Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Nowcast as of 2:34 am PDT on July 6, 2009
Now
Through 330 am...an area of showers and embedded thunderstorms will track northeast at 20 to 30 mph across the Palouse...into the Spokane and Coeur D'Alene area...and eventually approach southwest Shoshone County. Some of the heavier storms will be moving up the I 90 corridor...between Sprague and Spokane...as well as south of I-90...approaching areas between Spangle and Latah. Other heavier storms will be moving into the Idaho Palouse...near Moscow...Deary and eventually Clarkia. Storms will contain brief heavy rain...as well as wind gusts up to 40 mph and possible small hail...in addition to occasional lightning.
Forecast for Upper Columbia Basin
Updated: 9:28 PM PDT on July 5, 2009
Rest of Tonight
Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening...then scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the evening shifting to the southwest with gusts to around 30 mph overnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Monday
Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Mostly cloudy in the evening...becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening decreasing to west 5 to 15 mph overnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
INFO SOURCE: GOES-11. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA. PILOT REPORT.
ERUPTION DETAILS: NO ERUPTION... RESUSPENDED ASH
OBS VA DTG: 05/2230Z
OBS VA CLD:
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 06/0430Z
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 06/1030Z
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 06/1630Z
RMK: AT 2215Z A PILOT REPORTED ASH DRIFTING NE FROM MSH. WEB CAM SUGGESTS THIS IS RESUSPENDED ASH DUE TO STRONG WINDS. NO ERUPTION IS OCCURRING. ... BIRCH
