Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 152156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 62 57 50 49 48 52 61 69 70 64 56 53 51 56 65 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 71 51 69
WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE E S W NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 18 13 10 6 5 5 5 8 6 6 6 8 6 6 10 12
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) 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.1 11.0 11.7 11.7 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.2 11.4
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 63 58 51 49 47 52 62 70 71 65 57 54 52 57 67 70 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 72 52 71
WIND DIR NE NE N N N E E NW NW W W W SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 19 13 10 6 5 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 10 13
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) 10.4 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.1 11.0 11.8 11.7 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.3 11.4
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 66 61 54 52 50 53 63 71 74 68 59 56 54 58 66 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 74 54 74
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE SE SW W NW NW NW W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 11 8 5 4 4 5 8 9 8 8 6 6 8 9 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) 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.7 11.3 12.1 12.6 12.5 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.8 12.2
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 25 5 5 0 15 20 20 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 61 54 47 45 43 49 59 66 67 60 53 51 49 55 66 71 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 67 48 72
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW N N N N NW SW SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 18 14 8 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 8 11 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 0.02 0.01 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 10.9 10.3 9.8 9.5 9.9 11.3 11.9 11.9 11.3 10.4 10.1 10.2 10.2 11.0 11.8 12.2
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 10 5 5 0 10 25 25 10 5 10 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 67 60 54 50 48 55 66 72 73 66 59 55 54 61 71 77 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 74 54 78
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW N NE N N NW W W W W SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 13 10 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 8 9 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) 11.1 10.8 10.2 9.8 9.5 9.7 11.2 12.1 12.1 11.5 10.6 10.2 10.2 10.2 11.0 11.9 12.2
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 10 0 15 20 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 65 58 51 49 47 54 62 68 70 64 57 54 52 59 67 73 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 70 52 74
WIND DIR N N N NW NW SE S S S NW NW W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 14 11 8 5 4 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 10 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) 11.3 10.7 10.3 9.9 9.6 9.9 11.2 12.0 12.1 11.5 10.7 10.2 10.2 10.2 11.0 11.9 12.3
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 58 51 49 48 53 63 68 70 63 57 55 53 58 67 72 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 70 53 74
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE W W W NW NW N W NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 8 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 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) 10.7 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.6 10.5 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.5 11.6 12.0
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 10 0 15 15 15 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 60 54 49 47 45 51 58 63 65 61 54 52 50 56 63 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 65 50 69
WIND DIR N N N N NW S S SW S NW NW W NW W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 19 18 12 9 6 5 6 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 10 11 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 10.7 10.3 9.9 9.6 10.0 11.2 11.8 11.9 11.5 10.5 10.2 10.2 10.2 11.0 11.9 12.3
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 51 47 45 44 48 58 64 65 58 53 51 49 54 63 67 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 66 49 69
WIND DIR N N N N NW N N NW NW NW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 14 11 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 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) 10.2 10.2 10.0 9.5 9.3 9.6 10.7 11.3 11.3 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.7 11.8 12.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 69 65 57 54 51 58 68 73 75 68 60 58 56 63 72 77 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 75 56 78
WIND DIR N N NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 4 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 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) 10.4 10.3 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.9 10.4 10.6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN