Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Clark Fork, ID

SYNOPSIS
Dry weather with seasonable daytime temperatures are expected through Thursday with cold overnight lows. Wet weather and breezy winds look to return for the weekend.

DISCUSSION
Today through Thursday: Dry northerly flow aloft will be in place across the Inland Northwest today into Wednesday. Another round of cold overnight temperatures is expected tonight with widespread frost again likely. The frost advisory has been expanded into the Wenatchee area for tonight.

By Thursday and Friday, a short wave trough will pass mainly north of the area, but will still lead to a chance of showers for the Cascade crest and Idaho Panhandle. A deeper and stronger system is expected for the weekend. Increased chances for widespread rain and high elevation snow are anticipated.
Washington Pass has the best chance for seeing appreciable snow, but the other passes will also warrant watching over the coming days. In addition, breezy/gusty southwest winds are also expected with this system, likely peaking on Sunday. KD

AVIATION
00Z TAFS: Primarily VFR conditions with clouds gradually breaking up over portions of the ID Panhandle and southeast WA today. Some persistent cloudiness near KPUW/KLWS may occasionally brush MVFR conditions. Generally light winds expected through the 24hr TAF period.

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

----------------------- 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:/weather.gov/otx/avndashboard

Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs
Spokane 32 60 31 58 35 58 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coeur d'Alene 31 60 33 58 36 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Pullman 31 54 30 57 35 57 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Lewiston 39 60 38 62 42 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Colville 21 60 21 58 22 57 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandpoint 29 59 29 55 32 53 / 0 0 0 0 10 20 Kellogg 36 59 36 57 38 53 / 0 0 10 0 10 30 Moses Lake 27 61 30 60 35 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 33 62 40 62 45 63 / 0 0 0 0 10 0 Omak 29 62 34 62 37 61 / 0 0 0 0 0 0

OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...Frost Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM PDT Wednesday for Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area.
Frost Advisory midnight Wednesday night to 9 AM PDT Thursday for Moses Lake Area.
ID...None.