Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 092156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 90 95 75 80 85 90 80 70 65 65 65 65 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 45 42 40 39 38 36 37 35 32 31 31 30 29 28 30 31 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 39 28 33
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 9 11 12 11 9 6 5 8 9 10 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 40 60 70 90 70 80 70 70 70 70 70 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R S R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.1 8.7 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.3 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.3
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 95 75 75 80 90 75 65 55 60 65 60 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 45 43 40 39 38 36 38 37 34 32 31 30 29 29 32 33 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 40 28 34
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 5 10 12 12 11 9 6 5 8 10 10 10 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 30 60 60 80 70 80 70 60 60 70 70 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.1 8.7 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.3 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.3
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 95 95 85 75 80 90 85 60 45 55 60 60 50 65 75
TEMPERATURE 50 46 42 41 39 37 38 38 34 32 31 31 29 28 30 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 42 27 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 6 11 13 16 16 11 8 6 8 9 11 11 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 10 30 40 60 70 70 70 50 50 50 50 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 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) 9.3 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.3
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 25 30 20 10 5 10 20 30 45 45 60 60 60 70 65
TEMPERATURE 52 48 48 48 46 44 50 51 49 42 37 34 31 31 31 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 52 30 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 13 14 16 14 13 10 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 30 30 40 40 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.7 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.5 7.9 7.2 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.2
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 15 20 15 10 5 10 15 40 45 50 60 65 60 65 60
TEMPERATURE 60 53 52 52 50 50 57 59 57 48 42 38 36 37 39 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 60 36 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 13 10 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 30 30 40 40 60 60 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.6 9.7 10.3 10.3 9.8 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.0 7.4 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.3
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 20 25 20 15 10 15 20 40 45 45 50 50 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 56 51 51 50 47 46 52 54 53 46 41 37 34 35 37 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 55 34 39
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 9 12 16 14 11 6 5 4 4 5 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 30 20 30 30 50 50 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.6 9.8 10.3 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.3
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 40 15 35 30 20 5 10 55 50 40 40 45 55 40 40 40
TEMPERATURE 57 51 52 53 49 47 53 55 54 46 39 36 34 33 37 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 56 33 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 6 5 6 6 9 10 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 10 20 20 40 40 60 60 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.4 9.6 10.1 10.1 9.5 8.9 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.3 7.7 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 20 30 20 15 5 15 25 35 45 45 45 50 45 50 45
TEMPERATURE 51 47 48 47 44 43 47 49 48 43 38 35 32 32 33 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 50 32 35
WIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 10 12 13 16 14 12 8 5 5 5 8 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 30 30 30 60 60 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 9.7 10.3 10.2 9.7 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.0 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC SC BK BK SC FW SC SC BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 40 65 65 45 10 35 50 50 30 45 55 55 40 50 50
TEMPERATURE 51 46 47 48 45 42 48 49 46 39 34 31 30 29 31 33 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 29 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 9 11 11 11 12 12 10 8 9 8 9 10 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 10 20 10 40 40 70 70 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.8 9.1 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.4 7.9 6.8 6.2 6.3 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK BK SC FW SC OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 20 55 60 25 15 50 70 55 45 55 60 60 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE 65 56 54 54 52 51 61 65 59 47 43 40 39 38 42 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 65 38 45
WIND DIR SE E E SE S S S SW W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 50 50 70 70 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 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) 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.9 9.4 8.8 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.0 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN