Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 081056
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 35 75 80 90 95 90 80 75 75 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 39 38 46 49 47 42 40 39 38 36 38 42 43 39 39 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 44 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 11 9 5 5 5 6 6 8 5 3 2 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 50 50 60 40 40 30 30 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R S R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.19 0.13 0.04 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.0 7.7 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.8
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 35 65 75 90 90 85 80 75 75 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 40 39 47 51 49 43 41 40 38 37 39 43 44 40 39 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 36 45 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 11 11 10 6 5 5 6 6 8 5 3 2 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 50 50 60 30 30 30 30 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.17 0.13 0.04 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.0 7.7 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.8
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC OV BK OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 5 45 70 65 80 95 80 65 65 75 95 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 40 39 47 52 52 46 42 42 40 38 39 45 47 43 41 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 49 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 12 9 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 8 5 5 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 40 10 10 10 10 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.4 7.9 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.3 6.8
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 25 30 25 30 20 20 45 40
TEMPERATURE 39 39 47 49 47 43 44 44 43 43 51 53 51 45 46 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 42 53 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 16 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 6 6 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.3 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.7 9.6
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 5 10 10 10 10 15 30 20 20 25 25 15 35 40
TEMPERATURE 42 43 53 56 55 48 48 47 47 48 58 61 59 51 50 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 46 61 47
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 14 14 12 10 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 6 5 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.3 8.3 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.6
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 5 15 10 15 15 20 20 15 30 25 15 40 45
TEMPERATURE 38 39 47 51 51 45 45 44 44 45 53 56 55 48 48 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 43 56 45
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S SE S S S NE E SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 12 9 8 6 8 8 8 10 10 6 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.1 8.1 8.4 9.0 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.6
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 15 10 15 20 20 20 25 15 15 20 50 50
TEMPERATURE 42 42 49 53 51 47 48 47 47 46 53 56 55 49 50 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 45 57 46
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.4 8.3 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.6 9.4
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 15 10 15 15 20 20 15 30 25 15 45 50
TEMPERATURE 36 37 43 47 46 42 42 42 41 42 48 51 49 45 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 41 51 43
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE SE E S S SE E E SE S
WIND (MPH) 12 13 14 13 11 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.1 8.1 8.5 9.0 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.3 9.8 9.6
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 15 25 15 20 20 15 15 25 15 15 20 65 70
TEMPERATURE 39 38 47 50 49 43 44 43 42 41 48 51 50 44 44 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 40 53 40
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 13 11 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 8 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.0 9.3 9.2 9.2 8.9 9.1 9.0
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 15 25 15 10 15 25 20 10 15 10 15 20 50 70
TEMPERATURE 46 46 57 62 61 53 51 50 49 50 60 65 63 53 51 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 48 66 47
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE E E SE S S SE E E SE S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 8 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 8.4 8.2 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN