The annual Perseid meteor shower, which reaches its peak tonight through Friday night, may be obscured by clouds for the first two days, according to the National Weather Service.
Scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms will sweep across the Inland Northwest as a low pressure area drops southward out of British Columbia today.
Spokane might see a thunderstorm this morning, after that the forecast is sunshine and temperatures in the upper 80s. For Saturday and Sunday, mostly sunny skies and low to mid 80s are expected. A chance of thunderstorms returns Tuesday.
Blue skies and temperatures in the mid- to upper 90s are expected to dominate today's forecast throughout the Inland Northwest. Tonight brings another chance of thunderstorms with lows in the upper 50s. Friday's temperatures are expected to cool down to the upper 80s.
Haze caused by fires in the region is blocking today's blue skies and sunshine. But it won't stop the heat. The high today is forecast near 90, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather forecast for Spokane and Coeur d'Alene calls for shades and sunscreen as the workweek begins. Temperatures are expected to reach mid 80s to low 90s through Wednesday under mostly sunny skies.
A line of showers that developed overnight has dampened the Spokane area this morning, but forecasters said drier weather is likely after the line of clouds moves east.
A rare tornado tore through a farmhouse and killed two people inside, leaving nothing but the house’s foundation and a few twisted vehicles as it swept through Montana’s remote and sparsely populated northeastern corner.
Clouds from what forecasters are calling a monsoonal flow are making their way northward today and could bring the threat of thunderstorms today and Wednesday.
