SPOKANE, WA – Eastern Washington residents are facing a significant change in temperatures heading into the weekend, with Spokane expected to cool from a pleasant 69 degrees Wednesday to the upper 50s Saturday. The bigger concern arrives overnight Friday, when temperatures could fall to around 32 degrees, bringing freezing conditions to some locations.
According to the National Weather Service in Spokane, a stretch of mostly sunny afternoons will give way to cooler temperatures, occasional shower chances and increasingly chilly nights through the weekend. The changing conditions affect Spokane County and the surrounding Spokane metropolitan area, where residents may need to prepare for colder early mornings.
The temperature shift comes as a broader western U.S. weather pattern brings cooler air into portions of the region. National Weather Service forecast guidance indicates that a developing Pacific trough will support cooler conditions across parts of the West…