Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS66 KOTX 250539
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1039 PM PDT Thu Jul 24 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Warm and breezy Friday, then slightly cooler over the
  weekend.

- Temperatures warming into the 90s to 100s next week with
  Moderate and localized Major HeatRisk Tuesday and Wednesday.

- 10-20 percent chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Warm and dry Friday with breezy winds in the afternoon and
early evening. Temperatures cool slightly over the weekend, then
rebound into early next week back into the 90s to 100s. Long
range models show a growing chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday
afternoon through the end of the work week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Today through tomorrow: Dry and windy conditions return to the
forecast area today through tomorrow, particularly for the
Waterville Plateau, Wenatchee, Moses Lake, and upper Columbia Basin
areas. Minimum relative humidity values today drop into the teens,
with wind gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon and evening. This is due
to a low pressure system to the north of us in Canada dropping down
and tightening the pressure gradient. Winds will be from the
southwest each evening. Tomorrow, winds will be the strongest, with
some areas having the potential to hit 30 mph. These are right
around borderline for fire weather headlines, so we will be keeping
a close eye on conditions today.

Saturday through Sunday: By Saturday, the highest of the winds will
have moved through. Temperatures will begin dropping due to height
falls, with temperatures dropping into the low to mid-80s this
weekend. Little to no precipitation is expected this weekend and
winds are anticipated to be mostly light.

Monday through Thursday: Beginning Monday, a ridge over western
Canada will begin strengthening, raising heights and introducing
southwest flow to the area. Of particular concern is the moisture
and lift that come with such flow. While lower level moisture will
be lacking, mid and high level moisture will rise, increasing PWATs
to around 150 percent of normal for this time on Wednesday. This
moisture and lift bring a chance of midweek thunderstorms on
Wednesday in particular. Long range models show modest surface based
CAPE of 500 to 1000 J/kg, and current NBM chances of thunder show
much of the forecast area under a ~10 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Additionally, beginning Monday, a warming trend will
start, with temperatures rising into the high 90s by Wednesday.
Thunderstorm potential on Wednesday will continue to be monitored
due to high temperatures and lightning risk. Low temperatures will
also be elevated, with many areas struggling to get below 60 degrees
on Tuesday and Wednesday night. This will result in degraded
overnight temperature recovery, leading to widespread Moderate
HeatRisk values for the area Tuesday into Wednesday. Cluster
agreement on the warmup and more southerly flow is decent this far
out, with all of the clusters showing raising heights and
southwesterly flow off the Pacific Ocean for the area midweek.
/AS

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.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: VFR conditions will continue through the TAF period.
Winds will becoming breezy again mid Friday morning with gusts
20-30 knots through the late afternoon.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
for VFR conditions and breezy conditions.

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.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane        60  87  56  83  56  85 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  59  87  57  83  56  85 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        54  84  52  81  52  82 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       64  94  63  91  63  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       49  86  47  82  47  83 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      54  83  53  80  51  83 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        61  83  59  81  58  83 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     59  90  55  86  55  88 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      66  87  61  86  61  87 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           61  90  57  86  58  88 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...None.
ID...None.

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