Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 40 55 45 35 45 60 65 65 20 35 35 20 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 68 65 61 60 59 64 72 72 72 68 65 64 62 66 73 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 74 62 75
WIND DIR W S S S S S SW W NW SW S S S SW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 1 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.5 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.7 10.0 10.4 10.5 10.6 11.1 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 65 45 55 40 30 45 40 35 55 50 50 25 15 25 20
TEMPERATURE 76 70 66 66 64 68 75 77 78 73 67 67 65 69 74 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 79 63 79
WIND DIR SW SW SE SE S S S SW W NW SE E SE SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 4 4 5 4 3 8 5 2 3 3 3 2 3 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
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.0 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.4 11.4 12.0 12.0
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 75 85 65 60 45 50 55 60 25 20 10 25 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 81 73 65 63 61 65 78 85 85 77 67 64 62 66 79 86 86
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 87 62 88
WIND DIR E SW SE SE SE E W W W W SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 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
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.8 12.1 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 60 65 35 60 35 40 50 50 15 10 5 15 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 84 73 66 62 61 61 79 85 87 78 67 63 61 62 79 87 88
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 87 60 89
WIND DIR SE NE E E NE NE S W NW NW NE NE NE NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 5 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
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.9 12.5 12.9 13.0 12.6 12.6 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.5
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC BK SC SC BK SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 60 45 60 25 45 55 50 30 5 10 15 10 15 30
TEMPERATURE 77 73 64 61 58 65 76 82 83 77 66 61 59 67 77 83 83
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 84 59 85
WIND DIR SW S S E SE N W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 9 4 2 3 3 2 6 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV SC BK BK SC OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 70 45 65 55 45 70 50 30 10 5 15 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 72 66 65 66 64 65 70 75 76 71 67 67 65 66 71 76 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 77 63 79
WIND DIR W N N N N NW SW W NW NW NW N NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 1 2 2 2 1 3 6 5 2 1 2 2 1 5 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.4 12.9 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.8
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN