Spokane is in the midst of a hotter-than-normal end of August, and as the summer winds down, temperatures are 15 degrees above the normal for this time of year.

Spokane and the surrounding counties of Whitman, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille are under heat advisories until Wednesday evening, indicating temperatures are forecast to top in the high 90s. Much of central Washington is under an extreme heat warning, pointing to highs between 95 and 102 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

“Right now, we’re under a hot dome of high pressure, and as we go for the next several days, that will continue to be the pattern,” said weather service meteorologist Miranda Cote. “It’ll be rather dry as well, but no really strong winds in the forecast; but it’ll be hot and dry, so that’ll br

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