Today is forecast to be Much Warmer than yesterday.
Forecast for Coeur d'Alene Area
Updated: 6:06 am PST on January 7, 2009
Rest of Today
Cloudy. A chance of rain early in the morning... then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph early. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Thursday
Rain in the morning...then rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. Breezy. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain or snow showers in the evening...then a slight chance of snow showers overnight. Snow level 3000 feet in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening decreasing to 5 to 10 mph overnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
... The urban and small stream Flood Warning remains in effect until 300 PM PST Friday for Spokane and Kootenai counties...
Warm and windy conditions overnight caused an increase in snow melt over the Spokane and Coeur D'Alene areas. Mild and breezy conditions will continue today and through tonight contributing to melting snow in the metropolitan area. Standing water will be a concern in urban areas where storm drains are blocked by snow... allowing water to pool in low lying areas... streets and ditches.
Rainfall will generally be light today... but late tonight into tomorrow morning... additional rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 0.75 inches will be possible. The combination of rain and snowmelt will likely lead to an increase in urban flooding tonight... as well as an increase in the flow on local creeks and small streams. Small creeks covered with ice will have a heightened risk of rising quickly due to ice jamming.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported. Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected. However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Move to higher ground.
To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.
The high temperature at Wenatchee Airport in the past 24 hours was 50 degrees. This set a record for the highest temperature for this date. The old record of 46 degrees was set in 2007. Records have been kept in Wenatchee since 1959.
Local Storm Report
01/06/2009 0341 PM
Spirit Lake, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m4.5 inch, reported by trained spotter.
New snow since this morning. Kootenai 65 elev 2600 ft
01/06/2009 0341 PM
Spirit Lake, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m4.5 inch, reported by trained spotter.
New snow since this morning. Kootenai 65 elev 2600 ft
01/05/2009 0100 PM
2 miles N of Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m4.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Spotter Kootenai 8 2280 ft elev
01/05/2009 0144 PM
Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m6.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Spotter Kootenai 85 2214 feet
01/05/2009 0146 PM
Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m5.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Spotter Kootenai 203 elev 2175
01/05/2009 0150 PM
Hayden, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m6.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Spotter Kootenai 41 elev 2300 storm total
01/05/2009 0745 am
3 miles E of Spirit Lake, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m4.0 inch, reported by amateur radio.
Kootenai 27h
01/05/2009 0915 am
4 miles N of Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m5.5 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Kootenai 76 Hayden ID
01/05/2009 0915 am
4 miles N of Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai County.
Heavy snow m5.5 inch, reported by trained spotter.