Weather

Black Friday also will be a wet Friday in the Inland Northwest. Rain tonight is expected to continue into the morning as thousands of shoppers line up at stores for post-holiday bargains.

Holiday travelers have a clear route to Western Washington despite recent mountain snow. The roadways on Snoqualmie and Stevens passes are wet, but that's about it.

Rain and snow are heading into the Inland Northwest for the weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting a 60 percent chance of rain this afternoon in Spokane as a cold front moves through.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Eastern Washington and North Idaho, with six to 12 inches of snow expected in the mountains above 3,500 feet.

Snow levels are expected to drop from the mountains to the valley floors Tuesday morning, creating the possibility of the first snowfall of the season at lower elevations of the Inland Northwest.

Saturday night brough record low temperatures across the region and a new record daytime low at 43 degrees

There's a slight chance of rain this afternoon and tonight as forecasters predict cloudy conditions and a high near 61 in Spokane.

Fall has begun, but it still feels like summer - at least it will for the weekend. Temperatures will start to cool down to the low 60s on Tuesday.

Fall officially begins on Tuesday and I’m already receiving questions of when snow will start flying. I’ll answer this question in more detail in the coming weeks, but at this point, it looks like we’ll see far less snow this season compared to the record-breaking winter of 2008-09. Prior to the past two winters, local readers mentioned that the squirrels were gathering food much earlier than usual. No one has noticed this behavior from squirrels this time around.

A high pressure system centered over Eastern Washington is building and strengthening, and should bring near-record temperatures to the Spokane area on Saturday and Sunday.

Expect sunny, hot days and clear, cool nights through the weekend.

Expect sunny days and clear nights this week.

Look for summer-like conditions during the day this week as temperatures reach the upper 80s by the weekend.

Fall weather is all around us and Stevens and Ferry counties may get first frost tonight