Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 122156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT TUE AUG 12 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 15 10 5 5 5 15 10 20 15 10 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 72 63 59 56 54 57 63 66 63 55 51 49 48 49 55 59 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 67 46 60
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 8 8 6 8 14 16 16 10 10 9 6 6 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.3 10.8 10.9 10.2 9.8 9.7 10.5 10.8
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 15 5 5 5 5 15 10 15 15 10 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 74 65 60 57 55 58 66 68 65 56 52 50 48 50 57 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 69 47 62
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 9 9 6 6 14 16 16 11 10 9 6 5 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.1 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.7 11.0 11.3 10.8 10.9 10.2 9.8 9.7 10.5 10.8
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 15 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 10 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 76 68 60 57 55 57 64 70 69 60 53 51 49 49 57 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 72 48 66
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 8 8 6 9 17 17 12 8 9 9 8 6 10 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) 13.0 12.2 11.8 11.7 11.0 10.6 10.9 11.2 11.0 10.6 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.0 9.9 10.9 11.3
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 10 15 0 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 0 10 20 15
TEMPERATURE 71 63 58 57 55 59 66 69 67 58 51 49 46 50 58 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 70 46 63
WIND DIR NW W W W SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 6 8 8 9 11 12 10 10 9 6 5 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.7 13.7 13.5 12.4 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.5 11.3 11.7
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 15 10 15 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 10 0 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 79 70 65 63 60 66 74 77 75 65 57 53 49 57 65 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 78 49 71
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 5 5 6 9 10 11 10 9 6 5 4 5 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.8 13.7 13.6 12.6 12.0 11.9 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.6 11.4 11.8
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 15 10 15 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 0 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 77 69 64 61 59 64 71 74 73 63 56 52 49 56 62 67 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 74 49 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 5 5 6 10 11 11 9 9 6 5 4 8 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.8 13.8 13.6 12.6 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.6 11.4 11.7
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 15 5 10 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 77 68 63 61 58 61 68 72 71 61 54 50 49 53 60 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 72 49 66
WIND DIR NW NE N N N NW W W NW NW NW N N NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 10 9 6 5 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.7 13.7 13.5 12.3 12.0 11.8 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.2 11.1 11.4
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 15 10 15 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 71 65 61 59 56 61 65 68 67 58 53 50 47 52 58 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 68 47 62
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 8 9 9 11 13 14 12 11 10 8 6 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.7 13.7 13.6 12.5 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.4 10.5 11.3 11.7
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 5 5 15 10
TEMPERATURE 71 62 59 58 54 56 62 66 66 56 50 48 46 48 55 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 45 62
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W W NW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 8 8 11 12 12 10 8 6 6 5 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 13.8 13.6 13.0 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.1 11.4 11.5 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.9 11.2
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/13/25 THURSDAY 08/14/25
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 20 15 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 84 74 69 66 61 66 73 78 76 67 60 56 52 56 63 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 78 52 70
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 5 8 9 12 13 14 14 10 8 6 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 29 25
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) 12.8 13.0 12.7 12.0 11.8 11.0 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.3 10.0 10.1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN