Half inch of snow possible Saturday night before Spokane temperatures drop early next week

While there is a chance to see some more flurries Saturday, forecasters don’t expect it to bring the mass amounts we saw earlier this week.

Spokane is forecast Saturday to be mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow at night – half an inch at most, according to the National Weather Service – to accompany a high of 32 degrees and a low of 27 degrees.

Jeff Cote, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Spokane, said Spokane is forecast to see freezing fog Friday night and 1 to 2 inches of fresh snow overnight in mountain passes near Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry.

Friday saw a few new inches of snow that fell just as the city of Spokane completed its full-city plow. Crews began the thorough plow Monday. It took an extra day because consecutive snowstorms diverted plows to repeatedly keep major roads open.

Some areas that were plowed early in the cycle were set to be revisited Friday night or throughout the weekend. Those include emergency routes and primary arterials, according to a news release from Spokane County.

The city said residents can call 311 to report any areas that get missed by snowplows.

Snowplows on Friday worked to remove pesky snow berms on downtown streets that have angered many drivers. The county said it will purchase more “snow gates” for next winter, the news release stated.

The upcoming weekend weather includes possible showers in the Cascades, mountainous parts of northeast Washington and North Idaho.

The weather service said Sunday could bring strong, gusty winds from the north before temperatures plunge back into the single digits and teens early next week.