Weather

A system of higher air pressure that has brought summer-like conditions to the Inland Northwest this week is strengthening today and should continue the warm up through at least Saturday, forecasters said.

This week’s return to summer weather set a record at Spokane International Airport on Monday with a warm overnight low of 56.

The first full week of autumn is feeling more like summer with highs in the upper 70s to 80 degrees and lows in the 50s.

Still have some outdoor chores left to do from the summer? This next week may be your last opportunity to work (or play) in warm weather before fall takes over.

The mild weather of the last few days continues again today, although clouds and breezes are likely.

Autumn arrives this evening, and appropriately, the National Weather Service is warning about the possibility of pockets of frost tonight.

The last full day of summer today brings a contradiction typical of the weather this time of year – the change of season doesn’t chase away the sun that quickly.

Breezy winds and a chance of showers are in the forecast for today, but a drying trend is likely on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A wet weekend is shaping up across the Inland Northwest as a Pacific low spins clouds and moisture toward the region from warm subtropical waters.

This last taste of summer should be ending this evening across the Inland Northwest as the region undergoes a shift into a showery, cooler weather regime.

The last two days of summer weather will warm the Inland Northwest through Wednesday when a low pressure system begins to bring showers and cooler temperatures.

Summer weather should prevail this week with highs nudging close to 80 degrees through Wednesday.

Most people associate the fall season with things like “back-to-school” and college football. Seeing as we’re in the midst of these things, the cloudy skies and cooler temperatures might seem right on track. But summer is not officially over yet, and we typically don’t see the most dramatic cascade into cooler, wetter weather until about the first week of October.

The weekend is shaping up to be partly sunny in much of the Inland Northwest, reports the National Weather Service.

The sun scheduled to return to the Inland Northwest on Friday after a cloudy and potentially rainy day today as a “slow moving storm system” leaves the area, the National Weather Service reports.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2011 hit the stands on Aug. 30. The 194-year-old publication predicted that our upcoming winter would be milder and wetter than normal. It’s also predicting a “kinder and gentler winter” for many areas that suffered through a rough winter last year.

My husband wants us to purchase a snowblower. Normally, one wouldn’t be thinking about such purchases during the last month of summer, but a few events have pushed the idea to the forefront.

The National Weather Service on Friday issued a blowing dust advisory for the upper Columbia Basin today. Winds gusting to 40 mph are predicted in the basin today when a cold front driven by a new low-pressure system crosses the region.

The National Weather Service this afternoon has issued a blowing dust advisory for the upper Columbia Basin on Saturday.