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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 01/14/26                      THURSDAY 01/15/26
 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   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW
 CLOUD COVER (%)    45   40   45   35   25   15   10    5   10   15    5    5    5    5    5    5   10
 TEMPERATURE        42   38   38   37   36   34   39   45   40   35   34   33   31   29   36   41   38
 MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  45                  29                  42
 WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    N   NE    N    N
 WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    4    4    4    4    3    3    4    3    3    2    2    2    2    2
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
 PRECIP TYPE                                                                                          
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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)  7.5  7.5  7.4  7.3  7.2  7.2  7.2  7.0  6.8  6.7  6.3  5.8  5.6  5.7  5.7  5.8  5.8
 
 

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- 
CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN