Salmo Ski Area snow report

568 FXUS66 KOTX 202358 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 458 PM PDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Warm temperatures and dry conditions continue. Tuesday and Wednesday next week will be our warmest days over the next week with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. - Dry and windy conditions in Central Washington will continue through Saturday evening, with locally breezy winds persisting into Sunday. - Weather changes arrive late next week with cooler temperatures, breezy winds, and a chance of showers for next weekend && .SYNOPSIS... Dry and windy conditions in Central Washington will continue through Saturday evening, with locally breezy winds persisting into Sunday. Little to no precipitation is expected through the middle of next week. Warmer temperatures are forecast for the early to middle part of next week before cooler temperatures and a chance of showers arrive by next weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Tonight and Sunday: A dry cold front dropping into the region from the northwest will result in breezy to locally windy conditions for much of Central Washington through this evening where Red Flag Warnings remain in place. As the front exits tonight pressure gradients gradually relax leading to decreasing winds. On Sunday the low responsible for the dry cold front passage shifts into southern Alberta, with high pressure off the coast. This puts the Inland NW in north-northwest flow between the two features with dry air persisting over the region, except for a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers over the North ID Panhandle. The northerly flow pattern will continue to elevated winds down the Okanogan Valley with breezy winds and low humidity result in elevated fire weather conditions. Monday through Wednesday: The offshore ridge moves east and flattens on Monday and Tuesday. This will allow for warmer temperatures with high temperatures mainly in the 80s to low 90s. Late Tuesday into Wednesday weak impulses coming through the ridge will need to be monitored as steep temperature lapse rates result in an unstable atmosphere. Currently the NBM maintains a dry forecast and with dry low levels the forecast leans this way, but can not completely rule out isolated shower or thunderstorm development over the mountains. Thursday through Saturday: There is a 90 percent chance of significant weather changes by next weekend. 70% of the model clusters show an upper trough dropping down into the region, 20% show significant flattening of the ridge, while only 10% show high pressure only weakening slightly. Thursday is likely to still be a warm day ahead of the trough. Then there is a large spread in potential temperatures Friday with some timing differences with the trough before more significant cooling for next Saturday with highs in the 70s, possibly even some upper 60s. With the trough will come breezy winds, and a chance for showers. There is also a 20 percent for thunderstorms Friday and Saturday over the northern mountains. JW && .AVIATION... 00Z TAFs: VFR conditions expected through the TAF period. Gusty west winds will persist into this evening with gusts of 15-25 kts. Occasional stronger gusts up to 30-35 kts will be possible at KOMK/KEAT. Winds will decrease after 03-06z as the front exits. A band of mid and high clouds over southeast Washington into North Idaho will continue tracking eastward out of the region heading into tonight. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in VFR conditions at all terminals through the forecast period. Moderate confidence in timing of winds subsiding. ----------------------- 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 53 82 54 83 53 87 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coeur d`Alene 50 80 52 81 53 86 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pullman 48 79 49 81 50 87 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewiston 58 86 56 89 56 94 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colville 43 82 44 85 49 88 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandpoint 48 78 49 80 51 84 / 0 10 0 0 0 0 Kellogg 52 77 52 80 51 86 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moses Lake 59 87 58 89 56 93 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 60 86 61 88 63 92 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omak 57 85 57 88 57 91 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...Red Flag Warning until 11 PM PDT this evening for Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707). Red Flag Warning until 11 PM PDT this evening for Okanogan Valley (Zone 703). ID...None. && $$