Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 132156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT WED AUG 13 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 15 10 25 10 10 10 20 60 45 55 65 50 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 64 55 51 49 47 48 55 59 58 50 48 47 47 48 51 55 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 60 46 58
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 13 11 10 9 8 8 10 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 10.5 10.5 11.0 11.1 10.5 9.5 10.4 11.4 11.6 11.7 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.4
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 BK SC BK BK SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 15 10 20 10 10 15 20 55 45 50 60 50 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 65 57 52 50 48 49 57 61 60 52 49 48 47 49 53 57 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 62 47 59
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 14 12 11 9 6 6 10 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 40
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) 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.1 10.5 9.6 10.5 11.4 11.6 11.7 12.0 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.4
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 SC BK SC FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 10 20 5 0 5 10 20 25 35 50 35 20 50 55
TEMPERATURE 69 59 52 50 49 48 55 63 63 55 49 48 46 48 54 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 46 63
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 8 9 9 9 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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 10.3 10.4 10.9 11.0 10.2 9.8 10.8 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.8 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.4 12.6
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 0 0 30 25 15 15 20 35 25 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 68 58 51 48 46 49 57 62 61 53 48 45 44 48 56 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 44 63
WIND DIR W W W W SW W NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 8 5 4 5 9 9 8 6 5 5 3 4 6 6
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) 11.6 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.5 10.9 11.5 11.8 11.8 10.7 10.6 11.3 11.2 11.4 11.6 12.1 12.5
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 0 0 35 30 20 15 15 30 25 20 30 35
TEMPERATURE 76 65 57 52 49 55 65 70 69 60 53 50 48 54 64 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 71 48 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE E E NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 5 4 4 5 8 9 9 6 5 4 3 5 6 6
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) 11.9 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.8 11.7 12.0 11.9 11.2 10.5 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6 12.0 12.5
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 10 10 0 0 25 30 15 20 20 25 25 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 73 63 56 52 49 54 63 67 68 60 52 49 48 53 61 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 68 48 67
WIND DIR W NW NW NW W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 8 6 4 5 9 10 9 8 5 5 4 3 6 10 9
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) 11.7 11.1 11.0 10.4 10.4 10.6 11.3 11.6 11.7 11.3 10.6 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.9 12.4
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 10 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 30 35 20 30 35
TEMPERATURE 71 61 54 50 49 52 61 65 65 56 51 48 47 51 60 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 47 66
WIND DIR NW NW N N N W W W NW NW N N N W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 9 6 5 8 8 9 9 8 8 5 5 5 6 6
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) 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.4 10.5 10.8 10.9 11.3 11.3 10.4 10.9 11.5 11.2 11.5 11.5 12.0 12.4
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 10 15 0 0 25 30 10 15 15 30 30 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 67 58 53 49 47 51 58 62 62 55 50 47 45 49 56 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 62 45 62
WIND DIR W NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 14 12 11 9 6 6 9 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 6 10 9
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) 11.7 11.1 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.7 11.2 11.5 11.5 10.9 10.6 11.4 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.9 12.4
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 15 5 5 20 15 25 15 25 30 35 30 45 45
TEMPERATURE 67 57 51 48 46 47 56 60 60 52 47 46 44 46 55 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 62 44 62
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 9 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
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 11.1 10.7 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.7 11.0 11.5 11.6 11.3 11.6 11.7 12.1 12.5
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/14/25 FRIDAY 08/15/25
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 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 15 40 40 20 15 25 30 20 40 55 45 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 77 67 60 56 53 55 63 68 69 61 55 53 52 55 64 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 69 52 71
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 12 9 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 35 31 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.9 10.4 9.6 9.6 9.4 10.7 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.6 12.0 12.0 12.3
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN