 80 60 60 0 20 Moses Lake 33 56 34 58 32 60 / 20 10 0 10 0 0 Wenatchee 35 52 35 54 36 57 / 20 30 10 10 0 0 Omak 34 57 33 56 32 59 / 40 40 20 30 10 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...None.
WA...None.
Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KSZT SANDPOINT,ID | 3 sm | 25 min | SSW 03 | 10 sm | Overcast | 37°F | 37°F | 100% | 29.76 |
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