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
636 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 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 MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV BK FW CL FW BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 25 5 20 55 60 60 60 65 65 75 85 90 95 100
TEMPERATURE 46 50 55 56 52 47 45 44 44 48 50 51 49 49 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 43 52 45
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW W NW W SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 70 80 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.0 7.0 7.6 6.9 6.6 6.4 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV BK FW CL FW BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 25 5 20 55 60 60 60 65 70 75 85 90 95 100
TEMPERATURE 48 53 59 61 57 51 49 48 47 53 55 56 54 53 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 47 57 49
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NE NE N NW SW S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 6 5 5 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 70 80 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.0 7.0 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.4 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 20 5 10 30 60 75 70 70 65 70 75 85 85 95 90
TEMPERATURE 46 51 58 60 53 48 47 45 45 49 51 50 48 48 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 52 46
WIND DIR SE E SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 6 8 10 8 6 6 6 11 18 19 20 21 25 26 28
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 50 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK FW FW FW SC BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 5 10 30 60 70 70 65 65 75 80 90 90 95 90
TEMPERATURE 49 56 64 67 60 54 50 48 47 54 58 58 54 54 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 47 60 50
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S N S SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 8 4 2 2 1 5 13 16 17 17 18 20 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 39 40 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 60 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW SC BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 30 5 5 35 65 70 65 60 65 70 70 75 75 85 90
TEMPERATURE 43 49 56 57 50 45 43 41 41 45 49 48 44 45 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 40 50 42
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW NW NW W SE SE SE S SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 8 8 6 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 50 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW SC BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 5 5 30 60 70 65 60 65 70 70 75 75 90 95
TEMPERATURE 48 55 64 65 57 51 48 46 46 52 56 56 52 51 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 45 57 48
WIND DIR NW SE SE SE SE E S E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 6 9 10 9 9 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 32 37 41 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN