Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 161056
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT SAT AUG 16 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV BK OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 75 75 65 75 40 20 20 20 10 20 45 65 50 40 45
TEMPERATURE 50 48 49 51 53 48 46 44 43 45 52 59 58 51 48 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 42 61 46
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 30 20 20 10 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.08 0.01 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) 12.8 12.5 11.6 11.2 10.9 9.9 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.5 9.1 10.4 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV BK OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 75 75 65 75 35 15 20 20 10 20 50 60 50 35 45
TEMPERATURE 50 49 50 53 55 50 47 45 43 46 54 61 59 52 49 48 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 43 62 47
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 30 20 20 10 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.04 0.01 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) 12.8 12.5 11.6 11.2 10.9 10.0 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.4 9.1 10.5 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.7
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 95 90 95 70 45 40 30 15 20 35 60 50 30 35
TEMPERATURE 50 48 49 52 54 52 48 46 45 46 52 60 61 56 51 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 44 64 48
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 40 30 20 10 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.25 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.05 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) 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.2 11.9 10.7 9.6 9.1 9.1 9.7 10.9 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.4 11.0
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 85 85 75 85 90 90 90 55 40 45 45 50 45 55 35
TEMPERATURE 49 52 55 55 54 50 49 48 47 48 54 58 58 53 49 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 45 60 48
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW SW W SW N N NW NW N N SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 30 40 30 30 30 30 10 10 30 30 40 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.11 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) 12.3 12.2 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.2 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.2
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 85 80 80 80 95 90 90 50 40 45 40 45 50 45 35
TEMPERATURE 53 57 63 64 61 57 55 53 52 54 61 65 66 60 56 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 51 68 53
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW NW NW N N SE SW NW N N SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 40 30 20 30 30 10 10 30 30 40 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.00 0.09 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) 12.2 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.1
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 80 85 90 85 90 95 90 55 30 35 40 40 50 45 35
TEMPERATURE 53 58 62 64 61 57 54 52 51 54 59 63 64 58 55 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 50 65 52
WIND DIR W S SW W NW NW NW W W NW S SW W N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 30 30 20 30 30 10 10 30 30 40 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.08 0.00 0.02 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) 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.3 12.1
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 85 90 90 95 90 90 80 50 30 30 30 40 50 50 35
TEMPERATURE 53 55 60 61 60 55 53 51 50 52 58 63 63 58 54 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 49 65 51
WIND DIR N NW W NW NW N NE N NE N SW SW W N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 30 40 20 30 30 20 5 5 20 20 40 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R R T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.8 12.2 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.1
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 80 85 90 90 95 95 90 55 30 35 40 45 50 45 35
TEMPERATURE 50 55 57 59 56 53 52 50 48 50 54 58 58 55 52 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 48 60 49
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W W W NW SW SW W N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 30 30 20 30 30 10 10 30 30 40 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.00 0.03 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) 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.3 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.3 12.1
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 80 95 90 80 70 45 25 50 40 40 45 45 25
TEMPERATURE 50 49 54 53 54 49 49 48 47 47 54 56 57 51 50 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 45 60 46
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW W NW N NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 50 50 30 30 20 5 5 5 30 30 40 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.00 0.06 0.02 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) 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.3 11.1 11.7 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.0
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/16/25 SUNDAY 08/17/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 90 95 95 85 90 85 75 65 40 20 15 25 25 35 50 35
TEMPERATURE 56 59 59 62 64 59 57 54 51 54 62 69 70 62 58 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 50 71 53
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W W NW NW NW NW N NW W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 60 50 10 20 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.08 0.01 0.02 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) 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.2 10.8 10.3 10.4 11.2 11.5 11.9 12.0 11.9
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN