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
230 PM ADT SAT AUG 30 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 SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 FW SC SC FW SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 25 30 20 35 55 50 50 35 25 10 15 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 58 57 51 48 46 46 50 54 57 55 51 47 46 46 54 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 58 45 64
WIND DIR NW NW N N NW N NW NW NW NW N N N NE N N NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 6
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) 78 75 73 72 70 70 68 67 70 78 99 100 101 100 106 106 107
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 FW SC SC FW SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 25 30 20 35 60 50 50 35 25 10 15 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 63 61 55 51 50 50 54 59 61 59 54 51 50 50 58 65 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 62 49 69
WIND DIR W W N N N N NW W W NW N N N NE N N NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 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) 78 74 73 72 70 69 68 67 70 77 99 100 101 100 105 106 107
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC SC CL FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 20 25 20 60 60 40 35 35 25 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 62 58 52 49 48 48 54 60 61 57 53 51 51 51 60 68 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 61 50 71
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 6 8 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 6 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) 74 73 72 70 67 65 64 68 74 78 83 94 94 98 106 106 107
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 FW FW FW FW BK SC SC SC SC SC CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 20 25 20 65 45 40 35 30 30 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 66 63 56 52 50 50 57 63 64 62 56 53 52 52 62 70 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 67 51 74
WIND DIR SW SW SW SE SE N S SW SW NE N N N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 11 8 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 3 3 4 6 8 8 9
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) 73 72 71 69 67 64 63 67 73 78 84 97 95 101 106 106 107
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 20 25 20 55 55 50 40 25 25 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 60 56 49 45 43 43 51 59 60 56 49 46 45 45 56 65 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 61 44 68
WIND DIR SW SW NW W W W SW NW W W N N N N N NE SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 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
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) 70 69 67 64 61 59 60 65 73 80 87 97 98 107 109 107 107
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 FW FW FW FW BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 20 25 20 50 50 50 40 30 30 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 67 63 55 51 49 49 57 65 66 63 55 52 50 51 61 71 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 67 49 75
WIND DIR S S SW W W W SE W SW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 4 4 5 4 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
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) 71 69 68 65 62 60 60 64 71 79 88 97 98 107 109 107 107
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN