Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
546 PM ADT WED AUG 20 2025
*** EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR EVALUATION ONLY ***
THIS FORECAST IS FOR USE IN SNOW SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
...THE JUNEAU MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
AROUND DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS ISLAND...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 80 75 85 85 85 80 85 70 65 80 70 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 51 49 48 47 47 50 53 55 53 51 50 48 48 51 55 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 55 47 58
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE E E E NE E E E NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 73 71 70 68 67 66 66 68 70 75 82 86 90 88 95 96
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 80 75 85 85 90 80 85 70 65 80 70 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 56 53 52 52 52 56 60 60 59 55 54 52 52 56 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 61 51 64
WIND DIR SE SE E E E N N N N E E E E E E NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 73 71 70 68 67 66 66 68 70 75 82 86 90 88 94 96
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 95 95 90 85 75 55 60 55 55 40 60 55 75
TEMPERATURE 50 49 48 47 46 50 53 54 52 48 47 48 50 56 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 54 47 62
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW S NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 9 5 3 4 5 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 75 74 72 70 67 67 67 67 70 70 74 71 75 81 83 87
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 90 85 85 80 55 65 60 55 40 65 60 80
TEMPERATURE 57 54 53 51 51 57 61 62 59 54 52 50 51 59 65 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 62 49 68
WIND DIR S S S S S SW S SW SW N NE NE NE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 6 4 5 9 10 6 6 4 3 3 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 75 74 72 69 67 66 66 67 70 70 73 73 76 81 84 88
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 80 85 90 90 85 75 55 60 60 65 50 70 65 85
TEMPERATURE 51 48 47 46 46 49 53 54 53 48 47 43 44 51 58 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 54 43 60
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE SE SE E N N NE SE S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 75 73 72 69 66 65 65 67 69 69 72 74 77 81 87 91
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 80 85 85 85 85 75 55 60 60 65 50 70 65 85
TEMPERATURE 57 54 53 51 51 56 60 62 59 54 52 50 51 58 65 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 62 49 68
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 32 28 27 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 75 73 71 68 66 65 65 67 69 69 73 74 79 81 88 92
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN