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 WED OCT 15 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW BK OV BK BK BK OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 25 20 15 15 10 60 70 65 60 55 70 55 40 15 5
TEMPERATURE 39 31 30 30 30 30 41 45 43 36 37 37 37 35 40 43 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 46 34 44
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 11 12 11 10 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.8 8.4 8.4 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.7 8.1 8.5
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 25 15 20 15 10 65 70 65 55 55 70 55 35 15 5
TEMPERATURE 41 32 31 30 30 30 42 46 44 37 37 37 37 36 42 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 47 35 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 6 6 5 3 3 6 8 12 13 12 10 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.6 7.6 7.9 7.7 8.4 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.5
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW CL BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 35 20 20 15 5 50 65 60 55 50 50 40 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 42 34 31 31 30 30 39 46 46 39 38 38 37 35 41 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 48 35 48
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 5 9 10 10 10 9 9 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) 7.4 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.2 7.2 7.7 7.8 8.6 8.9 8.5 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.4
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW CL FW OV OV SC BK SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 20 20 10 5 10 70 75 30 55 40 40 35 25 15
TEMPERATURE 34 28 26 26 25 26 35 39 37 33 32 32 31 31 38 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 39 30 41
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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) 7.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 7.2 7.1 6.9 7.3 7.1 7.0
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW CL FW OV OV SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 20 20 15 10 5 10 70 80 35 50 35 35 30 20 10
TEMPERATURE 42 34 31 31 29 31 41 46 44 37 36 36 35 35 44 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 47 34 49
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N N N W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 7.2 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 7.3 7.0 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.1
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW CL FW BK OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 15 15 15 10 5 10 65 75 35 45 35 35 25 15 10
TEMPERATURE 41 33 31 29 28 29 40 44 42 36 35 34 33 33 40 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 44 32 45
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 9 9 6 5 5 6 8 5 5 6 9 11 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 7.4 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.6 6.5 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.5 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.2
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW CL FW BK OV SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 20 15 15 15 0 10 65 70 30 45 40 45 35 25 10
TEMPERATURE 41 32 31 29 28 29 40 44 42 36 35 35 35 34 40 43 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 44 33 44
WIND DIR N N N N NE N N N NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 9 8 6 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 7.3 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.4 7.4 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.0
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW CL FW BK OV SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 15 15 15 10 0 10 65 75 35 45 40 35 25 20 10
TEMPERATURE 37 30 29 27 26 27 36 40 38 34 33 33 32 31 36 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 40 31 40
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 11 11 9 5 5 8 10 8 9 10 12 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 7.5 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.1 7.0 6.4 6.6 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.2 7.1
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW CL SC OV BK SC BK SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 25 70 55 35 55 50 45 30 20 10
TEMPERATURE 33 27 27 26 26 26 36 40 37 33 33 33 32 31 36 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 41 30 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 9 8 6 8 6 8 8 10 11 12 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 6.7 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.4 6.2 6.7 6.8 6.7 7.1 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 50 65 55 35 45 40 55 55 25 15
TEMPERATURE 42 34 34 33 32 32 44 48 47 41 40 39 38 38 44 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 49 36 49
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.6 7.7 8.0 7.1 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN