Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 082156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 75 80 90 95 90 80 75 75 95 90 90 85 70 65 70 80
TEMPERATURE 47 41 40 39 37 35 37 41 43 40 38 38 37 35 37 39 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 44 35 40
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW S S S S W SW S SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 6 8 6 6 6 5 3 2 3 5 9 10 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 60 50 60 60 40 40 30 40 50 50 70 70 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S R R R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12 0.09 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.4 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.1
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 65 75 90 90 85 80 75 75 95 90 90 85 70 60 70 80
TEMPERATURE 49 42 40 39 37 36 38 42 44 40 39 38 37 36 38 40 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 44 36 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 6 8 8 6 6 4 3 2 3 5 9 10 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 60 50 60 60 30 40 30 30 50 50 60 60 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S R R R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.13 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.18
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) 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.0 7.5 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.1
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC OV BK OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 70 65 80 95 80 65 65 75 95 95 90 85 65 60 65 70
TEMPERATURE 52 46 42 41 40 37 39 45 48 43 41 40 38 37 39 42 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 48 36 44
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 9 10 10 11 10 8 5 4 6 10 12 13 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 40 40 40 20 10 20 10 10 20 20 50 50 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.09 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06
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 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 10 15 25 30 25 30 20 15 35 40 30 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 47 43 43 43 43 43 50 52 51 45 46 47 45 43 49 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 53 43 53
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 6 6 8 10 12 13 13 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
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) 9.0 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.9 8.7
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 10 15 30 20 20 25 20 10 25 35 25 10 10 25
TEMPERATURE 54 48 47 47 47 47 57 61 59 50 50 49 48 49 57 60 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 61 47 61
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.5 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.8
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 15 15 20 20 15 30 20 15 25 40 30 10 10 35
TEMPERATURE 50 45 45 44 44 44 52 55 55 48 48 47 45 45 52 56 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 56 44 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S NE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 10 13 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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) 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.3 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.5 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.7
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 15 20 20 20 25 15 20 15 45 45 40 15 15 40
TEMPERATURE 51 46 47 47 47 46 53 56 55 49 50 50 48 47 53 56 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 57 47 57
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 12 11 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 10 10 11 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 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) 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.7 9.6 9.1 8.7 8.7 8.5
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 15 15 20 20 15 30 20 15 30 40 35 15 15 40
TEMPERATURE 45 42 42 41 41 42 47 51 50 45 46 45 43 43 47 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 51 42 51
WIND DIR S S S SE SE S S S S E SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 10 10 10 11 10 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S
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) 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.4 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.7
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 15 20 20 15 15 25 15 20 15 65 65 50 20 25 40
TEMPERATURE 48 43 43 43 42 41 48 51 50 44 45 46 43 41 47 51 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 53 41 52
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S
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) 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.4 8.2
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 15 25 20 10 15 10 15 15 55 60 40 20 30 45
TEMPERATURE 61 53 51 50 49 49 59 64 63 53 51 51 50 48 58 63 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 48 63
WIND DIR S S SE E SE SE S S SE E E SE S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.2 8.8 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.0 8.4 8.5 8.4
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN