Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 162156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 75 65 70 55 40 10 5 15 15 10 25 25 25 10 15
TEMPERATURE 44 38 38 39 38 37 41 43 42 35 34 35 35 35 46 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 45 32 52
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 6 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 8 9 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 7.9 8.5 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.0 7.8 7.1 6.4 6.1 6.9 8.0 9.4 10.7 10.8
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV OV BK BK BK SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 75 65 70 55 35 10 5 10 10 10 25 25 25 10 20
TEMPERATURE 45 39 38 39 38 38 43 45 44 36 34 35 35 35 47 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 33 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 6 11 12 11 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 7.9 8.5 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.2 6.4 6.1 6.8 8.0 9.4 10.6 10.8
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 75 60 50 40 20 5 5 10 10 5 25 25 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 46 39 38 39 38 36 42 46 45 37 35 36 35 34 43 51 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 48 33 54
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW W SW SW S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 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) 7.6 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.2 6.9 7.0 8.0 9.3 10.3 10.7
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 65 50 40 40 30 25 10 10 10 10 10 25 15 25 40
TEMPERATURE 37 33 33 34 33 32 39 40 37 31 28 27 26 26 38 42 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 24 42
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 11 10 8 4 6 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 6.4 6.8 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.6 6.7 5.4 4.8 4.8 4.9 6.4 7.9 8.8
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 70 50 35 35 25 20 5 10 10 10 10 20 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 44 38 36 37 36 36 46 49 45 36 32 30 29 31 43 47 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 49 28 48
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW S E NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 10 10 9 9 6 4 5 8 10 10
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) 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.0 7.7 6.7 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.8 6.2 7.7 8.6
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 60 45 35 35 25 20 5 10 10 10 10 20 10 15 30
TEMPERATURE 42 37 35 35 35 34 42 44 43 34 31 29 28 29 39 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 45 27 44
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 6 10 11 10 9 8 6 3 4 9 10 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) 7.1 6.6 6.8 7.8 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.7 6.7 5.6 5.0 4.8 4.8 6.1 7.7 8.6
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 65 50 40 45 30 25 10 10 15 10 10 25 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 42 37 36 36 36 35 40 43 41 35 31 29 29 30 40 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 43 27 45
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N NE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 8 9 11 12 11 11 10 8 4 5 8 9 8
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) 6.8 6.4 6.9 7.3 7.5 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.7 6.7 5.5 4.9 4.8 4.8 6.1 7.9 8.8
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 60 50 40 35 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 25 10 20 35
TEMPERATURE 38 34 33 34 33 32 38 40 37 31 28 27 27 27 35 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 25 39
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 6 8 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 5 5 8 10 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) 7.2 6.6 7.0 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.7 6.8 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.9 6.2 7.7 8.7
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 60 65 50 45 25 20 10 10 15 15 15 25 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 38 34 34 34 34 33 37 38 36 32 29 28 28 28 38 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 25 45
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 6 4 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 7.0 6.9 7.6 7.9 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.8 6.9 5.4 4.8 4.9 5.1 6.7 8.5 9.4
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK BK SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 55 45 40 55 45 30 15 10 10 10 10 25 20 30 60
TEMPERATURE 47 41 40 40 39 39 45 48 46 39 35 33 32 33 44 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 49 31 53
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 9 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 6.3 7.2 8.0 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.4 6.8 5.9 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 5.6 8.0 9.1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN