49 Degrees North Mountain Resort Snow Report

075 FXUS66 KOTX 120716 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 1116 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Warmer and drier through Thursday with areas of morning fog. - Cooler storm system moves in Friday into the weekend bringing additional rain, mountain snow, and gusty winds. - Saturated soils and continued rain will pose a continued risk of debris flows and rock slides in the Cascades this week. && .SYNOPSIS... Dry, warming trend continues through Thursday. A cooler storm system arrives Friday into the weekend bringing rain, high mountain snow, and gusty winds. Cool, wet weather will continue into the start of the next week. && .DISCUSSION... Today: The ridge continues to bring a stable conditions across the region. Residual moisture in the boundary layer is bringing an fog and low ceilings for valleys and portions of the Basin through the morning. Highs for the period will be in the 50s to low 60s. Lows will be in the upper 30s and 40s. Friday through Tuesday: With the ridge axis shifting East late Thursday, a series of Lows will push through the region. The track of the Lows are south of the Pacific Northwest. The tracks keep the Inland Northwest out of the higher moisture and vorticity areas around the Lows. It leads to weaker shower activity across the region. Precipitable water values struggle to get above an inch with the systems. Lowland areas have a 25-75 probability of 0.2-0.5 of an inch Friday through Tuesday. Mountains have a higher spread of 0.5-1 inch. The period will trend cooler with snow levels dropping to around 5000 ft by Saturday morning. Cascade Passes can expect snow. Stevens having a 25-75 percent probability of 0 to 2 inches and Washington Pass with a possible 3 to 6 inches from Friday into Tuesday. Basin winds are breezy during Friday and Saturday afternoons with gusts into the 20-25 mph range. Highs for the period will be in the 40s to low 50s. Lows will be in the upper 20s and 30s. /JDC && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS: The boundary layer remains saturated and bringing widepsread IFR/MVFR vis and ceilings for GEG/SFF/COE/MWH/EAT. These conditions are expected to last through at least 15z. Condtions will improve to VFR with daytime heating and inversions lifting. VFR conditions expected for PUW/LWS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE: Moderate confidence on improved conditions KGEG/KSFF/KCOE/KEAT/KMWH as it is based on trends from previous day. It depends on drier air mixing into the boundary layer in the morning hours. High confidence for continued VFR conditions at KPUW and KLWS. /JDC ----------------------- 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 39 59 39 60 42 52 / 0 0 0 0 30 10 Coeur d`Alene 40 59 38 60 40 51 / 0 0 0 0 30 30 Pullman 41 61 43 58 41 51 / 0 0 0 0 70 10 Lewiston 43 63 43 58 46 56 / 0 0 0 0 70 20 Colville 33 57 33 59 36 52 / 0 0 0 0 20 20 Sandpoint 39 57 37 56 37 48 / 0 0 0 0 20 60 Kellogg 41 63 40 61 41 49 / 0 0 0 0 40 50 Moses Lake 34 55 36 62 37 56 / 0 10 0 40 30 0 Wenatchee 42 54 41 55 42 53 / 0 0 0 70 50 0 Omak 40 55 38 60 42 53 / 0 0 0 40 60 10 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...Dense Fog Advisory until 7 AM PST Thursday for Moses Lake Area- Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Okanogan Valley- Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Waterville Plateau. ID...Air Quality Alert until 11 AM PST Friday for Central Panhandle Mountains-Northern Panhandle. Dense Fog Advisory until 7 AM PST Thursday for Central Panhandle Mountains-Coeur d`Alene Area-Northern Panhandle. && $$