Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 232156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT TUE SEP 23 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 65 56 54 53 53 54 65 69 68 57 55 53 51 51 60 61 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 70 49 62
WIND DIR E SE S SW SW SE SE E NE N W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 11 11 8 4 2 3 2 4 5 6 6 5 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.3
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 65 57 54 53 53 54 66 70 69 57 54 53 52 51 61 63 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 70 50 64
WIND DIR E SE S SW SW S E NE NE NW W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 11 12 8 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 6 4 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.3
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 5 15 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 10 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 65 58 53 53 52 51 62 68 70 61 55 54 52 51 59 65 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 71 50 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S E NE NE NW NW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.8
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 10 5 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 58 51 50 49 48 48 59 62 61 52 51 50 49 49 60 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 47 63
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 11 12 10 9 8 5 6 8 9 9 8 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.3 10.8 11.2
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 10 5 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 55 54 53 52 54 65 69 67 57 56 54 53 54 67 70 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 70 51 71
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 5 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.7 11.1
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 60 53 51 49 48 49 59 63 63 54 52 51 50 52 62 66 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 49 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W W SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 6 8 10 10 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.6 11.0
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 61 53 51 50 50 51 59 64 63 55 54 53 52 53 62 66 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 65 51 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SW SW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 10 9 10 9 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.1 9.8 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.7 11.2
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 50 48 47 46 47 55 58 58 51 49 49 48 49 57 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 59 47 61
WIND DIR S SE S SW SW S S S S NW W W W SW S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 6 9 9 10 10 5 5 4 5 5 5 8 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.7 11.1
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 57 49 50 50 48 48 57 61 61 52 52 51 49 49 59 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 47 64
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 11 12 12 11 10 8 5 5 8 8 6 5 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.6 11.1 11.2
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 69 60 57 55 54 55 67 74 73 63 59 57 55 56 67 71 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 75 53 72
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 3 3 6 6 5 5 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN