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Zone Weather
Artist Point / Mt. Baker
5,100 ft
Thu
⛅
64°
51°
7%
W 8mph
UV 8
Fri
🌧️
51°
30°
0.2" rain
32%
W 12mph
UV 4
Sat
⛅
48°
25°
1%
W 7mph
UV 7
Sun
⛅
55°
29°
1%
W 5mph
UV 7
Mon
⛅
63°
37°
2%
W 3mph
UV 7
Tye Peak / Stevens
5,900 ft
Thu
🌧️
70°
52°
0.5" rain
5%
W 10mph
UV 8
Fri
🌦️
54°
35°
0.1" rain
62%
W 14mph
UV 3
Sat
⛅
53°
34°
6%
W 8mph
UV 8
Sun
⛅
55°
32°
0%
W 7mph
UV 7
Mon
⛅
65°
38°
4%
W 5mph
UV 7
Stevens Pass BC
5,845 ft
Thu
🌧️
69°
51°
0.5" rain
5%
W 10mph
UV 8
Fri
🌦️
53°
35°
0.1" rain
62%
W 14mph
UV 3
Sat
⛅
52°
34°
6%
W 8mph
UV 8
Sun
⛅
54°
32°
0%
W 7mph
UV 7
Mon
⛅
65°
37°
4%
W 5mph
UV 7
Alpental / Snoqualmie
3,100 ft
Thu
🌦️
71°
56°
0.0" rain
4%
W 9mph
UV 8
Fri
🌦️
54°
40°
0.1" rain
70%
W 13mph
UV 1
Sat
🌦️
51°
35°
0.0" rain
13%
W 7mph
UV 6
Sun
⛅
56°
32°
0%
W 7mph
UV 7
Mon
⛅
66°
39°
3%
W 6mph
UV 7
Paradise / Mt. Rainier
5,400 ft
Thu
🌧️
57°
42°
0.4" rain
35%
W 10mph
UV 8
Fri
🌧️
44°
29°
0.2" rain
47%
W 20mph
UV 6
Sat
⛅
47°
28°
4%
W 8mph
UV 8
Sun
⛅
52°
29°
0%
W 7mph
UV 8
Mon
⛅
60°
34°
2%
W 7mph
UV 8
Hurricane Ridge / Olympics
5,242 ft
Thu
⛅
63°
48°
8%
W 10mph
UV 7
Fri
⛅
47°
27°
8%
W 13mph
UV 7
Sat
⛅
45°
26°
1%
W 10mph
UV 7
Sun
⛅
51°
28°
0%
W 9mph
UV 7
Mon
⛅
58°
36°
3%
W 8mph
UV 7
Leavenworth / East Slopes N
5,500 ft
Thu
⛅
91°
62°
21%
W 9mph
UV 8
Fri
⛅
74°
48°
42%
W 17mph
UV 7
Sat
⛅
70°
44°
4%
W 9mph
UV 7
Sun
⛅
71°
44°
0%
W 9mph
UV 6
Mon
⛅
74°
50°
5%
W 7mph
UV 7
Blewett / East Slopes C
4,100 ft
Thu
⛅
88°
62°
22%
W 11mph
UV 7
Fri
⛅
71°
47°
42%
W 19mph
UV 7
Sat
⛅
69°
42°
4%
W 8mph
UV 7
Sun
⛅
71°
44°
0%
W 7mph
UV 6
Mon
⛅
69°
50°
4%
W 7mph
UV 7
White Pass East / East Slopes S
5,000 ft
Thu
🌧️
81°
56°
0.4" rain
46%
W 11mph
UV 8
Fri
⛅
59°
39°
65%
W 15mph
UV 4
Sat
⛅
60°
35°
0%
W 10mph
UV 7
Sun
⛅
65°
35°
0%
W 10mph
UV 8
Mon
⛅
72°
42°
4%
W 6mph
UV 7
