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
116 PM ADT THU AUG 21 2025
*** 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 FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 85 75 75 80 90 80 85 85 70 65 45 40 25 20
TEMPERATURE 55 54 51 49 48 48 51 55 56 55 54 52 50 51 55 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 59 49 64
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 20 5 20 20 10 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 68 70 73 85 92 96 99 102 102 102 101 101 100 99 98 98 99
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 80 75 70 80 90 80 85 85 70 65 45 40 30 25
TEMPERATURE 61 59 56 53 52 52 56 61 61 60 58 55 54 55 60 66 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 53 69
WIND DIR N NE E E E E E E NW N N N N NE N W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 20 5 20 20 10 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 68 70 72 84 92 96 99 102 102 102 101 101 100 99 98 98 99
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 10 5 5 30 50 50 55 70 85 80 60 55 40 40 35 30
TEMPERATURE 58 56 51 49 48 49 56 61 61 56 54 52 52 53 59 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 62 50 66
WIND DIR SW SW S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 3 4 5 6 9 10 9 5 4 5 5 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 20 20 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 67 68 68 69 70 73 79 91 97 100 100 99 98 97 97 97 96
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 15 5 10 35 50 50 55 75 85 75 65 60 40 45 30 30
TEMPERATURE 64 62 56 52 50 51 60 66 67 63 58 55 54 55 63 69 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 69 53 73
WIND DIR SW SW N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 3 2 3 3 4 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 20 20 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 67 67 68 70 72 74 81 92 97 100 100 100 98 97 96 97 96
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 10 20 50 55 50 60 80 80 70 70 55 40 45 35 30
TEMPERATURE 55 53 47 44 43 44 52 59 59 55 51 49 48 49 55 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 61 48 65
WIND DIR SE SE N NW NW NW N SE SE E N N N NW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 30 30 20 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 66 67 68 70 72 76 86 94 98 99 99 99 98 97 96 95 95
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK SC FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 15 25 50 55 50 60 80 85 75 65 55 35 40 30 30
TEMPERATURE 62 60 54 51 49 50 58 66 66 62 58 55 54 55 62 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 68 53 72
WIND DIR SE SE NW NW NW NW NW SE W NW NW NW NW NW W S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 30 30 20 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 66 67 69 70 73 78 87 95 98 100 100 100 98 97 96 96 96
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN