Red Mountain Resort Snow Report

519 FXUS66 KOTX 042345 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 345 PM PST Wed Nov 4 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Rain chances develop later tonight into Thursday, with mountain snow. - Additional systems arrive Friday into early next week, with light rain and mountain snow chances. && .SYNOPSIS... Incoming wave will bring mountain snow showers and rain showers tonight and Thursday. Unsettled conditions continue into the weekend and early next week. Increased rain chances across the region with weak atmospheric river next week. && .DISCUSSION... Tonight through Thursday: The expected shortwave is currently along coastline and slowly making its way into the Cascades. It will start to push high clouds across the region by the evening. Precip chances will start to increase along the Cascade crest tonight and spread eastward through Thursday. There is not a lot of moisture associated with the wave as probability of at least 0.1 of an inch is along the Cascade Crest. The rest of the region has a chance to receive at least a few drops. The Basin and northern mountain precip chances range from 20-40%. The Idaho Panhandle has a 40-60% chance. Amounts are expected be less than 0.1 of an inch. Snow levels dip to around 4500ft tonight. Precip along the crest will mainly be snow or mix. Snow accumulations are not expected to be more than inch. On Thursday, winds will be breezy across the Basin with gusts into the low 20 mph range. Highs will be in the 40s to low 50s. Overnight lows will be in the upper 20s and 30s. Friday and Wednesday: The trough will press through the region. Friday trends drier with light precip chances across the Cascades and north WA. Precip chances range from 10-20% as moisture is not expected much more than a trace. A more robust wave will push through the region late starting Friday night and lasting into Sunday. Precipitable water amounts with this wave is 0.6-0.8 of an inch. With snow levels around 3500-4500 feet, Cascades passes are expected to get light snow through Sunday. Washington Pass has a 25-75 probability of 1 to 4 inches. Stevens is less with a Trace to 1 inch. Sprinkles are possible across the rest of the region. Winds will be also be breezy as the wave is being supported by a decent upper level jet. Gusts have potential to reach into the 30 mph range. Highs continue in the upper 40s to low 50s. Overnight lows stay in the upper 20s and 30s. Monday will be brief break in the pattern as the shallow ridge develops behind the trough. Starting Tuesday, a weak atmospheric river will start to press into the Pacific Northwest. The impacts will mainly be over the Cascades. It currently has a spread of 0.5-1 inch. The rest of the region has a spread of 0.1-0.5 of an inch through Wednesday. The warmer air will bring snow levels back to around 6000ft, keeping mainly a rain event across the region. Highs will be in the upper 40s to 50s. Overnight lows stay in the 30s and low 40s. /JDC && .AVIATION... 00Z TAFS: Low clouds around the Upper Columbia Basin to Spokane area and Palouse will be slow to erode this afternoon and evening, while a quick-moving cold front pushes in overnight into Thursday morning. Expect IFR to MVFR conditions over GEG/PUW/LWS. There is modest confidence in improvement to VFR at PUW/LWS later this evening in the eroding clouds. Low confidence in improvement at GEG, before clouds expand back out again through the middle to late evening. Light rain chances start develop EAT/MWH after 05-06Z and toward 11-13Z at other TAF sites. This will come with more IFR/MVFR conditions. As the precipitation winds down some fog is possible, before some clearing develops in the afternoon though GEG/SFF/COE are more apt to remain IFR/MVFR with lower erosion of the lower level moisture as on Wednesday. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE: Moderate to high confidence in IFR/MVFR conditions at GEG to return to SFF/COE through evening. Moderate confidence in brief improvement at PUW/LWS after 02-04Z, before degrading to IFR/MVFR toward Thursday morning. Moderate confidence in MVFR/IFR conditions at MWH overnight/early Thursday with some LIFR fog possible as the precipitaiton winds down. Moderate confidence in improving conditions at MWH/PUW/LWS after 17-20Z, but low confidence in any improvement at GEG/SFF/COE until after 22-23Z. Moderate to high confidence in VFR conditions at EAT. /Solveig ----------------------- 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 36 49 36 51 38 59 / 10 30 0 10 20 10 Coeur d`Alene 36 47 35 50 40 59 / 10 60 0 0 20 0 Pullman 35 49 35 48 38 58 / 10 60 0 0 10 0 Lewiston 40 55 38 52 41 62 / 10 60 0 0 0 0 Colville 32 49 31 50 29 55 / 30 40 0 10 20 10 Sandpoint 35 45 34 47 36 54 / 0 60 10 0 30 10 Kellogg 35 44 34 50 39 60 / 0 80 10 0 10 0 Moses Lake 35 57 34 51 32 59 / 20 0 0 20 30 0 Wenatchee 39 55 39 49 38 54 / 40 0 0 30 20 0 Omak 38 53 37 49 36 55 / 50 0 0 20 20 10 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...None. ID...None. && $$