Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 012156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 SC BK OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 10 5 15 5 10 25 50 75 65 80 85 65 60 40 45
TEMPERATURE 68 58 55 54 54 57 67 72 72 63 60 60 61 60 65 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 74 58 71
WIND DIR SW NE E SE S S S S S NW NW W N SW SE S W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 6 8 6 5 4 6 10 9 8 6 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02
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 11.3 10.8 11.3 11.7 12.0 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.8
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 SC BK OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 15 5 15 5 10 30 50 70 65 80 90 65 60 40 45
TEMPERATURE 69 59 55 54 54 58 68 73 73 64 61 61 61 60 67 70 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 75 58 71
WIND DIR SW NE E S S S S S S NW W W NW SW SE S W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 6 8 6 4 4 6 10 10 8 6 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02
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 11.3 10.8 11.2 11.7 12.0 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.8
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 10 10 20 10 10 30 55 80 80 80 80 70 50 30 40
TEMPERATURE 72 62 56 56 55 57 67 73 74 66 61 62 61 58 64 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 76 57 73
WIND DIR SW N E S S S S S S W NW NW E W SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 9 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01
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 11.7 11.1 11.0 11.6 11.7 12.2 13.1 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.3 12.6 12.7
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW FW BK SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 15 15 15 5 10 65 45 30 25 30 35 20 20 40 55
TEMPERATURE 71 63 60 60 59 63 71 73 71 64 60 59 58 61 70 72 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 74 57 73
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW N N NW W SW SW SW NE E NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.8
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 15 15 15 5 5 40 35 25 20 25 30 15 15 30 40
TEMPERATURE 78 69 67 65 65 70 80 82 80 71 67 65 64 68 78 81 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 83 63 82
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S W N NW NW NW W W E SE E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 5
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) 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.7
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 15 20 15 5 5 20 30 25 20 30 40 20 15 30 50
TEMPERATURE 75 66 64 63 62 66 75 78 77 68 64 63 62 66 74 77 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 78 61 77
WIND DIR SE SE N N SE S S S SE N N N N N SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 4 5 8 8 6 5 5 6 5
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) 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.8
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 15 5 15 5 5 30 25 30 25 35 40 25 20 40 50
TEMPERATURE 75 66 64 64 63 66 75 78 77 68 65 64 62 65 74 76 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 79 61 78
WIND DIR SE SE E E SE S SW W N NE NE NE NE E SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.9
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 15 15 15 5 5 25 35 30 20 30 45 25 20 35 55
TEMPERATURE 69 62 61 60 59 63 70 73 72 64 61 60 59 63 69 71 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 73 59 72
WIND DIR SE E NE E SE S S SW SE N N N N N S S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 5 6 9 9 8 6 5 8 6
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) 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 SC FW FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 20 10 10 5 5 30 30 40 35 45 55 40 25 45 50
TEMPERATURE 69 61 61 60 60 61 69 72 70 61 61 60 60 59 68 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 75 57 74
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S E NE NW NW NW SW W NE E NE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.8
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 15 20 5 5 10 15 15 15 25 25 30 15 20 25
TEMPERATURE 83 72 69 67 65 69 82 86 84 74 70 69 67 70 81 86 84
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 87 66 87
WIND DIR SW NE E E SE S W NW N N NE NE E SE NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN