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Rain and thundershowers coming Thursday afternoon and evening

Courtesy of National Weather Service

Forecasters say Palouse, Camas Prairie will get the worst of it.

Weather forecasters are calling a partly to mostly cloudy day with rain and thundershowers moving in late this afternoon and evening.

The Palouse and southeastern corner of Washington, along with the Idaho Palouse and Camas Prairie are expected to get the worst of it. The eastern fourth of Washington and northern Idaho Panhandle should get some of the moisture moving through the region, but not particularly strong storms. Central Washington, including up to the Okanogan and Methow valleys aren’t expected to receive much at all. The high temperatures may be the warmest of the year so far, with highs in the low 70s to low 80s.

Thursday evening: The weather system will move through overnight with a chance of rain or thundershowers continuing into the early morning hours. Lows in the 50s.

Friday: Continued cloudy with a chance of rain, breezy and cooler. Highs in the upper 60s and 70s.

Saturday: Partly cloudy skies with a chance of rain and a little cooler. Highs upper 50s to mid 60s.

Saturday night: Chance of rain increases in the overnight hours.

Sunday: Cloudy skies with a chance of rain and a few degrees cooler. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Memorial Day: Another cloudy day with a chance of rain or thundershowers, but warming back into the 60s and lower 70s.

The sun will return on Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs in the upper 60s and 70s.

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