Mt. Hood
6,000 ft
Thu
🌨️
40°
25°
0.7" snow
56%
W 17mph
UV 7
Fri
🌫️
27°
10°
49%
W 21mph
UV 5
Sat
🌫️
26°
5°
0%
W 9mph
UV 8
Sun
🌫️
30°
7°
0%
W 8mph
UV 7
Mon
⛅
43°
13°
0%
W 6mph
UV 8
Front Range
12,000 ft
Thu
🌨️
49°
32°
0.5" snow
27%
W 21mph
UV 8
Fri
🌨️
51°
31°
1.3" snow
59%
W 24mph
UV 9
Sat
🌨️
46°
26°
0.2" snow
24%
W 14mph
UV 9
Sun
🌦️
51°
26°
0.0" rain
42%
W 13mph
UV 9
Mon
🌨️
55°
29°
0.1" snow
40%
W 11mph
UV 7
Vail & Summit County
12,500 ft
Thu
🌫️
59°
36°
17%
W 18mph
UV 9
Fri
🌨️
58°
33°
0.1" snow
37%
W 14mph
UV 7
Sat
🌦️
46°
28°
0.1" rain
16%
W 15mph
UV 9
Sun
🌦️
54°
26°
0.0" rain
26%
W 13mph
UV 9
Mon
🌦️
57°
31°
0.0" rain
12%
W 17mph
UV 8
Sawatch Range
13,000 ft
Thu
⛅
55°
32°
13%
W 18mph
UV 9
Fri
🌨️
53°
29°
1.7" snow
16%
W 25mph
UV 8
Sat
⛅
43°
25°
4%
W 23mph
UV 9
Sun
⛅
51°
26°
7%
W 18mph
UV 9
Mon
⛅
55°
30°
9%
W 17mph
UV 9
San Juan Mountains
13,500 ft
Thu
🌦️
56°
36°
0.0" rain
7%
W 22mph
UV 9
Fri
⛅
55°
30°
9%
W 26mph
UV 9
Sat
⛅
50°
26°
4%
W 14mph
UV 9
Sun
⛅
57°
32°
5%
W 15mph
UV 9
Mon
⛅
59°
36°
3%
W 15mph
UV 9
Steamboat & Flat Tops
10,500 ft
Thu
⛅
77°
53°
12%
W 26mph
UV 9
Fri
⛅
77°
48°
0.0" rain
50%
W 24mph
UV 8
Sat
🌦️
61°
40°
0.1" rain
43%
W 21mph
UV 8
Sun
⛅
67°
38°
26%
W 20mph
UV 9
Mon
⛅
71°
42°
5%
W 12mph
UV 9
Tahoe (Sierra)
9,000 ft
Thu
🌦️
44°
33°
0.0" rain
59%
W 13mph
UV 4
Fri
🌫️
44°
34°
30%
W 12mph
UV 3
Sat
⛅
57°
31°
6%
W 13mph
UV 8
Sun
⛅
65°
32°
1%
W 12mph
UV 8
Mon
☀️
69°
39°
2%
W 12mph
UV 9
Eastern Sierra
11,000 ft
Thu
🌨️
32°
22°
3.4" snow
58%
W 14mph
UV 4
Fri
🌨️
40°
24°
0.3" snow
22%
W 14mph
UV 9
Sat
⛅
49°
27°
2%
W 9mph
UV 9
Sun
⛅
56°
29°
2%
W 10mph
UV 9
Mon
⛅
61°
39°
12%
W 12mph
UV 9
Mt. Shasta
10,000 ft
Thu
🌨️
22°
7°
8.5" snow
73%
W 20mph
UV 7
Fri
🌨️
23°
12°
2.9" snow
80%
W 23mph
UV 7
Sat
🌦️
28°
10°
0.0" rain
20%
W 8mph
UV 8
Sun
⛅
34°
8°
1%
W 9mph
UV 8
Mon
☀️
44°
16°
1%
W 8mph
UV 8