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
417 AM ADT MON OCT 6 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 MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 80 70 65 55 55
TEMPERATURE 45 45 45 43 41 40 38 37 38 39 41 42 41 39 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 36 43 34
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 14 14 12 11 13 14 11 10 9 8 5 8 5 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 50 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S R R R R R S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.70 0.42 0.22 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 74 57 41 34 31 33 33 32 32 32 33 34 35 33 32 32
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 80 70 60 55 55
TEMPERATURE 48 49 50 48 46 44 43 42 43 44 46 47 45 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 47 39
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 13 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 90 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 50 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.58 0.37 0.20 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 73 57 40 34 31 33 33 32 32 32 33 34 35 33 32 32
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 90 80 70 65 55 50 60
TEMPERATURE 47 49 49 46 42 41 41 39 40 42 44 44 41 38 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 45 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 14 14 13 16 10 9 9 10 10 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 39 41 37 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 60 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 40 20 10 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S S S R
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.15 0.06 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 68 55 41 34 30 32 32 31 30 31 33 34 33 32 32 33
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 85 75 60 45 55 60
TEMPERATURE 48 50 52 49 47 45 44 43 44 46 51 52 48 44 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 42 54 39
WIND DIR SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 12 13 11 10 10 5 5 5 8 9 5 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 33 35 36 33 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 60 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 40 20 5 0 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.15 0.05 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 68 53 40 33 30 31 32 31 30 30 32 33 33 32 31 32
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 75 55 45 45 55 60
TEMPERATURE 40 42 45 41 38 36 35 33 34 36 41 41 37 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 33 43 31
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S SW W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 16 16 14 12 9 8 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 50 60 80 80 100 100 100 80 20 10 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S R
12 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.11 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 66 50 39 33 31 32 32 31 30 30 32 33 33 32 32 33
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 90 80 65 50 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 46 48 52 49 45 43 42 40 40 43 48 48 44 40 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 39 50 36
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 9 10 12 10 9 10 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 31 32 32 35 34 33 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 50 60 80 90 100 100 100 100 30 20 5 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.11 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 66 49 38 33 30 32 32 31 30 30 32 33 33 32 31 32
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN