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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 3:33 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 AND 700... * Affected Area: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101) and Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington (Zone 700). * Thunderstorms: Scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. * Outflow Winds: Gusty outflow wind gusts up to 50 mph. * Impacts: Lightning strikes will have the potential to start new fires, and gusty and erratic outflow winds could cause rapid spread of new and existing wildfires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. &&
Heat Advisory
Issued: 4:50 AM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 90s resulting in Moderate to Major HeatRisk. * WHERE...Moscow, Lookout Pass, Colville, Fernwood, Gifford, Deer Park, Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Bonners Ferry, Post Falls, Lapwai, Rockford, Metaline Falls, Sandpoint, Fruitland, Cheney, Springdale-Hunters Road, Flowery Trail Road, Dobson Pass, Davenport, Metaline, Peck, Wallace, Fairfield, Newport, Clark Fork, Ione, Priest River, Tiger, Kellogg, Schweitzer Mountain Road, St. Maries, Spokane Valley, Athol, Pinehurst, Lewiston, Worley, Genesee, Fourth Of July Pass, Orin-Rice Road, Kettle Falls, Osburn, Potlatch, Eastport, Lewiston Grade, Mullan, Downtown Spokane, Chewelah, Northport, Plummer, Airway Heights, and Culdesac. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low temperatures in the 60s and 70s Friday night have provided little overnight relief and temperatures will warm into the 90s Saturday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
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