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City plows on standby as Spokane prepares for moderate snow accumulations

Bob Fah, 74, clears snow from the top of his pickup truck on Skyview Drive so he can go help two others remove snow on Feb. 12, 2019 in Spokane. More snow is expected to fall Tuesday and Wednesday. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory on Tuesday predicting that 3 to 4 inches will fall on Spokane through Wednesday morning.

By 7 p.m. Tuesday, less than an inch had fallen in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene.

Mark Turner, meteorologist at the Spokane office of the National Weather Service, said Coeur d’Alene likely will get a few more inches than Spokane before 4 a.m. and Pullman could get 8 inches of snow.

“It’s not a real heavy dumping of snow like the last couple of snowstorms,” he said.

In Spokane, the low temperature was forecast to drop to 21 degrees on Tuesday night.

The county’s snow crews are standing by to begin plowing emergency routes and primary arterials once the snow accumulates, according to a news release from Spokane County.

No major roads are closed, but the Washington State Patrol will update any closures as the snow continues to fall in the Inland Northwest.

Snoqualmie Pass is seeing snow and slush on the roadway and poor visibility, according to WSP.

Thursday won’t likely see precipitation, according to NWS, but Friday through Sunday, 2 to 4 inches of snow is in the forecast. No heavy winds are expected over the weekend.