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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 DATE                                        MONDAY 03/02/26                         TUESDAY 03/03/26
 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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK
 CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   90   90   85   60   25   25   10    5   15   40   40   55   65
 TEMPERATURE        36   32   31   30   30   30   32   34   34   30   28   28   27   29   37   39   37
 MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  35                  27                  41
 WIND DIR            W    W    W   NW   NW    N    N    N    N    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)          8    6    4    4    4    6    9   11   13   10    8    9    9   12   14   19   23
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   40   50   50   30   20   10    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5   20
 PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                                 S
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.02      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       0.3       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)  7.1  7.0  6.8  6.7  6.5  6.3  6.4  6.4  6.3  5.7  5.1  5.0  5.0  5.0  5.7  6.1  6.5
 
 

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