Frigid Spokane

It’s cold in Spokane, but temperatures still haven’t hit zero or below for more than two years. On Friday night or Saturday morning, however, the city’s streak without sub-zero temperatures likely will end, when the forecast calls for minus 3 in Spokane.

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Wed., Dec. 14, 2016

A full moon sets over the frozen landscape west of Spokane, Wash, Dec. 14, 2016.

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Icicles form on a gutter of a dwelling on Pacific Avenue, Dec. 14, 2016, in Spokane’s Browne’s Addition.

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A bundled-up pedestrian walks south on the Monroe Street during Wednesday morning frigid temperatures.

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Frost engulfs the tree-lined street of west Riverside Avenue, Dec. 14, 2016, in downtown Spokane, Wash.

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A December version of last month's "super moon" can be seen over Spokane's South Hill early Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016.

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Norm Parker, age 71, rolls his wheelchair across a frozen Riverside Avenue at Post Street while on his way to River Park Square for some reading and warm spot, Dec. 14, 2016, in downtown Spokane, Wash. I lost my wife, but I’m working on another one, says Parker.

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Steam rises from the Spokane River under the Monroe Street Bridge as temperatures dip in the single digits on Wednesday morning.

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Frost clings to the frame of a mountain bike at the Elk, Dec. 14, 2016, Spokane’s Browne’s Addition.

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Frost forms on the Monroe Street Bridges iron railing, Dec. 14, 2016.

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A long coat and pajamas keep a pedestrian warm on a stroll through Browne’s Additon, Dec. 14, 2016.

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The bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in downtown Spokane, Wash. features a snow haircut, Dec. 14, 2016.

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Susie Matheson, of Walker Construction, does traffic control from under her layers of clothing during Wednesday morning’s single-digit temperatures, Dec. 16, 2016, in downtown Spokane,Wash.

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A pedestrian gets a view of Spokane Falls from the Monroe Street Bridge, with steam rising from the river, Dec. 14, 2016, in downtown Spokane, Wash.

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Traffic was slow moving in both directions on I-90 west of the Altamont exit early Thursday morning, Dec. 15, 2016.

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