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Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains and Midwest; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central/southern High Plains and portions of the Midwest. Two Pacific storms will continue to bring heavy mountain snow and gusty winds to the western U.S. through Thursday. A swath of wintry weather, including heavy snow and a wintry mix, is expected from the Northern Plains to New England. Read More >

WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    WEDNESDAY 02/18/26                      THURSDAY 02/19/26                  
 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        OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK
 CLOUD COVER (%)    80   75   70   75   65   45   45   40   40   30   35   55   60   65   70   60   50
 TEMPERATURE        12   11   14   15   14    9    8    8    8    8   16   19   17   13   11   11   10
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           16                   6                  19                   9
 WIND DIR            W   NW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)         14   18   19   16   11    9   11   13   14   13   13   11   10    8    8    9    9
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)    80   40   60   60   20   30   10    5   10   10   30   30   30   30   40   40   40
 PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.8       0.2       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.1  0.6  0.9  1.1  0.9  0.4  0.4  0.3  0.3  0.4  0.7  1.2  1.5  1.0  0.8  1.0  0.8
 
 

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