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
1014 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2026
*** 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 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 85 95 95 90 95 100 100 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 41 41 41 40 42 41 41 41 41 40 41 39 40 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 42 39 41
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 9 11 10 11 12 12 12 9 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 50 60 80 80 100 90 80 90 100 100 90 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 90 90 90 95 95 90 95 95 95 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 45 45 45 45 47 46 46 46 45 44 44 44 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 47 43 46
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 8 10 8 11 13 11 9 6 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 40 60 80 80 90 90 80 90 100 90 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 90 90 100 100 95 90 85 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 41 41 41 40 41 40 40 40 41 40 40 39 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 42 38 41
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 11 10 13 17 19 19 18 19 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 60 80 70 100 100 100 80 70 70 60 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 90 90 100 100 95 85 85 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 46 46 45 47 50 50 48 46 45 44 44 45 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 51 43 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 6 9 8 11 13 13 13 12 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 60 70 80 100 100 90 70 80 70 60 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 85 85 90 90 90 80 85 80 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 37 37 37 37 41 40 38 37 37 36 36 36 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 41 35 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 1 2 2 4 6 6 10 10 11 10 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 29 29 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 30 40 60 80 90 80 20 60 60 60 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 85 80 90 95 90 80 80 80 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 44 44 43 45 49 48 46 44 43 43 42 44 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 49 41 48
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 5 6 5 11 13 13 12 11 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 35 35 35 32 29 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 40 50 60 90 90 80 20 60 60 60 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN