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
255 PM ADT THU OCT 9 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 FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK BK SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 90 90 90 80 70 60 35 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 45 43 42 41 40 40 40 44 43 39 36 34 32 31 35 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 45 31 42
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 9 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 60 80 80 60 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 72 66 59 52 45 36 32 31 27 23 17 15 10 9 10 12 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK BK SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 90 90 90 80 70 60 35 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 49 47 46 45 44 44 45 48 48 44 40 38 36 35 40 44 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 49 35 47
WIND DIR W W W W SE W NW W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 60 80 80 60 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.07 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 72 66 59 52 45 36 33 31 27 24 17 15 10 9 10 12 12
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 75 90 85 80 55 30 10 5 5 5 10 30 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 50 45 43 43 42 41 43 47 46 39 36 34 33 32 35 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 47 30 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NE N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 14 14 12 10 10 9 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 18 18 14 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 50 70 70 60 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.05 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 67 58 48 44 40 33 27 23 20 16 13 12 10 6 7 8 9
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 70 90 85 75 50 25 10 5 5 5 5 25 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 53 49 47 46 45 44 45 51 50 44 40 38 36 35 38 44 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 52 35 47
WIND DIR S S E NE SW N NE N N N NE NE N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 10 8 8 8 8 12 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 50 70 70 50 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 67 58 49 45 40 32 27 23 20 16 12 12 9 6 7 8 9
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 70 75 70 65 40 10 5 5 0 0 5 15 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 45 40 38 37 36 35 37 44 43 36 32 30 28 27 30 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 45 27 40
WIND DIR S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 5 5 11 12 11 10 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 40 60 60 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 69 60 49 44 37 30 25 23 21 17 13 12 9 6 7 9 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK OV OV BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 65 75 75 65 40 15 5 5 0 0 5 15 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 51 46 43 43 41 40 43 51 50 43 38 36 34 33 37 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 51 32 47
WIND DIR W NW NW W SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 50 60 60 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 69 61 50 45 39 31 26 23 21 18 13 12 9 6 8 9 10
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN