Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK FW FW FW BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 20 10 20 55 50 20 20 35 25 15 15 20 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 62 58 55 55 55 55 62 64 62 57 55 54 52 53 60 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 64 51 63
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E E NW NE W SW S S SW N N N
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.1 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.7 11.2 11.3
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 30 40 40 25 35 50 45 35 35 35 40 25 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 68 61 59 60 61 62 68 72 70 62 61 60 59 59 67 71 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 72 57 73
WIND DIR W SE E E SE SE S SW W W SE E E E NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 2 4 6 6 5 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 11.5 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.1 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.0
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 35 30 20 15 25 40 35 45 60 55 45 35 30 35 30
TEMPERATURE 74 65 59 59 58 58 72 78 77 64 59 57 55 56 70 78 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 80 55 79
WIND DIR W W E E E NE E S SW W NW NW NE E E SE SW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.6 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.3 12.0 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 30 30 35 15 25 25 35 30 50 50 50 40 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 74 66 59 57 56 56 71 76 75 63 57 55 54 54 68 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 77 54 78
WIND DIR NW N N E E NE W W NW NW N N N N W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.3 10.9 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.0 12.0 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 35 40 30 20 20 25 45 35 45 45 40 35 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 73 65 58 56 55 59 71 75 73 63 56 54 53 56 71 75 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 76 53 77
WIND DIR W NW E E E E E W W NW NW NW N N E S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.4 11.2 12.0 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.7 11.7
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC BK SC FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 40 50 40 25 15 35 60 45 45 40 40 30 25 30 25
TEMPERATURE 65 59 58 59 59 59 63 66 65 58 57 58 55 55 63 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 68 53 69
WIND DIR W N N NW NE NE E W W NW NW N NE E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.3 10.9 10.8 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.2 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN