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
421 AM ADT WED OCT 8 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 WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 40 45 25 30 15 20 25 20 35 45 50 70 85 90
TEMPERATURE 37 40 43 44 42 39 37 36 36 39 44 45 42 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 47 37
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NE SW SW S SE S SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 8 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 10 30 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 39 41 51 78 96 97 92 77 73 74 68 58 59 55 49 44
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 40 45 30 30 15 20 25 20 35 45 50 70 85 90
TEMPERATURE 41 44 48 49 45 41 38 36 36 41 49 49 46 45 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 51 42
WIND DIR N N SE SE E N N NW E SE SE SE SE SE E S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 6 6 8 6 8 12 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 10 30 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 39 41 51 79 96 97 91 77 73 74 67 58 59 55 49 44
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 40 20 10 10 5 10 15 25 40 40 35 45 70 85 90
TEMPERATURE 40 44 49 50 45 42 40 38 39 43 50 50 43 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 51 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 9 9 9 13 11 19 24 25 24 21 17 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 38 48 79 93 96 94 80 68 66 66 61 57 50 46 43 39
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 40 20 10 15 10 15 20 25 35 40 40 50 75 90 90
TEMPERATURE 42 45 51 52 48 45 43 42 42 46 52 53 48 45 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 42 55 42
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 5 5 3 9 8 12 14 16 16 13 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 39 35 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 45 76 93 95 93 79 66 66 65 61 57 50 46 43 39
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 40 20 5 5 10 20 30 35 45 55 55 60 70 85 90
TEMPERATURE 33 36 44 45 39 36 33 31 32 37 45 45 39 36 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 31 47 33
WIND DIR W SW SE SE NE W W NW SW SW SW S S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 5 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 39 48 79 93 94 87 75 66 68 67 63 57 50 46 42 37
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 40 20 5 5 10 25 30 30 40 50 50 55 75 85 90
TEMPERATURE 38 42 50 51 45 41 38 36 36 42 50 51 46 43 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 35 53 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 8 9 8 9 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 28 28 32 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 38 46 75 92 94 90 76 67 67 67 63 58 51 46 43 38
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN