High temperatures today will get close to 80 degrees, while thunderstorm activity increases in southern portions of the region.
A storm system is passing close to the Inland Northwest today, which will create some short-lived changes in our weather. Temperatures on Thursday will climb into the upper 70s and low 80s across the Inland Northwest. After a sunny start, clouds will begin to build during the afternoon as atmospheric conditions become wetter and more unstable.
Showers and thunderstorms will develop during the second half of Thursday, tonight, and early Friday in Southeast Washington and the Central Idaho Panhandle. Chances for showers and storms in this area are 40 to 60 percent, while further north in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene the odds are more like 10 to 20 percent. Thunderstorms could produce bursts of strong gusty winds which could create blowing dust around the Palouse region, even miles away from active storm cells.
Conditions will dry out on Friday and Saturday as a ridge of high pressure builds over the Inland Northwest. High temperatures will remain five to ten degrees above average through Monday, hovering in the upper 70s to low 80s for most valley locations before a cooler system arrives for the middle of next week.
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