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It might take you a moment to figure out what you are looking at here.  Marlin Jackson, kxly engineer-extraordinare, snapped this shot from Mt. Spokane today.  He’s above the stratus deck, looking down on a socked-in valley.  He was looking south/southwest around noon.  Thanks for the AMAZING shot, Marlin, and thanks for keeping our transmitter in tip-top shape.

This mountain goat did NOT like the looks of its reflection in the sliding glass door!  Thanks to Timberlake Fire Chief Jack Krill for this Pic of the Night.  He writes “at approximately 12:15 today, the Timberlake Fire protection District responded to a reported deer that had broken a window and was possibly in an occupied home off Howard Rd. in Athol.  We arrived to find the homeowner unharmed and a mountain goat on the back porch.  The goat had ripped off the screen and was charging the glass door, breaking the outer pane of glass, possibly angry from seeing its own reflection in the glass.  The goat was calm while we were on the scene and stood on the back porch, but would not leave.  A Kootenai County Sheriff Deputy assisted, he cracked open the sliding door and slightly nudged the goat from inside the home with a stick, which persuaded the goat to wander back into the adjacent woods.”

The latest long-range forecast from the Climate Prediction Center doesn’t hold a lot of insight into what we can expect for this upcoming winter.  There’s nothing in the extended computer models to indicate that we should experience anything other than “average” conditions for December, January and February.  There’s no La Nina or El Nino (La Nada), to guide the long-range forecasters.  To read more CLICK HERE.

My e-mail in-box is loaded with beautiful sunset shots.  I got this one from Sara and David Brown.  Sara writes: “The recent sunsets have been spectacular.  This one was taken Saturday Nov. 15th in Republic, Washington looking southwest from my porch.”  That’s quite a view, Sara!  Thanks for the great picture. 

Send your weather pictures to krisc@kxly.com

Marissa Ferraro snapped this Pic of the Night from Spokane’s South Hill off of Jamieson Rd. this morning.  This is the fog season in the Inland Northwest.  Spokane averages 9 days of heavy fog (1/4 mile of less) in November.  November ties January for the second foggiest month.  December is the foggiest month, with an average of 12 days of heavy fog.  On average, Spokane has more days of heavy fog than Portland or Seattle.  Thanks for the great picture Marissa!

Here’s are some dramatic Pics of the Night from Rita in the Nine Mile Falls area.  She took them a few minutes before dusk today.  She writes “The fire department responded and they called out Avista.  Thank Heaven MOTHER NATURE was on their side today.”  While today’s rain helped put out the fire, Rita says it was probably the heavy rain that caused the nest to sag into the electrical wires in the first place.  Thanks for the AWESOME pictures, Rita!

Thanks to Deb Hubik for this beautiful Pic of the Night.  It’s the first snow on Ragged Mountain above Hauser Lake.  I’d love to see your weather photos.  Send them to krisc@kxly.com

Oh!   Snow on Schweitzer Mountain!  Thanks to our good friend Susie in Sandpoint for this Pic of the Night.   Susie snapped this drool-inducing photo from Shingle Mill Rd., northeast of Sandpoint, on Wednesday afternoon.  Wax ‘em up - it won’t be long now.Shingle Mill Rd. northeast of Sandpoint this afternoon.

This pretty scene is from, once again, Derrick Hansen up on Mt. Spokane.  He writes “received 4″ at 4,500′ on Mt. Spokane.  Two face sure looks good with snow on it!! Snowplows are in operation.”  There’s more snow to come in the forecast, and not just in the mountains.  Don’t be surprised if you see a few flakes at your house on Thursday, and then the rain returns.

This was the lovely scene on Mt. Spokane Tuesday morning.  Thanks to Derrick Hansen for e-mailing this today.  This was the first measurable snowfall of the season.  About three to four inches fell on the mountain above 5,000 feet, and there is more on the way.   With a VERY active storm track for the next several days, we can at least think about a Thanksgiving opening at Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park.