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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains tonight, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Dangerously cold temperatures will persist across the eastern U.S. into early February. There is increasing confidence for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    THURSDAY 01/29/26                       FRIDAY 01/30/26                    
 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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK
 CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   75   80   85   85   75   80   85   85   80   75   70   75   55   55   55
 TEMPERATURE        23   24   28   31   29   28   28   30   30   30   34   35   34   31   30   30   30
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           31                  26                  36                  28
 WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW    S   SW    S    S
 WIND (MPH)         12   11   10    9   10   11   13   14   16   17   18   17   17   14   12   12   11
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)    30   50   30   20    5   10   10   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0
 PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                                                                 
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.1       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)  4.6  4.8  5.4  5.7  5.8  5.9  6.0  6.3  6.4  6.3  6.3  6.2  6.0  5.8  6.1  6.1  6.1
 
 

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