Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 032156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT FRI OCT 3 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 50 70 80 70 70 55 40 45 45 40 45 45 40 20 5
TEMPERATURE 41 36 34 35 35 35 37 39 40 35 34 33 33 32 35 39 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 41 31 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NE NE E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 8 8 6 6 5 3 3 4 6 10 12 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 30 50 40 40 20 30 30 10 10 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 8.0 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.8 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.4
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 45 65 75 65 70 50 35 40 45 40 45 45 40 20 5
TEMPERATURE 43 37 34 34 35 35 39 41 41 36 34 33 32 32 36 40 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 42 31 42
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W N NE E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 3 3 4 5 10 12 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 30 50 40 40 20 30 30 10 10 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 8.0 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.4
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC OV OV BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 30 70 80 60 70 70 60 50 45 35 45 45 35 15 10
TEMPERATURE 42 39 34 33 34 34 36 38 40 37 35 34 33 32 36 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 42 32 44
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 8.2 7.9 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.7
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 35 70 95 85 80 85 70 50 50 55 50 25 25 40 30
TEMPERATURE 37 35 32 32 32 31 34 35 34 33 31 31 30 29 34 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 36 29 38
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 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) 8.3 7.8 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.3
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 30 60 90 85 55 55 55 50 40 35 40 20 20 30 20
TEMPERATURE 45 41 38 37 36 38 42 44 42 38 37 36 34 36 43 46 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 45 34 46
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 10 10 20 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.01
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) 8.3 7.9 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 FW BK OV OV SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 15 55 85 80 35 35 40 35 30 25 25 15 15 30 25
TEMPERATURE 44 39 36 34 34 36 41 43 41 36 34 33 32 34 41 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 43 32 44
WIND DIR N N N NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 8 5 5 6 8 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 8.4 8.0 7.2 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.4
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 35 65 95 90 60 65 50 40 30 30 30 20 10 30 20
TEMPERATURE 44 38 36 35 36 35 39 41 39 36 35 34 33 33 41 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 41 32 45
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 12 12 12 13 12 11 9 5 6 6 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.02 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) 8.4 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.3 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.4
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 FW BK OV OV SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 15 15 55 85 85 45 50 50 35 30 25 30 20 20 35 30
TEMPERATURE 39 35 33 32 32 33 36 38 36 33 31 31 30 31 36 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 38 30 39
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 12 13 12 12 11 11 9 6 6 9 10 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 20 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 8.5 7.9 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.4
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 45 80 95 80 75 80 60 45 35 40 50 25 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 37 34 34 33 33 32 34 35 35 33 33 32 32 30 35 39 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 29 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 9 8 5 5 6 8 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 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 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.3
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 45 80 90 85 65 60 40 30 30 45 35 25 10 25 20
TEMPERATURE 50 44 42 41 41 41 45 48 48 43 41 40 39 39 47 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 49 38 51
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W NW NW W W W W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 30 30 30 20 5 5 20 20 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 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 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.9
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN