Sunny, mild weather continues today

Higher air pressure across the Inland Northwest is going to continue to bring sunny and mild weather today. A high temperature in the upper 50s to 60 is expected today and again on Thursday and Friday. The high on Tuesday was 58 at Spokane International Airport, which was 5 degrees below the record of 63 set in 1908. Mostly sunny skies today should give way to increasing clouds on Thursday and Friday. Lows should be in the upper 30s to about 40 through Thursday night. Cold temperatures overnight have led to patches of fog around the region, including an area of dense fog near U.S. Highway 2 and Farwell Road on Spokane’s North Side. Also, fog may be occurring in the Airway Heights area and in valleys to the north of Spokane. That fog should dissipate by 10 a.m., forecasters said. The next chance of rain arrives on Friday night and continues through the weekend with a 40 o 50 percent chance of rain on Saturday and Sunday. At 7 a.m., it was 38 at Spokane International Airport, 35 at Felts Field, 36 in Coeur d’Alene and Deer Park and 41 in Pullman.