Can totally happen. Women gain 3 to 5 pounds of water weight during the week before their period when they bloat. If it's this week she could really be down 2 pounds of real body weight and up 5 pounds of water weight.
It’s common to have weight fluctuate 3-8 lbs throughout the day as water intake adds a good but of weight despite having “zero calories”. Instead of comparinf it day by day take the average of the week and use that to determine progress