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FNUS76 KOTX 182306
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR STEHEKIN IAP...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
306 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 PST ON DECEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH SNOW LEVELS LOW ENOUGH THAT PRIMARILY SNOW
IS EXPECTED.
STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AS OF 3 PM THURSDAY WAS AT 21.6 FEET. IT IS
FORECASTED TO CONTINUE RECEDING THROUGH NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........A 90% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, CHANGING TO A RAIN
AND SNOW MIX IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNTS......0.25 TO 0.50"
SNOW AMOUNTS........1 TO 4 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS.........RISING TO 1500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.30/36.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 100% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
PRECIP AMOUNTS......0.25 TO 0.60"
SNOW AMOUNTS........2 TO 5 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS.........1000 FEET.
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.28/33.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 100% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
PRECIP AMOUNTS......0.30 TO 0.80"
SNOW AMOUNTS........3 TO 7 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS.........1000 FEET.
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.28/33.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 90% CHANCE OF SNOW.
PRECIP AMOUNTS......0.10 TO 0.40"
SNOW AMOUNTS........1 TO 4 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS.........1000 FEET.
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.28/32.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT BY THE EVENING.
PRECIP AMOUNTS......0.05 TO 0.15"
SNOW AMOUNTS........UP TO 2 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS.........1000 FEET.
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.28/32.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK: TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS. A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND A 60 PERCENT CHANCE THURSDAY.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN DILLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2527580.6/OTX
.DELDT 12/18/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEVIN_DILLON@NPS.GOV,JASON.REINFELD@CO.CHELAN.WA.US,RICH.MAGNUSSEN@CO.CHELAN.WA.US,JARED.WATTS@CHELANPUD.ORG
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