Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI JUL 24 2026


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/25/26       SUNDAY 07/26/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          FW          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          20          40          80          90
TEMPERATURE        41          36          55          42          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          56          40          43
WIND CHILL         35                                              14
WIND DIR            N          NW          SW          SW           N
WIND (MPH)         10           2           9           4          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    16           5          17           8          33
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5           5          60          80
PRECIP TYPE                                             R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.04        0.33
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         5.6         7.8         6.6         3.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/25/26       SUNDAY 07/26/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          FW          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          25          40          80          90
TEMPERATURE        38          36          52          41          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          52          38          42
WIND CHILL         30                                              11
WIND DIR            N          NW          SW          SW           N
WIND (MPH)         11           3          10           5          21
WIND GUST (MPH)    17           6          17           9          34
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5           5          60          70
PRECIP TYPE                                             R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.04        0.33
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         1.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2         5.6         7.8         6.7         3.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/25/26       SUNDAY 07/26/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          FW          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          25          30          10          70
TEMPERATURE        42          36          51          39          53
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          53          37          55
WIND CHILL         36
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         19          11           5           6           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50           5           0           5          20
PRECIP TYPE         R                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        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)  5.3         4.9         6.5         6.1         6.9


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/25/26       SUNDAY 07/26/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          FW          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          35          30          15          70
TEMPERATURE        35          32          43          36          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          44          34          46
WIND CHILL         24          24
WIND DIR            N           N          NE           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         24          14           8          11           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          10           5           5          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.4         4.8         6.5         5.9         6.9


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/25/26       SUNDAY 07/26/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          FW          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          40          35          15          75
TEMPERATURE        40          37          49          40          50
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          50          39          53
WIND CHILL         32
WIND DIR            N           N           N          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)         23           9           5           5           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    32
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          20           0           5          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           S                                   R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.14        0.00        0.00        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         5.1         6.5         6.0         6.8


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/25/26       SUNDAY 07/26/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          SC          FW          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          50          40          15          80
TEMPERATURE        32          31          41          35          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          42          33          45
WIND CHILL         21          24
WIND DIR            N           N          NE           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         26          12           8          10           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    36
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          20           5           5          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.00        0.00        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.3         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         4.9         6.5         5.9         6.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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