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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                    SUNDAY 03/01/26                         MONDAY 03/02/26                    
 TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                    4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   
 
 CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
 CLOUD COVER (%)    70   80   85   90   90   95   90   90   80   80   80   50   25   10   10   10   50
 TEMPERATURE        31   30   36   37   35   33   31   31   30   30   33   35   35   31   28   29   28
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  29                  36                  26
 WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   SW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)          8    8    6    6    8    6    5    4    5    6    9   11   14   10    8    9   10
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   30   30   40   40   50   40   40   20   20    5    5    0    0    0
 PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                         
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.1       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)  6.0  6.3  7.0  7.3  7.2  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.4  6.4  6.3  6.3  6.2  5.8  5.4  5.4  5.2
 
 

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