Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 122156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 85 85 100 90 90 85 80 90 75 65 65 50 30 25 30
TEMPERATURE 30 29 29 28 28 27 26 28 27 25 26 26 26 25 28 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 28 23 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW E NE NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 5 8 13 14 14 16 18 19 18 17 13 10 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 70 90 80 60 50 50 40 40 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.33 0.13 0.16 0.57 0.37 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 3.8 1.6 2.1 6.3 3.5 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 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.3 5.2 5.6 5.8
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 80 85 100 90 90 85 80 90 80 70 65 50 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 31 30 29 28 28 27 27 28 27 25 26 26 26 25 29 33 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 29 23 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW E NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 5 9 13 16 16 17 19 20 19 17 13 11 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 70 90 80 60 50 50 40 40 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.11 0.18 0.69 0.46 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.8 1.3 2.4 7.6 4.3 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) 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.2 5.1 5.6 5.8
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 90 90 85 80 80 80 85 80 65 70 60 30 25 25
TEMPERATURE 31 30 30 30 31 29 27 29 29 28 28 29 27 25 29 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 30 24 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 8 9 12 12 11 10 11 16 17 14 12 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 80 50 60 60 50 60 30 30 5 5 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.12 0.09 0.17 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.3 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.6 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 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.0 4.7 5.6 5.8 6.0
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 90 90 80 85 85 75 65 55 75 80 80 65 65 60
TEMPERATURE 28 28 28 29 28 27 30 32 32 29 29 30 29 29 34 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 34 27 37
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE E N N N N NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 6 5 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 70 80 60 40 20 20 10 10 30 30 40 40 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 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) 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.9 7.4 7.2 7.1
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 95 85 85 80 75 70 55 75 80 80 60 55 55
TEMPERATURE 34 33 33 33 33 33 37 40 39 35 34 34 34 34 41 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 32 45
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE E N N NW NW N NE E E N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 70 80 60 30 20 10 10 10 30 30 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.11 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.9 0.5 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) 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.6 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 7.4 7.2 7.1
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 100 95 90 90 80 70 60 80 85 80 65 60 60
TEMPERATURE 31 31 30 31 31 31 33 36 37 33 32 33 33 33 38 41 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 37 31 41
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE E NE N N N N N E SE N
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 80 80 60 40 20 10 10 10 30 30 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.32 0.16 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 3.5 1.6 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) 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.5 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.2
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 95 95 85 85 70 65 55 75 75 80 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 31 30 31 31 32 31 33 36 36 33 32 33 33 33 37 40 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 37 31 41
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW W N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 40 80 70 60 40 30 10 10 10 30 30 40 40 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.16 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 1.1 1.7 0.5 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) 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.5 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 7.1
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 100 95 90 90 85 70 55 75 80 80 65 60 65
TEMPERATURE 27 28 27 28 28 28 28 32 31 30 30 32 31 31 33 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 33 29 36
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE E NE N N N N N E SE N
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 9 8 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 80 70 60 50 20 10 10 10 30 30 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.32 0.18 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 2.1 4.2 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.5 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.1
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 90 85 85 80 70 55 70 70 80 65 65 50
TEMPERATURE 29 29 29 30 30 28 29 31 31 30 29 30 30 28 32 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 32 26 36
WIND DIR SW S S SE SE E E E NE N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 8 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 80 70 70 40 40 40 20 30 30 30 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 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) 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.3 7.0 6.9 6.8
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 90 95 85 80 80 75 55 45 50 60 70 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 37 37 38 38 37 37 40 43 42 38 37 36 35 34 40 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 44 33 45
WIND DIR S S SE SE E E E NE NE N NE N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 70 40 50 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R S S S S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.08 0.02 0.02 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 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN