Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT WED JUL 29 2026


...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          50          35          55
TEMPERATURE        40          45          36          54          41
MAX/MIN TEMP                   45          35          54          41
WIND CHILL         33                      30
WIND DIR           SW           W           N          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         11           8           8           6           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          16          12          16           5
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          90          30           0           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.04        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.8         6.7         4.7         6.6         7.0


...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          50          35          55
TEMPERATURE        39          42          35          51          40
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          34          51          40
WIND CHILL         32                      28
WIND DIR           SW           W           N          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         12           9           9           8           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          17          12          17           5
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          80          30           0           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.05        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9         6.7         4.7         6.6         7.1


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30          60          85          55          35
TEMPERATURE        41          57          45          59          45
MAX/MIN TEMP                   59          44          61          44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           E
WIND (MPH)          5           4           5           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          10           5           0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.6         7.2         7.1         7.6         7.6


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          65          90          55          35
TEMPERATURE        35          43          39          46          38
MAX/MIN TEMP                   46          37          47          36
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          NW           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          6           5           8           6           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          10           5           0
PRECIP TYPE                                 R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.5         7.2         7.0         7.6         7.4


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25          70          90          55          35
TEMPERATURE        42          56          47          58          45
MAX/MIN TEMP                   58          45          59          44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW           N          NW           N           S
WIND (MPH)          3           4           5           6           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          20           5           0
PRECIP TYPE                                 R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.3         7.1         6.9         7.6         7.5


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          70          90          55          35
TEMPERATURE        33          42          38          44          36
MAX/MIN TEMP                   45          35          46          34
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            W          NW          NW           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          5           6           8           6           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           5          20           5           0
PRECIP TYPE                                 S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.3         7.2         7.0         7.5         7.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN