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
756 PM ADT TUE AUG 19 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 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 85 90 90 80 75 75 75 70 80 80 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 49 48 47 47 47 49 51 51 49 47 46 46 49 53 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 52 45 56
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW S S E E E NE NE N W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 20 40 50 50 50 50 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.14 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 70 68 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 68 66 66 67 69
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 85 90 85 80 75 75 75 70 80 80 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 53 52 51 50 52 55 58 56 54 52 51 51 54 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 58 49 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE W W W SE E E E E N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 20 40 50 50 50 50 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.11 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 70 68 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 68 66 66 67 69
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 85 90 90 85 85 80 80 85 85 85 85 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 52 52 50 50 52 54 55 52 50 49 49 49 51 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 55 47 59
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 9 10 11 12 11 9 9 9 6 6 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R 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 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 71 69 67 67 68 71
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 90 90 90 85 85 80 85 85 85 85 85 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 59 57 55 54 57 59 60 58 55 54 52 51 56 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 61 51 64
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 6 11 13 10 5 5 4 4 5 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 30 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R 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 73 72 73 73 74 73 73 71 68 67 66 67 70
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 85 85 80 80 75 70 75 80 80 90 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 48 47 46 45 48 52 53 51 48 46 45 45 48 54 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 54 44 57
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 3 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 73 73 73 74 74 73 72 70 69 67 66 67 70
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 85 85 80 75 75 70 75 80 85 90 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 55 53 52 52 55 60 61 58 55 53 51 51 56 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 61 50 65
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 5 6 9 9 8 6 6 6 3 2 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 29 29 27 33 33 28 27 32 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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 73 73 73 74 74 73 72 70 69 67 66 67 69
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN