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FNUS76 KOTX 132123
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR STEHEKIN IAP...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
123 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING WITH PARTIAL
CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN PICKS BACK UP SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES AT
VARYING INTENSITIES THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVIEST PERIODS OF RAIN WILL BE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH SUNDAY/MONDAY, LOWER NEAR MID SLOPES TUESDAY THEN NEAR
VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT TUESDAY
NIGHT WHICH IS LIKELY TO DELIVER GUSTY WINDS. THERE IS A 80% CHANCE FOR TWO OR
MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL AT STEHEKIN OVER THE 48 HOUR (4AM MON-4AM WED).
STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR BANKFULL (22 FEET) THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING THEN RISE TOWARD MINOR FLOOD STAGE (24 FEET) EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
THEN SLOWLY RECEDE BELOW BANKFULL (22 FEET) BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH 70% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT,
CLOUDY WITH 90% CHANCE FOR RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER 9PM.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.03 TO 0.15" BEFORE 3PM THEN 0.20-0.40" OVERNIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS.........6000-7000 FEET.
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.....43/50.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 100% CHANCE OF RAIN DAY AND NIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....1.00 TO 1.70"
SNOW LEVELS.........8000 FEET DECREASING 5000 FEET
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.....45/54.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
7 TO 12 MPH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 100% CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. GUSTY WINDS
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. MIX RAIN/SNOW BY SUNRISE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....1.30 TO 2.00"
SNOW LEVELS.........4000-4500 FEET
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.....39/45.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 80% CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.20 TO 0.50"
SNOW AMOUNTS........TRACE TO 2 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS.........1800-2200 FEET
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.....33/39.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTS 30 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 80% CHANCE OF SNOW MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.40 TO 0.70"
SNOW AMOUNTS........2 TO 5 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS.........1800-2600 FEET
MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE.....32/39.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
7 TO 12 MPH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK: COOLER, MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH 30-50% CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY INCREASING NEAR 60% FOR SNOW ON SUNDAY. BREEZY AT TIMES WITH
GUSTS 25 MPH OR STRONGER.
FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN DILLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2527580.1/OTX
.DELDT 12/13/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEVIN_DILLON@NPS.GOV,JARED.WATTS@CHELANPUD.ORG,RICH.MAGNUSSEN@CO.CHELAN.WA.US
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