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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Rain storms bringing big weather change

A series of rain storms is going to bring a substantial change in weather this week across the Inland Northwest. The first of the storms is now heading into western Washington and Oregon. Light rain was reported as far east as Yakima at 10 a.m. The slow-moving frontal system should reach eastern Washington and North Idaho tonight. The heaviest precipitation is likely from Lewiston into the Silver Valley of Shoshone County. A second storm winding up offshore of Washington should arrive by Wednesday with greater rain potential. The Cascades could see two to three inches of rain. Snow levels will be high at about 6,000 feet. The heaviest rain locally should arrive Wednesday into Wednesday night with rain chances persisting through Friday and into the weekend. Rain chances fall to 20 percent on Saturday and Sunday. Yet another rainstorm may arrive Sunday night and it may contain remnant moisture from Hurricane Ana, forecasters said this afternoon. The storms are generally arriving on a southwesterly flow, which will keep temperatures on the mild side for the second half of October. Highs should be in the upper 50s with lows in the middle and upper 40s. Spokane has yet to see a frost, and today’s forecast shows that the growing season for tender plants like tomatoes and beans will still be going through the weekend. The normal high today in Spokane is 56 and the normal low is 36. Through Sunday, Spokane’s average temperature has been 5.8 degrees warmer than normal in October.