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
429 AM ADT SAT AUG 23 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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 35 35 60
TEMPERATURE 51 56 61 63 60 55 52 50 50 54 58 60 57 52 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 49 61 47
WIND DIR NE E SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 100 101 101 99 98 95 92 89 85 85 86 84 86 85 84 82
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 30 35 60
TEMPERATURE 54 61 66 68 65 59 57 54 54 59 64 66 63 57 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 67 52
WIND DIR NE NW W W W W W W NW W W W W W N NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 101 101 101 99 98 95 92 89 85 84 85 84 86 85 84 82
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 15 20 20 20 35 25 15 10 15 40 60 75
TEMPERATURE 52 59 65 65 61 56 54 52 53 58 63 64 59 55 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 51 64 50
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 11 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 11 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 100 99 96 91 89 88 86 83 83 82 83 85 87 86 85 83
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 35 25 20 15 20 40 65 75
TEMPERATURE 54 63 69 70 67 60 57 54 54 62 68 70 66 60 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 53 71 54
WIND DIR NE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 2 5 8 9 6 3 3 3 3 6 9 10 9 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 100 99 96 91 89 88 86 82 82 82 83 84 87 86 84 83
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 10 10 10 15 15 20 30 30 20 15 20 35 45 70
TEMPERATURE 49 56 63 64 60 53 50 47 47 54 60 62 58 51 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 47 63 46
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 100 97 94 89 88 86 83 79 82 82 83 84 86 85 84 82
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 10 15 15 20 25 25 20 20 20 35 45 70
TEMPERATURE 55 62 70 71 67 59 57 54 54 61 68 71 65 58 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 53 71 52
WIND DIR NW W SE S S SW S SW N S S S SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 5 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 6 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 100 98 95 90 89 88 85 80 82 82 83 84 86 85 84 82
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN