255  
FWUS46 KOTX 162119  
AVGOTX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
218 PM PDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
   
..SCHWEITZER SNOTEL (6090 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 75 75 90 85 65 90 85 90 90 90 90 90 85 80  
TEMPERATURE 36 35 35 35 35 35 39 41 42 39 39 39 38 39 41 44 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 38 46  
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND (MPH) 13 12 12 12 13 12 14 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 10 20 20 10 30 30 40 30 70 90 90 70 70 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.33 0.09 0.02  
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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 7.3 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.5 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.8  
 
   
..BEAR MOUNTAIN SNOTEL (5400 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 80 75 85 95 90 85 90 90 95 95 95 90 85 90 80  
TEMPERATURE 35 35 37 36 36 37 38 39 39 38 39 39 38 39 40 42 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 40 37 43  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 16 17 16 17 16 14 16 16 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 20 30 40 30 50 80 80 90 90 90 90 60 60 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.16 0.47 0.45 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.7  
 
   
..LUNCH PEAK ID CABINETS (6414 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 85 85 85 95 90 85 90 90 95 95 95 90 90 90 80  
TEMPERATURE 35 34 36 35 35 36 38 40 39 39 39 39 38 38 39 41 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 40 37 42  
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 17 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 20 30 40 20 50 70 80 90 90 80 80 60 60 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.39 0.21 0.02  
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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.4 7.0 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.7  
 
   
..MOSQUITO RIDGE SNOTEL (5260 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 85 90 95 90 70 80 85 95 95 90 90 90 90 80  
TEMPERATURE 35 34 35 36 36 37 38 40 40 38 39 39 38 38 39 43 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 42 37 44  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND (MPH) 14 12 12 14 14 13 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 10 20 30 40 40 40 70 80 90 90 70 70 50 50 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.23 0.17 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 7.9 6.8 6.4 6.1 6.6 7.5 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.8  
 
   
..ROMAN NOSE SELKIRKS (7260 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 75 75 65 80 85 85 80 90 95 95 90 85 90 85 80  
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 32 30 31 35 36 37 36 35 35 35 35 37 38 38  
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 37 34 39  
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 16 16 14 16 16 14 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 70 90 90 80 80 50 50 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S R R R R S S R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.01 0.12 0.42 0.12 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 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) 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.7  
 
   
..HIDDEN LAKE SELKIRKS (5500 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 85 85 90 85 90 85 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 85  
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 32 32 33 35 38 38 38 38 38 37 37 38 41 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 39 36 41  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 20 20 20 10 40 50 80 90 90 80 80 60 60 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.06 0.23 0.47 0.12 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 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) 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.9 7.0 6.9 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.6  
 
   
..ELSIE LAKE SILVER VALLEY (5072 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 70 80 90 90 75 85 90 90 85 85 85 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 36 37 36 37 37 37 37 39 39 38 39 39 39 40 42 44 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 40 38 45  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 5 20 30 40 60 40 50 80 70 70 60 60 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.09 0.08 0.02 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 8.5 7.2 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.7 8.0 8.4 8.3 8.0 8.5 7.9 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.9  
 
   
..BURKE SILVER VALLEY (3700 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 45 35 70 80 85 80 90 90 85 85 80 85 80 85 85  
TEMPERATURE 36 37 38 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 39 40 38 40 39 41 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 39 37 42  
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 10 5 20 40 40 50 50 80 80 80 80 70 70 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.11 0.14 0.04 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 8.3 7.2 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.6 7.3 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.2 7.9 8.2 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.9  
 
   
..SUNSET SNOTEL (5540 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 50 50 80 90 85 75 90 90 90 85 85 85 80 90 85  
TEMPERATURE 40 39 40 40 40 41 41 43 42 42 42 43 42 43 44 46 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 44 41 47  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 10 5 20 30 40 50 50 80 90 80 80 70 70 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.08 0.13 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 8.2 7.2 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.4 7.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.2 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.9  
 
   
..LOST LAKE SNOTEL (6110 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 60 65 75 90 90 85 85 90 85 85 80 80 85 85 90  
TEMPERATURE 35 36 37 36 37 38 37 38 37 38 38 39 37 39 40 42 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 39 36 43  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 5 20 30 40 60 60 60 70 60 60 60 60 50 50 40  
PRECIP TYPE R S S S R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.09 0.14 0.07 0.01 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 8.7 7.4 6.7 6.4 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.9 8.6 8.5 8.7 8.2 8.2 7.5 7.2 7.6 7.9  
 
