Weather

Power has been restored to all Avista customers in Spokane, the electric company announced Sunday.

At 6 a.m. Saturday, Alan Hodges walked into Lily Bee’s Boutique, Bridal and High End Consignments and waded through about 4 inches of standing water.

A severe late-winter storm is forecast to hit the central United States with a combination of blizzard-like conditions and thunderstorms as it quickly strengthens on Sunday, March ​15.

Avista crews have restored power to about 95% of customers who lost power because of this week’s windstorm.

The Inland Northwest woke up to a blanket of snow Friday morning and the storm system that surprised many didn't stop all day.

A sprawling and powerful late-winter storm is about to blast the northern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes into southeastern Canada. It will bring heavy snow measured in feet, plus high wind that will lower visibility while buffeting a large region with a risk for damage and power outages.

A record-breaking heat dome will develop near the West Coast late this week, smashing records and sending temperatures into the triple digits through next week – when it will feel like summer during the final days of winter.

Power lines and trees were knocked down across the Inland Northwest as thousands lost power following an aggressive overnight windstorm.

A major heat wave kicked off in the Southland on Thursday with temperatures predicted to soar 25 degrees above normal, smashing records across Los Angeles and bringing a high risk of heat-related illness.

As the days grow longer and warmer, an incoming storm front looks to bring back colder weather, high winds and substantial snowpack to some slopes in the region.

A low pressure system is doing an odd thing as it leaves the West Coast and enters Eastern Washington: it's gathering strength. As a result, the National Weather Service and Avista Utilities have issued high-wind warnings about a storm that could bring gusts as high as 70 mph to Spokane and 60 mph to Coeur d'Alene.

DENVER — Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according to federal forecasters. Modeling released late last week showed the river system on track to deliver a scant 2.3 million acre-feet to Lake Powell, one of the river system’s largest reservoirs. That’s 36% of the median of 6.4 ...

Just days after deadly tornadoes ripped across the central United States, killing eight people in Oklahoma and Michigan, another significant severe weather outbreak was forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, meteorologists warned.

With little snow and balmy temperatures, Spokane's had a tame winter. But it's not the tamest of all time.