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
234 PM PDT TUE AUG 5 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 90 95 80 75 65 70 70 55 60 50 50 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 56 52 50 50 50 50 52 55 55 51 46 45 42 45 52 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 56 42 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 4 3 1 2 2 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 70 70 90 70 60 50 60 60 40 40 30 30 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.12 0.14 0.08 0.03 0.01 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) 10.3 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.5 9.7 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 80 95 95 90 95 90 95 95 95 95 85 85 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 60 56 53 52 51 50 50 51 52 51 50 49 47 47 47 51 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 53 46 53
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 10 60 70 80 90 60 90 90 90 90 80 80 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.24 0.23 0.28 0.17 0.05 0.03
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) 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.0 9.2 8.9 8.5 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.6 8.1 8.6
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 80 95 95 95 85 95 85 80 80 85 90 85 55 60 50
TEMPERATURE 66 60 53 52 51 50 53 55 56 54 51 49 48 46 49 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 56 46 55
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 20 80 70 60 80 70 70 50 50 50 50 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.19 0.42 0.18 0.04 0.03 0.01
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 10.6 10.4 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.5 10.6 10.0 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.9 8.3
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 75 90 95 90 85 90 90 90 85 85 85 75 60 50 45
TEMPERATURE 67 61 54 53 52 51 54 57 58 56 53 51 49 47 49 56 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 58 47 58
WIND DIR W W NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 30 80 70 60 90 80 80 70 70 50 50 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.24 0.31 0.12 0.05 0.05 0.01
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) 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.6 10.7 9.9 8.5 7.9 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.8 8.1
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 65 90 95 90 75 85 80 90 75 70 70 50 50 50 30
TEMPERATURE 65 59 51 49 48 49 51 53 55 53 50 48 45 44 47 52 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 55 43 55
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 20 80 40 40 80 70 70 30 30 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.11 0.08 0.03 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) 10.8 10.7 10.7 11.0 10.4 10.5 10.9 10.9 10.4 9.1 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.8 8.2
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 80 95 95 95 85 90 85 85 70 65 70 60 45 60 45
TEMPERATURE 56 51 48 49 47 45 47 48 49 47 46 45 43 40 42 46 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 49 40 48
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 40 80 70 70 90 80 80 50 50 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.15 0.44 0.64 0.19 0.05 0.01 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) 10.7 10.6 10.8 11.0 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.0 8.7 7.8 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN