Sandpoint, Idaho 7 Day Weather Forecast

Wx Forecast - Wx Discussion - Wx Aviation

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FXUS66 KOTX 130448
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
948 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Continued afternoon showers and chances of thunderstorms
  through Wednesday.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Cooler and wetter weather pattern will stick around this week
with several opportunities for showers and afternoon
thunderstorms.

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.DISCUSSION...
Today through Wednesday: As the upper low moves inland, there is an
ongoing threat for afternoon showers and thunderstorms, especially
southeast Washington and the southern Panhandle. Shear looks weaker
than yesterday but with cape around 200-600 J/kg storms have been
capable of producing multiple lightning strikes, especially near the
Camas Prairie. Showers will continue in the evening near the
Canadian border and drop south this evening and into the overnight
hours will drop more beneficial rains for the area. As the upper low
moves into southern Idaho tomorrow afternoon, expecting a similar
situation as today with showers and isolated thunderstorms starting
around 10 AM to 12 PM in the northern mountains. Storms will be
capable of producing half inch hail and gusty outflow winds up to 40
mph tomorrow. By Wednesday, this activity is limited to northeast
Washington and the ID Panhandle.

Thursday through Monday: An unsettled pattern continues for the
Inland Northwest with a few shortwaves moving through. Expecting
rounds of mostly beneficial showers to continue through the period.
A system coming through Saturday has the best potential for
widespread light rain around 0.05-0.25" for much of the region.
Central Washington does not appear to get much rain in this pattern
unfortunately. High temperatures during this time period are
forecasted to be in the 60s and low 70s.

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.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: Showers are on the decrease this evening with the loss
of daytime heating. The HREF continues to show stratus
developing overnight over the ID Panhandle and Palouse, with
MVFR stratus expected to develop at KGEG/KSFF/KCOE/KPUW during
the 11z-15z time frame. Rain showers will also increase again
Tuesday morning, but there are model differences with the degree
of coverage and thus maintained a PROB30 group for all TAF
sites. Afternoon instability will return Tuesday afternoon and
showers and isolated thunderstorms starting near the Canadian
border around 18-20z and moving south towards KGEG- KSFF-KCOE-
KMWH around 22-02z.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:
The latest HREF run from tonight shows a 60-80% chance of CIGS
lowering to MVFR for KGEG/KSFF/KCOE/KPUW Tuesday morning. There
is also a 30% chance CIGS drop to IFR for KGEG/KCOE/KPUW. Low
confidence in thunderstorms impacting any of the TAF sites
Tuesday afternoon (less than 20% chance).



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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        43  62  45  63  41  64 /  40  20  20  10  10   0
Coeur d`Alene  42  60  44  61  41  63 /  50  40  20  20  20   0
Pullman        40  55  42  59  39  60 /  40  40  20  10   0   0
Lewiston       46  63  49  67  45  68 /  40  40  10  10   0   0
Colville       38  65  41  65  36  66 /  50  60  40  40  30  10
Sandpoint      42  60  45  59  43  62 /  50  50  30  40  50  20
Kellogg        44  55  46  55  43  59 /  40  60  30  40  30  10
Moses Lake     46  70  44  72  41  70 /  20  20  10   0   0   0
Wenatchee      49  72  50  68  45  70 /  30  10  10   0   0   0
Omak           44  72  44  71  41  70 /  50  20  20   0   0   0

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

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