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 WED JUL 16 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 70 64 56 54 52 56 64 67 66 59 53 51 50 54 63 67 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 68 49 67
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 12 14 12 8 6 6 6 8 12 16
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) 11.6 11.6 11.4 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.8 10.8
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 72 65 58 54 53 57 66 69 68 61 55 52 51 56 65 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 70 50 69
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 8 5 9 12 14 12 9 8 8 6 6 12 17
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) 11.7 11.6 11.4 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.9 10.8
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 0 0 15 25 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 76 70 60 58 55 58 66 72 72 65 57 54 52 56 65 71 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 74 52 72
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 6 6 6 9 10 11 10 8 6 6 6 9 10 11
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) 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.0 12.3 13.0 13.0 12.7 12.4 11.7 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.6 11.8
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 0 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 69 62 54 52 49 55 65 70 70 60 53 51 49 56 67 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 72 49 73
WIND DIR NW W SW W W W NW W NW NW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 5 5 5 9 11 11 11 9 6 6 4 6 11 13
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) 12.0 11.2 10.4 10.0 10.0 10.5 11.2 11.8 12.0 11.6 11.0 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.6 11.9 12.2
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 0 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 74 68 59 56 53 61 71 76 76 67 59 56 55 62 73 78 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 78 55 79
WIND DIR N NW W W W E NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 4 9 10 10 10 9 6 6 5 6 10 11
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) 12.2 11.5 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.6 11.4 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.9 12.2
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 69 64 57 54 53 59 67 72 74 67 58 55 54 61 69 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 74 54 75
WIND DIR NW NW W W W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 4 5 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 9 12 12
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) 11.8 11.5 10.5 10.0 10.2 10.6 11.2 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.2
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 73 66 59 55 53 58 67 72 72 65 58 56 54 59 69 74 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 73 54 75
WIND DIR NW N N N NW W W W NW NW N N N W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 4 4 8 9 10 10 10 8 5 4 6 9 10
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) 11.2 10.9 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.3 11.0 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.9 11.6 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.9
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 67 63 56 53 51 56 62 67 68 62 55 53 52 57 64 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 68 52 70
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 5 5 10 11 12 13 13 11 8 6 10 12 13
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) 11.6 11.4 10.4 10.0 10.2 10.5 11.2 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.9 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.8 12.2
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 67 60 54 52 49 53 62 67 68 59 53 51 50 54 64 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 69 49 70
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 5 5 5 8 10 10 10 8 6 6 5 6 10 11
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) 11.1 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.4 11.2 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.9 11.6 11.0 11.2 11.5 11.8
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 76 70 61 59 56 63 72 77 77 70 62 58 55 63 74 79 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 78 55 80
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W NW W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 8 5 3 4 4 4 5 8 10
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) 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.5 10.8
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN