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
303 PM ADT WED JUL 16 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 THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 OV SC FW FW OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 30 10 15 90 95 95 90 90 65 65 55 80 70 75 70 60
TEMPERATURE 56 54 50 48 46 47 48 50 51 51 50 48 46 47 49 53 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 51 45 55
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 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) 82 78 77 81 84 84 83 81 79 81 81 80 80 82 86 85 87
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 OV FW FW FW OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 15 5 15 85 95 95 90 90 65 65 55 80 70 75 70 60
TEMPERATURE 62 61 56 54 53 54 55 57 57 57 55 54 53 53 56 59 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 57 52 62
WIND DIR W W W W NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 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) 82 78 77 82 84 84 83 81 79 81 81 80 80 82 86 85 87
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 SC BK BK FW BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 65 20 55 70 90 80 65 35 35 50 75 60 45 30 30
TEMPERATURE 64 60 54 50 49 50 54 58 58 56 52 49 48 51 58 63 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 59 47 65
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 10 9 10 12 13 14 14 12 10 10 10 8 10 11 12
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) 85 84 82 82 83 86 85 85 87 87 88 87 87 87 89 90 91
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 SC SC FW FW BK OV OV OV BK SC SC BK OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 25 20 60 80 90 80 70 40 40 55 80 60 50 35 35
TEMPERATURE 69 66 60 56 52 54 57 60 64 63 60 56 54 56 62 67 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 64 53 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 6 8 9 10 11 10 8 5 5 8 6 8 10 12
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) 84 83 82 83 83 86 84 84 86 86 87 86 86 86 89 89 90
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 25 45 80 95 95 90 70 40 40 55 75 60 50 40 40
TEMPERATURE 61 58 52 48 46 46 50 55 56 54 50 47 45 46 53 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 56 44 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 5 4 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 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) 82 81 82 85 87 85 84 84 84 84 85 85 84 85 86 88 87
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 SC SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 25 50 80 95 95 90 70 40 40 55 75 60 55 40 40
TEMPERATURE 69 66 60 55 53 53 57 62 64 62 58 54 52 53 60 66 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 64 51 69
WIND DIR SE SE W W NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 4 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 24 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 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) 82 81 81 85 87 84 83 83 84 84 85 85 84 85 87 88 88
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN