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
209 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 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 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 20 40 30 30 10 25 30 20 20 45 65 65 60 60
TEMPERATURE 59 58 51 46 45 47 54 61 63 63 55 50 47 49 53 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 65 46 62
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.2 7.6 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 20 40 30 30 10 25 30 20 20 40 65 65 60 60
TEMPERATURE 64 63 56 51 50 52 58 66 69 68 59 54 52 53 57 63 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 51 66
WIND DIR W W NW N NW NW W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 9 9 9 4 4 3 4 5 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.4 8.2 7.5 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 20 15 20 20 10 20 15 25 35 60 70 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 67 62 54 49 48 53 64 71 71 66 58 53 51 53 59 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 72 50 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 6 5 5 6 9 13 17 14 11 10 9 10 12 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.1 7.3 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 20 15 20 25 10 20 15 20 30 60 70 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 70 69 61 55 53 56 64 72 73 72 64 58 55 57 61 66 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 74 55 69
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 9 2 2 1 3 5 12 16 12 4 4 3 4 9 13 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.1 7.2 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 15 25 25 20 10 20 15 20 35 60 70 65 65 65
TEMPERATURE 60 56 50 45 43 46 54 62 62 59 52 48 45 47 51 57 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 64 45 58
WIND DIR SE SE SW W NW NW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 2 2 2 1 3 5 8 6 3 2 1 2 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.1 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 15 20 25 20 10 20 15 15 25 55 70 65 60 65
TEMPERATURE 68 65 58 52 50 52 62 70 71 67 59 54 52 53 59 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 72 51 67
WIND DIR S SW S W W S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 2 2 2 2 4 8 10 8 3 3 2 2 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.1 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN