Funnel Clouds in Idaho, June 11, 2022

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
354 PM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022

.SYNOPSIS...
Showers will dissipate late this evening over the basin with showers
remaining over the higher terrain overnight. Sunday will be drier
early, but widespread rain will move in again from the south
Sunday afternoon and evening. Rain will into Monday with lingering
showers into Tuesday. Monday be the coolest day with temperatures
trending back towards seasonal normals by Friday. A chance for
unsettled weather returns next weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Tonight: The chance of showers and thunderstorms will diminish over
the basin after sunset. Showers will still impact the higher terrain
to the north and east of Spokane overnight but amounts will remain
on the lighter side. Low temperatures tonight will be slightly
cooler than what the area saw this morning.

Sunday: The start of the day will be drier before the next trough
digs into the eastern Washington during the afternoon. A jet max
will be to the south of the WA/OR border, which will keep us on the
cooler side of the jet. Showers will increase from the south with
the heaviest precipitation during the day near the LC Valley during
the day. Daytime highs will remain similar to what was seen today.
/KM

Sunday night into Saturday:
Rain will continue to spread north overtaking the eastern third of
Washington and the north Idaho Panhandle. A closed low pressure
trough with wraparound flow will be slow to exit the region
bringing precipitation totals over an inch especially in the ID
Panhandle and northeast mountains of WA. Rain will be slow to
taper off into Tuesday. Driest areas through this event look to be
along the central Washington east slopes of the Cascades toward
the Oregon border. With soils becoming more saturated and snow
melt, rivers will continue to run high and additional rainfall may
cause local flooding of roads along creeks and streams.

Late Tuesday the region begins to dry out some with warming.
Another potential for elevated thunderstorms moves in Thursday
with southerly flow re-establishing over the region. Overall
warming back to seasonal normals in the 70s to lower 80s is the
best we can get going into the weekend as shower potential
continues toward Saturday as well.

Mainstem rivers will continue to run high through next week. We
still have a lot of snow to melt out of the mountains and any
additional rain adds to flooding potential. Right now no mainstem
rivers are forecast to flood but several are running or forecast
just below flood stage given the anticipated rainfall and typical
snowmelt combination. TC

&&

AVIATION...
00z TAFs: Showers and thunderstorms will increase this afternoon
and evening around GEG/SFF/COE/PUW/LWS terminals with the
potential for IFR CIGs in the strongest storms. Storms have a
potential to become severe with hail and damaging winds. All
terminals will have breezy south to southwest winds with gusts to
25kts late this afternoon and into early tonight before decreasing
overnight. VFR conditions are expected tonight through Sunday
afternoon./KM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        51  69  45  55  43  58 /  50  40  70  60  20  20
Coeur d'Alene  52  69  46  53  43  56 /  70  50  70  80  40  40
Pullman        49  65  42  53  41  55 /  40  70  70  60  30  30
Lewiston       55  72  50  61  49  64 /  40  80  70  60  30  30
Colville       47  72  46  59  42  61 /  40  50  60  70  30  30
Sandpoint      50  67  47  52  43  54 /  70  50  70  80  50  50
Kellogg        52  66  43  48  42  50 /  70  60  80  80  50  50
Moses Lake     49  72  48  65  43  69 /  20  30  40  10   0   0
Wenatchee      50  70  49  62  48  66 /  10  20  30  30  20  10
Omak           50  73  50  65  46  69 /  10  30  50  30  20  10

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Flood Watch through Monday evening for Central Panhandle
     Mountains-Coeur d'Alene Area-Northern Panhandle.

     Flood Watch through Monday afternoon for Idaho Palouse-Lewis and
     Southern Nez Perce Counties-Lewiston Area.

WA...Flood Watch through Monday evening for Northeast Mountains-
     Okanogan Highlands-Okanogan Valley.

     Flood Watch through Monday afternoon for Lower Garfield and
     Asotin Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains-Washington
     Palouse.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1147 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022

IDZ001-002-112000-
Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-
1147 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho.

See current hazards for updated information.