Freeze Warning
Ends in 6 h 49 min
When
Until 10 AM PDT Saturday.
Where
Clarkston, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Lewiston, Pomeroy, Alpowa Summit, Peck, Gifford, Lewiston Grade, Quincy, Lapwai, Othello, and Culdesac.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Spokane WA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 to 32 expected.
Impacts
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Lewiston Area; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area
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Model estimate for 3:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Pataha, WA weather

Freeze Warning. 36°2° and clear now.

Forecasts agree

Now 36°2°

Clear · Feels like 31°−1°

Feels like: 31°−1°; Wind chill from 6 mph10 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 6 mph10 km/h; From the south. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry · up to 33°1° by 12 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 46Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 34°1° today at 6 AM
Above 40°4° today by 10 AM
High 55°13° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 6 PM

TonightNear 36°2° · Clear
This morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 53°12° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	6%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	39%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	41%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	42%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	41%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	41%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	44%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	59%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	68%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	70%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	43%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	68%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	69%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	66%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	69%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	66%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	56%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	57%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	61%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	49%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	46%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	50%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	81%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	82%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	44°7°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	42°6°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 53°12°)	42°6°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	83%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Areas of frost before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 53°12°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 51°11°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 51°11°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 41°, warming up.
Monday
44% chance of rain, high 56°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 44–54°; chance of precipitation on Thursday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OTX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Fork Palouse River at Pullman

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Tue 5 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake River (WA) at Lower Granite

14 mi

Level: 737 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Alpowa Creek at Mouth

16 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Fri 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Touchet River above Dayton

23 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Fri 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 27 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 52 min less
Golden hour: 5:05–6:06 PM; Morning 7:01–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:06–6:18 PM; Morning 6:49–7:01 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3:11–6 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 4:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Pataha. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 3 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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