Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2026


...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...

DATE                           SUNDAY 01/04/26         MONDAY 01/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          SC          FW          FW          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15          35          10          10          15
TEMPERATURE       -26         -25         -26         -28         -24
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -27         -25         -29         -23
WIND CHILL        -39         -35         -41         -49         -44
WIND DIR            E          NE           E           E           E
WIND (MPH)          4           4           4           9           8
WIND GUST (MPH)     5           6           8          19          12
PRECIP PROB (%)     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
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...

DATE                           SUNDAY 01/04/26         MONDAY 01/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          SC          FW          FW          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15          35          10          10          10
TEMPERATURE       -25         -24         -25         -26         -23
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -27         -24         -28         -22
WIND CHILL        -39         -40         -45         -53         -45
WIND DIR            E           E           E           E           E
WIND (MPH)          4           5           8          14          10
WIND GUST (MPH)     6           9          14          29          17
PRECIP PROB (%)     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
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           SUNDAY 01/04/26         MONDAY 01/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        CL          CL          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0           5          15          85          85
TEMPERATURE       -25         -28         -29          -7          -4
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -30         -23         -29          -1
WIND CHILL        -44         -43         -45         -22         -18
WIND DIR            N           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         13           8          11          24          13
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           5          80          50
PRECIP TYPE                                             S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.5         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           SUNDAY 01/04/26         MONDAY 01/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        CL          CL          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0           5          15          85          85
TEMPERATURE       -23         -24         -24          -7          -2
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -26         -21         -26           0
WIND CHILL        -43         -42         -47         -30         -20
WIND DIR            N           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         20           9          19          41          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    28                                  57
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           5          80          50
PRECIP TYPE                                             S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.5         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           SUNDAY 01/04/26         MONDAY 01/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        CL          FW          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5           5          15          80          80
TEMPERATURE       -25         -27         -21          -4           0
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -28         -20         -24           2
WIND CHILL        -39         -35         -46         -29         -19
WIND DIR           NW          NW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11           5          21          35          19
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        49
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           5          70          30
PRECIP TYPE                                             S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.01        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.3         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           SUNDAY 01/04/26         MONDAY 01/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        CL          FW          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5           5          10          80          80
TEMPERATURE       -25         -26         -21          -5           1
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -26         -20         -23           2
WIND CHILL        -42         -40         -45         -34         -19
WIND DIR            N          NW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          10          20          57          23
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        74
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           0          60          30
PRECIP TYPE                                             S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.3         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN