SPOKANE, Wash. — Extreme heat is back in the forecast for the Inland Northwest. Temperatures will soar to dangerous highs in the days to come with little relief expected each night. Right now it looks like the above normal temperatures last through next week.
Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service in Spokane. The warnings stretch from 11 am Thursday to 8 pm Saturday for high temperatures reaching 94 to 109 degrees. Heat advisories are in place for Northeast Washington and North Idaho for the same time period for temperatures of 90 to 106 degrees.
A small shift in the weather pattern and the return of a little cloud cover will drop temperatures slightly heading into Sunday. For that reason, the excessive heat warnings and heat advisories will expire late Saturday. Despite the cool down, it looks like the hot weather sticks around through most of next week. I'd anticipate that more heat advisories, at minimum, will be needed for the first portion of next week too.
High temperatures stay in the mid 90s through at least the middle of next week. Because those temperatures are still hot enough to be considered dangerous for those without AC or working outdoors for extended periods of time, we will continue the KREM 2 Weather Impact Alert Days through at least Monday of next week.
This summer has been hot. July goes into the record book as the hottest ever in Spokane. With an average temperature of more than 78 degrees, it surpasses 2021 as the warmest we have ever seen. It doesn’t look like the heat lets up any time soon, long range forecast models keep the above normal temperatures around through the middle of August.
The hot, dry conditions are taking a toll. New wildfires have been an almost daily occurrence. In the month of July Spokane recorded just 0.01 inches of rain. Unfortunately there is no rain in sight as we kick off a hot start to August.
