Sandpoint, Idaho 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS66 KOTX 142134
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
234 PM PDT Sat Jun 14 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Gradual warming trend through Monday.

- Gusty winds Monday through Thursday with passing systems.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Mild temperatures are expected for the weekend. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms will continue along the Canadian
border today. Warmer temperatures will occur on Sunday and
Monday before an increasing risk for elevated fire weather
conditions from gusty winds through the middle of next week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Today and tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms ongoing this
afternoon in the northern mountains will quickly shut down this
evening as a vort max currently in central WA moves north into
southern BC, bringing sinking motion into the area. Tonight will be
cool in the 40s and 50s as dry air lingers. The shelered valleys of
northeast Washington and north Idaho have a 30% chance to reach into
the upper 30s.

Sunday through Saturday: Tomorrow will be drier as a shortwave ridge
builds with highs in the 80s. There is a still a 15% chance of
showers north of Highway 20 in the afternoon in WA with terrain
forcing. Monday will be dry, warm, and breezy as a wave crosses the
Cascades in the afternoon. Temps will reach into the 80s with 10-20
mph westerly winds gusting up to 30 mph. Southwest flow will
increase ahead of a shortwave Tuesday bringing small precip chances
(15%) to the Cascade crest. The wave will pass through Wednesday
bringing more breezy west winds. The deeper trough off the coast
will slowly drift east late next week bringing cooler temperatures
in the 60s and 70s and chances for much needed rain to the INW. DB

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.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: VFR conditions with light winds will continue for all
TAF sites through 18z Sunday. There is a 20-40 percent chance
for showers and isolated thunderstorms near the Canadian border
from 18-03z.

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        48  81  51  84  51  78 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  45  81  48  83  51  78 /   0  10   0   0   0   0
Pullman        46  77  49  79  45  76 /   0  10   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       54  85  55  88  56  86 /   0  10   0   0   0   0
Colville       40  81  40  83  43  79 /  10  20   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      42  80  43  82  49  78 /   0  10   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        50  77  52  80  54  75 /   0  10   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     49  86  48  88  48  85 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      55  85  56  85  55  84 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           51  85  52  86  50  84 /  20   0   0   0   0   0

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

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