Hot weather for start of school and work – Mark

Here are Your 4 Things to know for Tuesday’s forecast! It will be a warm first day of school with temperatures in the upper-80s. Smoke and haze are returning as a Fire Watch Warning is in effect for some places in the Inland Northwest.

We’re going to have a sunny, warm day on Tuesday. Temperatures will reach the upper-80s later this afternoon before it cools down later tonight.

Wednesday Winds and Dry conditions create a Fire Weather Warning in effect for the Eastern Columbia Basin, Palouse and Spokane area.

We will see temperatures well above the average 77 today. It will be 91 degrees in downtown Spokane, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees in Mead, Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake. Coeur d’Alene will see a high of 89 degrees.

It’s going to be sunny and very warm on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will see more smoke and haze on Wednesday with a Fire Weather Warning due to heat and gusty winds. It’s going to be cooler and calmer to end the week before it warms up again for the weekend.