Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
809
FWUS46 KPDT 021056
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 25 55 85 90 90 100 80 50 35 40 40 35 40 35
TEMPERATURE 54 57 67 72 73 64 62 61 61 58 66 70 69 60 59 59 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 57 71 56
WIND DIR S S S S E W N SE S S S S W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 4 4 6 10 9 8 6 4 3 3 4 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 10 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.02 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 11.7 12.0 12.9 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.4 12.6 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 30 55 85 85 90 100 80 50 35 40 40 35 40 35
TEMPERATURE 55 58 69 74 74 65 62 61 61 59 67 71 70 61 59 59 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 58 72 57
WIND DIR SW S S S E W NW S SW S S SE NW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 4 3 8 10 10 8 6 4 3 3 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 10 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 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 11.7 12.0 12.9 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.4 12.6 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW FW CL FW BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 25 65 85 80 95 100 55 35 25 35 50 45 30 50
TEMPERATURE 55 57 67 73 75 67 62 62 61 59 65 71 71 63 60 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 58 74 58
WIND DIR S S S S SW W N SE SE S S S SW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 5 4 6 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.03 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 11.6 12.1 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL FW BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 25 55 40 25 35 35 45 30 30 45 50 35 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 60 63 72 74 72 64 60 60 59 62 70 73 71 63 59 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 57 73 56
WIND DIR S S SW N NE N SE SE S SW NE NE NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 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) 12.7 12.7 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.3 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.6 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.5
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 25 20 15 30 30 40 30 25 40 45 35 20 20 30
TEMPERATURE 65 70 80 82 80 71 67 66 64 69 79 82 79 71 67 65 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 63 82 62
WIND DIR SW S S SW N NW W W W W E E N NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.2 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.6 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.5
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 10 20 20 35 45 45 50 25 40 50 30 20 20 35
TEMPERATURE 62 67 75 78 77 68 65 63 62 66 75 77 76 68 64 62 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 62 78 60
WIND DIR SE S S S NE N N N N NW SE S SW NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 5 4 6 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 12.8 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.1 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.5
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 5 15 20 30 35 40 55 50 25 45 40 30 25 20 35
TEMPERATURE 64 67 75 79 78 68 65 64 64 66 75 77 76 68 64 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 63 78 61
WIND DIR SE SE S SW N NE E E E E SW SW W N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 12.7 13.0 13.0 13.2 13.2 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.5
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 15 20 25 40 50 45 50 30 40 55 30 20 20 35
TEMPERATURE 59 63 70 73 72 64 61 61 60 63 70 72 71 64 61 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 60 73 58
WIND DIR SE SE S S NE N N N N N S S SW NW N NW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 6 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 12.8 13.0 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.8 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.5
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 20 25 35 35 50 60 50 30 45 50 40 30 30 45
TEMPERATURE 61 61 70 72 71 62 61 61 60 62 69 70 69 61 60 59 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 58 74 56
WIND DIR S S S NE NE N E SE S SW E SE NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 12.7 12.5 12.7 13.2 13.3 12.9 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.7 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.7 12.6
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 5 10 10 20 25 40 30 20 25 25 20 15 15 25
TEMPERATURE 65 70 82 86 84 74 71 69 67 71 83 86 85 74 70 68 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 66 88 64
WIND DIR SE S SW NW N NE NE E NE E N N NW NW S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 12.7 12.7 12.6 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.3
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN