As of December 2006 this weather station is not in service, as you may have gathered from the reported outdoor temperature of 3277F. Thank you for your patience.
The weather station is located at latitude 48°36'13" N, longitude 120°25'43" W, elevation approximately 2150'. You can see a topographical map of its position, or a fuzzy aerial photograph.
Upper valley weather data is also available from the Freestone Inn on the other side of the valley (also available as a ten day archive), and a net cafe in Winthrop some fifteen miles downvalley. Current snow depth and trail grooming status is usefully reported at the MVSTA Grooming Report. For official weather forecasts from the National Weather Service, the closest applicable zone is East Slopes North Cascades.
For a look at the sky, check the camera at Sun Mountain Lodge, located downvalley. For reference, this weather station is at the base of Goat Peak, visible to the left of the image. Another camera at the Freestone Inn in Mazama points north, but shows only a tiny slice of sky (the cliffs of Goat Wall consuming most of the background). See also the Methownet cams in Winthrop.
Never make important decisions based on this information or any weather information obtained from the Internet.
This site was an experimental service of the Mazama Network. Its contents and format are subject to change. Currently the station's link is kaputt; nevertheless, I'm leaving this page up for the links. I don't know when I'll get the station back online.
The wind sensors are shielded by trees and cliffs on all sides. Wind, when detected, will usually appear to come somewhere from the E, where the trees are most sparse. Note that prevailing breezes in the upper valley often originate from NW or WNW.
The Last 24 Hours data suffers from amnesia at the stroke of every midnight. The graphs do display correct historical data; be warned, however, that they download very slowly.
If the other (data) pane fails to load correctly, please be patient. The reporting weather station is vulnerable to both power failures and transient problems in the remote satellite link.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Washington state was observed here in Mazama (a surreal -48F, on 30 December 1948).
Last modified: Saturday, 5 April 2008
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