Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 292156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 BK SC SC BK SC SC OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 40 40 55 40 40 75 80 60 40 25 40 40 45 35 35
TEMPERATURE 64 56 53 53 52 54 62 66 65 57 54 53 53 54 62 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 68 50 69
WIND DIR W NW NE E S S S SW W NW NW NW SW SE SE S NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 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) 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.2 10.9 11.4 12.0 11.9 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.5 12.1 12.4
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 BK SC SC BK SC SC OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 40 40 55 40 40 75 80 55 40 25 40 35 45 35 35
TEMPERATURE 66 58 54 53 52 55 63 68 66 58 55 53 53 55 63 68 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 69 51 70
WIND DIR W W NE SE S S S S W NW NW W SW S SE S NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 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) 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.4 12.0 11.9 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.5 12.1 12.3
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC OV OV BK FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 30 30 45 40 30 75 70 65 25 20 40 40 35 30 35
TEMPERATURE 69 60 56 55 53 54 62 68 70 61 56 55 54 54 63 70 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 71 53 73
WIND DIR W N NE NE SE S S SW SW NW N NW SE SE S S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.7 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.6 12.1 12.3
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 20 15 25 10 20 45 40 25 30 30 25 15 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 63 56 52 51 51 55 63 66 65 58 55 55 55 58 65 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 67 54 69
WIND DIR NW NE W W SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.8 12.1 12.3
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 15 15 25 5 10 35 30 20 25 30 25 10 10 20 35
TEMPERATURE 71 62 59 58 57 62 72 74 73 64 61 60 59 64 74 76 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 75 58 77
WIND DIR NW NW W W SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.7 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.9 12.1
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 25 15 20 5 10 15 30 20 25 25 20 10 10 15 35
TEMPERATURE 67 60 56 55 54 59 67 70 70 61 58 57 57 62 69 72 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 71 56 73
WIND DIR W N N NW NW S S S S NE N N N SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.1
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 15 15 25 5 10 25 30 25 40 30 25 15 10 25 35
TEMPERATURE 68 60 57 56 56 59 68 71 70 62 60 60 60 62 70 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 72 59 74
WIND DIR NW NE NE NE E S S S S E E E E SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.6 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.8 12.0 12.2
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 15 15 25 5 10 20 30 20 25 25 20 10 10 15 35
TEMPERATURE 62 56 53 53 52 56 62 65 65 58 55 55 54 58 64 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 66 54 67
WIND DIR NW N N N N S S S S NE NE NE NE E S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.6 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.7 12.0 12.1
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC OV SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 15 20 15 15 5 50 45 70 40 30 25 15 10 20 35
TEMPERATURE 61 54 54 53 53 54 62 66 65 57 57 57 57 56 64 67 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 68 55 69
WIND DIR E N NE SE S S S S S SE S S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.7 12.3 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.2
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 30 25 20 15 15 40 40 30 35 50 35 25 25 25 40
TEMPERATURE 78 67 63 62 59 64 75 81 79 70 67 65 63 66 77 83 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 82 62 84
WIND DIR N NE NE E E SE S SW S NE E E SE SE SE S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.9 12.2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN