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 THU OCT 16 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW FW SC BK OV OV BK OV BK SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 45 70 70 75 65 70 55 40 10 5 15 10 5 20
TEMPERATURE 30 30 41 46 43 36 36 36 34 33 41 45 43 35 34 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 32 45 32
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 4 6 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 5.9 6.6 7.5 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.9 8.9 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.1 7.5 7.7
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW FW SC BK OV OV BK BK BK SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 45 65 70 75 65 70 55 35 10 5 10 10 5 20
TEMPERATURE 30 30 42 47 44 37 36 36 35 34 43 47 44 36 34 34 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 33 47 32
WIND DIR NW NW N N NW NW NW W W W NW NW W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 3 4 6 11 12 11 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 5.8 6.5 7.4 7.9 7.9 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.1 7.5 7.7
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW CL SC BK OV OV BK BK SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 35 65 70 75 60 50 40 20 5 5 10 10 5 15
TEMPERATURE 29 28 38 46 45 38 36 36 35 33 41 48 46 37 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 32 48 33
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW W SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 5 5 5 5
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) 5.6 6.3 7.2 7.5 7.7 8.3 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.9
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW FW FW BK OV BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 15 5 60 75 65 50 40 40 30 25 10 10 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 25 25 34 38 37 32 32 32 30 29 39 42 38 30 28 27 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 42 25
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 11 10 8 4
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) 5.3 5.6 6.2 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.6 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.4 5.7 5.9 5.8
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW FW CL SC OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 15 5 50 70 70 50 35 35 25 20 5 10 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 29 30 40 45 43 36 35 35 33 34 45 50 46 36 33 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 32 50 29
WIND DIR NW NW N N NW NW SW SW SW S E NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 10 10 9 9 6 4
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) 5.2 5.5 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.4 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.9 7.4 6.5 5.8 5.9 5.8
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW FW CL SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 5 40 60 60 45 35 35 25 20 5 10 15 10 10
TEMPERATURE 28 29 39 44 42 35 35 34 32 32 42 46 43 34 31 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 46 27
WIND DIR N N NE NE NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 10 11 10 9 8 6 4
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) 5.2 5.8 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.7 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.9 7.9 7.4 6.5 5.9 6.0 5.9
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW CL CL BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 5 60 75 65 50 40 45 30 25 10 10 15 10 10
TEMPERATURE 28 28 39 45 42 35 35 34 33 33 40 44 41 34 32 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 31 44 29
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 11 12 11 11 10 8 4
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) 5.2 5.8 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.3 6.4 5.7 6.0 5.8
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW FW CL SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 5 40 65 60 50 40 35 20 20 10 10 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 27 27 36 40 38 33 32 32 30 30 37 40 38 31 29 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 29 40 25
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 6 6 6 8 6 6 8 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 5
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) 5.2 5.9 6.7 7.2 7.2 6.6 6.9 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.3 6.4 5.8 6.0 5.9
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW CL FW BK OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 5 20 65 70 60 65 50 45 25 20 10 10 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 25 25 34 39 37 33 33 33 31 30 36 40 37 31 29 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 41 25
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 4.9 5.5 6.3 6.9 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.6 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.4 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW CL FW BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 25 65 60 55 45 40 55 45 30 15 10 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 30 31 42 48 47 40 39 38 36 36 44 49 47 39 36 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 35 49 32
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 4 5 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 9 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 4.9 5.2 5.8 6.1 6.4 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.7
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN