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Heat Advisory
Issued: 9:31 AM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Hot temperatures with daytime highs 94 to 101 degrees. * WHERE...Hayden, Winchester, Gifford, La Crosse, Downtown Spokane, Fairfield, Peck, Davenport, Uniontown, Lewiston, Tekoa, Lapwai, Cheney, Genesee, Coeur d'Alene, Alpowa Summit, Colfax, Pullman, Craigmont, Lewiston Grade, Kamiah, Soldiers Meadow Road, Clarkston, Rockford, Culdesac, Nezperce, Worley, Airway Heights, Moscow, Post Falls, Rosalia, Oakesdale, Spokane Valley, Pomeroy, Plummer, and Potlatch. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. 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. &&
Red Flag Warning
Issued: 8:23 AM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 701... * Affected Area: Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701) and Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708). * Thunderstorms: Isolated coverage in the late morning and early afternoon becoming isolated to scattered in the late afternoon and evening. A mix of wet and dry thunderstorms with rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch. Locally higher rainfall amounts possible where multiple storms move over the same area. * Outflow Winds: Erratic outflow wind gusts up to 60 mph. * Impacts: New fire starts from lightning. New fires could be impacted by gusty outflow winds. 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. &&
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