Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 25 20 20 15 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 15 15 20 50
TEMPERATURE 34 24 25 26 27 26 38 42 39 30 28 29 29 29 39 43 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 42 27 44
WIND DIR NE N N NW NW N NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 5 5 4 8 8 8 8 4 4 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) 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.4 7.1 7.0 6.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 7.0 7.6 8.0
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 25 20 20 15 5 5 5 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 45
TEMPERATURE 33 24 25 25 27 26 39 43 40 31 29 29 30 30 41 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 43 28 45
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW N N NW W W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 8 9 9 8 4 3 3
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) 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.4 7.1 7.1 6.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 7.0 7.6 8.0
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 20 15 20 15 5 0 5 15 20 15 20 20 5 20 55
TEMPERATURE 36 28 27 28 28 26 38 43 43 33 31 31 30 29 39 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 44 28 47
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 6 4 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) 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.4 6.6 7.6 8.0
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 30 20 25 25 20 20 25 15 10 15 15 10 5 10 30
TEMPERATURE 34 30 29 29 27 27 35 38 35 29 27 27 26 26 35 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 38 25 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.3 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.5 6.2 7.1 7.3
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 30 20 20 20 15 15 15 10 5 10 15 10 5 5 25
TEMPERATURE 40 34 32 32 30 32 42 46 43 36 33 32 30 32 42 47 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 46 30 47
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.2 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.5 6.3 7.0 7.2
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 25 15 20 15 10 15 15 10 5 10 10 10 0 5 30
TEMPERATURE 40 33 32 31 31 31 41 44 41 34 31 30 29 30 40 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 44 29 44
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 8 6 6 6 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.5 6.8 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.6 6.5 7.1 7.3
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 25 10 20 15 5 15 10 10 10 10 15 10 0 10 25
TEMPERATURE 39 33 33 32 31 30 41 45 41 33 32 30 29 29 40 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 45 29 45
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 10 9 8 6 8 8 6 6 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.4 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.4 6.2 7.0 7.3
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 25 15 20 20 10 15 15 10 5 5 10 10 0 5 30
TEMPERATURE 35 30 30 29 29 29 37 39 36 31 29 28 28 27 36 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 39 27 40
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 9 10 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.5 7.8 7.8 7.5 6.9 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.6 6.5 7.2 7.4
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 SC SC FW SC CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 30 25 25 30 5 10 5 5 10 20 15 10 0 20 30
TEMPERATURE 33 28 29 28 28 26 33 37 33 27 26 27 27 26 35 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 38 25 41
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.4 7.2 7.5
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 15 15 20 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 5 15 30
TEMPERATURE 43 35 35 33 32 32 43 46 43 36 35 34 33 33 44 49 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 46 32 50
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 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) 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.6 6.7 7.0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN