Warmer spring weather likely through Sunday

National Weather Service forecasters said they expect a three-day break in the onslaught of spring storms that has brought rain and snow to the region since March. Temperatures will improve from Thursday’s high of 45. Forecasters said they expect highs today to reach the upper 40s and lower 50s under sunny skies. The normal high for today is 59 in Spokane. Snow is leaving the forecast following Thursday’s round of rain and snow although low clouds were hanging over areas to the north of Spokane this morning. Saturday and Sunday promise to be even more spring-like with highs in the upper 50s in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. Sunday should be warm and sunny with a high of 60 expected. Spokane is likely to set a record for the latest day of temperatures at 60 degrees or higher. So far, the warmest day of the year was 59 on March 31. The latest date on record for reaching the 60-degree mark is April 22. After the break in storms today through Sunday, the region is likely to see a return to cool and wet weather. A chance of rain is in the forecast for Monday through at least Thursday. At 7 a.m. today, it was 31 at Spokane International Airport, 34 at Felts Field and in Coeur d’Alene, 30 in Deer Park and 31 in Pullman.