Whitewater Ski Resort Snow Report

958 FXUS66 KOTX 050725 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 1225 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Unseasonably warm and dry conditions continue through Thursday. - An incoming weather system on Friday will bring cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and chances for rain. && .SYNOPSIS... Temperatures will remain unseasonably warm in the 70s and low 80s through Thursday. Monday afternoon will be slightly breezy. Conditions will remain dry until Friday when a frontal passage brings cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and chances for rain. && .DISCUSSION... Unseasonably warm and dry conditions will continue through Thursday of this week due to a broad upper level ridge sitting over much of the western and central US. The ridge was at its strongest yesterday, but today will still be one of the warmer days of the week. Temperatures for most valleys will be in the mid to high 70s, with 80 degree temperatures seen in the basin, Ritzville, and Lewiston areas. A brief, weak impulse will move through the area this afternoon, bringing an increase in westerly winds throughout the area. Wind gusts will be 10-15 mph across most places with localized gusts up to 20 mph, so minimal impacts are expected. Temperatures will cool by a couple degrees but still remain unseasonably warm as the ridge strengthens again through Thursday. Low temperatures are not seeing such unseasonably warm values due to clear skies and light winds promoting radiational cooling. They will remain around normal, in the mid 30s for sheltered northern valleys and in the low 40s for Spokane through the basin. Conditions remain this way until Friday, when long term models show a robust cold front moving through the region. While there is little agreement in overall track and timing, ensembles show good agreement in temperatures dropping nearly 10 to 12 degrees from Friday to Saturday, bringing them back to right around normal. Forecast highs in the low to mid 60s and lows in mid to high 30s (lower 30s across sheltered valleys). There is also agreement on gusty winds accompanying the low, with overall gusts 15 to 25 mph and gusts 30 to 35 mph possible in the basin and Waterville Plateau areas. There are low chances for precipitation, with a 30 percent chance or lower in the mountains and even lower elsewhere. /AS && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS: High clouds and VFR conditions expected through the forecast period. Winds will remain generally light and under 10kts until around 00Z for EAT as a disturbance moves through. Winds will be 10-15kts and will continue into the next forecast period, alongside winds picking up at other terminals. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence for 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:/www.weather.gov/otx/avndashboard && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Spokane 77 46 75 45 75 46 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coeur d`Alene 76 46 74 44 74 47 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pullman 77 45 75 45 76 46 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewiston 82 49 80 47 79 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colville 75 38 74 38 76 42 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandpoint 72 43 70 42 71 44 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kellogg 75 47 73 45 74 47 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moses Lake 79 45 77 43 78 46 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 80 52 77 50 78 56 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omak 75 44 75 44 76 49 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...None. ID...None. && $$