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
332 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 15 30 25 15 10 20 35 20 15 60 75 75 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 62 58 54 53 51 57 64 64 65 61 58 57 56 57 57 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 66 55 59
WIND DIR N NW SE S SW SW W NW N SW S S S W N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 5 4 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 0 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 60 60 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.8 10.4 10.6 10.8 11.0 11.3 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.0
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK FW CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 35 55 25 0 15 15 30 40 45 55 50 75 75 90
TEMPERATURE 71 66 58 56 55 60 67 72 73 68 62 62 61 61 63 66 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 74 59 69
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW W N NE E E N W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 3 3 2 5 8 6 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 20 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.8 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26
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 CL CL FW SC BK FW CL FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 45 60 15 0 25 45 30 45 60 65 65 80 80 55
TEMPERATURE 80 71 60 58 56 60 74 83 83 74 64 61 59 60 68 74 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 85 58 76
WIND DIR W W W SW SW N W W NW NW NE E NE N NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 0 10 50 50 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 11.2 11.0 10.6 10.5 11.1 11.6 12.0 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.7 11.7 11.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26
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 CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL SC FW SC BK OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 45 40 15 0 5 35 15 45 70 80 80 85 85 55
TEMPERATURE 81 72 59 55 54 56 74 82 82 73 62 58 56 56 66 71 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 83 55 73
WIND DIR NW NW N N NE E S W NW N NE NE NE NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 20 70 70 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.6 11.2 11.5 11.8 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.8 11.5 11.6
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26
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 CL FW FW BK SC CL CL FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 55 45 0 5 20 50 40 65 65 85 85 85 85 35
TEMPERATURE 78 73 60 54 52 60 74 78 79 73 62 58 55 57 64 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 81 54 71
WIND DIR W W SW SW W E SE W W NW NE NE NE NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 4 3 3 3 6 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 0 20 50 70 70 70 70 10
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.9 11.5 11.4 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.7 10.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26
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 FW FW SC BK BK CL CL FW SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 40 60 50 5 5 20 30 20 65 75 85 85 80 80 55
TEMPERATURE 71 64 58 57 55 59 66 71 72 66 61 61 59 55 56 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 73 55 62
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW W W NW N N NE N NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 2 1 2 2 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 30 50 80 80 70 70 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.09 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 10.4 10.2 10.4 10.6 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.6 10.9
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN