035 FXUS66 KOTX 110939 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 239 AM PDT Fri Apr 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Today looks to be a dry day across the region, followed by cool and showery weather on Saturday. This weekend will also bring colder overnight low temperatures. Temperatures will then trend back upward heading into the early to middle part of next week. && .DISCUSSION... Today through Tonight: Behind the cold front, you can expect lingering morning showers and cooler temperatures for today. Showers will be mainly contained to far eastern WA and the ID Panhandle through noon, before tapering off. Winds will generally remain lighter through the day. Skies are clear this morning in central WA will continue to spread eastward throughout the day. Saturday through Sunday: A colder air mass sticks around Saturday with more wind and scattered showers, including a rain/snow mix at lower elevations in the mountainous areas. Elevated winds on Saturday will die down overnight along with skies clearing out. Expect freezing temperatures overnight into Sunday. Sunday will be mostly sunny, calmer, and cool, with highs in the 50s and another chilly night to follow. Monday through Thursday: Dry and gradually warmer weather returns as a weak ridge builds in. Temperatures will rise to near or slightly above normal by midweek. Clouds may increase at times, with a small chance of mountain showers, but overall the week looks mostly dry. /KK && .AVIATION... 12Z TAFS: Drier air moving in behind the front is expected to bring clearing skies to Central and Eastern WA by this morning. Some shallow boundary layer moisture Friday afternoon combined with afternoon heating will lead to flat cumulus over the region. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence that VFR conditions will prevail. ----------------------- Confidence descriptors: Low - Less than a 30 percent chance Moderate - 30 to 70 percent chance High - Greater than a 70 percent chance && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 59 36 54 31 57 34 / 10 10 20 0 0 0 Coeur d`Alene 59 35 51 30 56 31 / 10 10 40 10 0 0 Pullman 56 36 49 31 54 33 / 20 10 20 0 0 0 Lewiston 64 41 57 36 60 36 / 20 10 10 0 0 0 Colville 60 33 54 28 59 31 / 10 10 30 0 0 0 Sandpoint 58 36 49 29 54 31 / 0 10 60 10 0 0 Kellogg 55 38 45 31 52 33 / 20 10 60 10 10 0 Moses Lake 63 36 59 31 62 36 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 60 38 56 34 60 39 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omak 63 36 59 31 62 35 / 0 0 10 0 0 0 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. WA...None. && $$