   
..MICA CREEK SNOTEL (4510 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 55 80 80 90 90 85 90 90 90 85 75 80 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 41 40 40 40 41 40 42 45 47 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 42 39 47  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 5 5 20 30 30 50 50 40 70 60 60 50 50 40 40 40  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.09 0.09 0.04 0.01 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 8.7 7.3 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.6 7.9 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.7 8.1 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.9  
 
   
..HUDLOW (4085 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 95 95 95 90 75 85 95 90 90 90 95 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 37 37 38 38 38 39 40 43 43 41 42 42 42 42 43 46 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 44 41 47  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 11 9 9 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 20 20 40 40 30 30 70 80 80 60 60 30 30 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.16 0.06 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 8.2 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.2 7.5 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.7 8.0  
 
   
..RAGGED MOUNTAIN SNOTEL (4210 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 90 95 85 70 85 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 85  
TEMPERATURE 39 39 39 39 39 40 42 46 46 44 43 44 43 43 45 48 49  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 42 50  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW S S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 20 20 60 70 70 40 40 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.17 0.02 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 7.9 6.6 6.2 5.9 7.3 8.6 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.2 7.7 7.8 8.0  
 
   
..BUNCHGRASS MEADOWS SNOTEL (5000 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 90 85 90 80 90 85 85 90 90 90 90 85 90 75  
TEMPERATURE 33 32 32 31 31 32 36 39 40 38 37 37 36 37 39 41 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 41 35 43  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S S S  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 10 20 20 20 30 40 70 80 80 70 70 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.25 0.05 0.02  
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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.4 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.7  
 
   
..WASHINGTON PASS (5476 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 85 75 80 85 55 80 90 90 95 95 90 90 80 80 80  
TEMPERATURE 38 35 34 34 34 35 37 38 38 36 36 36 35 36 38 39 38  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 39 34 40  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 16 13 14 14 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 40 60 70 70 60 30 70 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 70  
PRECIP TYPE R S S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.17 0.31 0.23 0.07  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.1  
 
   
..MAZAMA (2106 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 65 60 70 70 55 65 75 75 80 80 80 80 65 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 42 39 38 38 38 38 43 46 44 39 38 39 39 39 45 48 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 47 38 49  
WIND DIR E E N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 40 50 40 30 50 60 60 70 70 70 70 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.06 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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 6.3 5.7 6.9 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.6 7.4 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2  
 
   
..HARTS PASS SNOTEL (6490 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 80 85 80 85 65 80 90 90 95 95 90 90 85 85 85  
TEMPERATURE 34 32 32 32 32 34 34 36 36 35 34 35 35 36 37 37 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 34 38  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 20 19 20 19 17 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 50 70 70 60 40 70 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.09 0.07 0.07 0.19 0.28 0.23 0.06  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 5.7 5.9 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.0  
 
   
..DIRTY FACE (6243 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 70 75 75 85 55 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 75 75 75  
TEMPERATURE 38 36 35 35 36 37 37 39 40 38 39 39 38 39 39 40 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 42 38 43  
WIND DIR W W NW W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 17 16 18 18 17 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 12 12 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 60 60 60 70 30 60 80 80 90 90 80 80 60 60 70  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.09 0.22 0.13 0.04  
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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 6.2 6.0 6.7 8.3 8.7 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.6 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.6  
 
   
..LAKE WENATCHEE (1873 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 SC SC BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 65 65 65 85 55 70 85 85 90 90 85 85 70 70 70  
TEMPERATURE 47 43 40 40 40 41 44 48 48 44 42 43 42 43 46 49 48  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 49 42 49  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 50 50 50 70 30 60 80 80 80 80 80 80 50 50 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.13 0.09 0.02  
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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 6.2 6.0 6.7 8.5 8.9 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.7 8.2 8.5 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.7  
 
   
..TUMWATER MOUNTAIN (5240 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 SC SC BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 60 60 65 80 50 70 80 80 85 85 80 80 65 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 43 39 38 39 39 41 45 48 47 43 43 44 43 44 48 49 49  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 50 43 50  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 40 40 50 70 30 60 70 70 80 80 70 70 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.09 0.09 0.02  
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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 6.3 5.9 7.0 8.9 9.3 8.8 8.5 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.7 8.8 8.2 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.9  
 
   
..BERNE (2851 FT)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26  
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 75 85 90 90 70 85 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 85 90  
TEMPERATURE 43 41 40 40 41 42 44 46 45 44 43 43 42 42 44 46 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 46 41 46  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 13 14 13 11 11 9 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 60 80 90 70 50 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.27 0.15 0.10 0.23 0.46 0.36 0.08  
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  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END 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) 6.3 6.1 7.0 8.3 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.7 8.2 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.6  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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