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Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    WEDNESDAY 01/28/26                      THURSDAY 01/29/26                  
 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   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
 CLOUD COVER (%)    90   85   55   35   50   50   60   60   80   85   70   75   75   75   75   80   80
 TEMPERATURE        24   23   24   27   26   22   22   23   22   25   28   31   30   27   27   28   28
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  21                  31                  25
 WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)         10    8    8    6    6    9   11   12   12   12   11   10   10   11   13   14   16
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)    60   20    5   10    5    5   10   10   30   40   30   30    5    5   10   10   30
 PRECIP TYPE         S    S                                  S    S    S    S                        S
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.1       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)  4.3  4.1  4.1  4.3  4.2  4.1  4.3  4.3  4.4  4.7  4.9  5.5  5.3  5.2  5.4  5.4  5.4
 
 

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