Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 171056
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 30 15 10 15 25 15 30 20 20 15 20 30 35 55 75
TEMPERATURE 38 38 42 44 41 33 31 33 35 36 46 51 50 42 41 41 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 30 53 32
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 6 8 9 5 5 5 9 18 21 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 40 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
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) 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.1 6.2 6.2 6.9 7.6 9.4 10.9 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.2 8.8
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 30 15 10 15 25 15 30 20 20 15 25 30 35 50 75
TEMPERATURE 39 39 44 46 43 35 31 33 35 37 48 53 51 43 42 41 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 31 54 34
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 9 5 4 4 10 19 23 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 40 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
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) 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.2 6.3 6.2 6.9 7.9 9.3 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.2 8.8
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 45 20 5 10 15 10 10 35 25 10 10 15 20 25 35 55
TEMPERATURE 38 37 41 46 45 36 34 34 33 32 42 51 53 45 43 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 31 55 35
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 10 9 6 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 11 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50
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) 9.1 8.7 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.8 7.5 9.0 10.5 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.4 9.8
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 30 25 20 20 20 15 25 10 15 35 40 45 55 65 75
TEMPERATURE 33 33 39 40 37 30 27 25 25 28 39 43 41 37 38 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 24 44 32
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W NW SW S SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 12 12 11 8 5 4 6 5 8 8 12 16 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.5 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.4 6.0 5.5 4.9 4.4 5.0 6.1 7.0 8.3 9.3 10.2 10.0 9.7
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 20 15 15 15 20 20 25 10 10 30 35 45 55 60 70
TEMPERATURE 35 36 46 49 45 36 31 29 29 31 43 48 45 41 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 28 49 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW W S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 10 9 6 4 4 5 8 10 10 11 13 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.4 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.4 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.9 6.8 8.0 9.1 10.1 9.8 9.6
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 25 10 15 10 15 15 25 5 10 25 30 35 45 50 75
TEMPERATURE 35 35 43 45 43 34 30 28 28 29 39 43 42 37 37 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 27 43 35
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW W S S SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 6 9 11 10 8 6 4 4 4 8 10 9 8 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.6 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.4 6.1 5.6 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.7 6.5 7.8 8.9 9.1 9.5 9.6
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 50 35 30 25 25 15 10 10 10 25 30 45 60 75 85
TEMPERATURE 36 35 40 42 41 34 30 28 28 30 40 44 43 39 40 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 27 45 35
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW N N NE SE S S S SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 9 11 12 11 8 5 4 5 8 9 8 9 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
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) 7.6 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 6.1 5.4 4.9 4.4 4.6 5.6 6.6 7.8 9.1 9.4 10.0 9.6
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 25 15 20 15 20 20 20 5 10 25 30 35 40 50 75
TEMPERATURE 33 33 38 40 38 31 27 26 26 29 36 40 38 35 35 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 25 40 32
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 11 13 11 8 5 5 5 8 10 9 9 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
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) 7.6 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.5 6.1 5.5 4.8 4.5 4.8 5.7 6.5 7.7 9.0 9.0 9.5 9.6
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV BK SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 60 50 20 30 25 25 20 15 30 10 20 30 35 45 60 65
TEMPERATURE 34 33 36 39 37 32 27 27 28 29 39 44 43 38 39 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 24 46 33
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W SW S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 13 14 13 6 4 4 6 8 8 5 9 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 8.2 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.6 6.7 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.0 6.2 7.3 9.1 10.0 10.7 10.3 9.8
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 55 40 25 20 15 20 15 15 20 35 50 60 75 90 90
TEMPERATURE 39 39 45 48 46 39 34 32 31 32 44 51 51 46 47 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 30 53 41
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 12 11 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 10 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 26 27 29 29 33 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 50 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
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) 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.4 5.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.6 5.2 6.3 8.6 9.5 10.0 9.8 8.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN