Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 132156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 80 70 75 70 55 25 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 27 25 25 25 24 23 27 32 32 26 26 27 28 28 36 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 33 25 40
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 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) 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.1 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.6 6.9 7.0
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 85 75 80 75 60 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 28 26 26 25 25 24 27 32 32 27 26 27 28 28 37 40 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 34 25 41
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 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) 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.8 6.6 6.9 7.0
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 60 50 65 60 30 20 30 25 15 15 15 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 31 28 28 28 27 26 31 35 35 30 29 29 29 28 36 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 37 27 43
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 12 11 11 9 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 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) 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.4 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.8 5.7 6.6 7.0 7.2
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK OV BK BK OV BK SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 60 55 75 60 55 75 55 40 25 25 30 35 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 32 31 29 29 28 29 35 36 34 30 29 29 27 26 33 36 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 37 26 36
WIND DIR NE NE E NE E E E NE NE N NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 20 20 5 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.2 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.4 6.8 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.3
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 55 65 80 55 60 65 50 35 20 25 30 30 20 25 15
TEMPERATURE 39 35 34 34 33 34 41 44 41 36 34 33 32 32 41 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 44 31 44
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NE N N N NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.7 7.1 7.2 7.3
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK OV SC BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 45 60 75 50 65 60 50 30 25 20 30 30 15 25 15
TEMPERATURE 38 33 32 33 32 33 40 41 39 34 33 32 31 30 39 41 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 30 41
WIND DIR N N N N N NE E NE N N N N NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 9 9 9 8 6 8 5 5 8 6 8 8 9 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 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 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.0 6.8 7.3 7.3 7.4
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 40 45 70 55 50 65 50 35 25 20 25 30 15 20 10
TEMPERATURE 37 33 32 33 33 33 40 41 39 34 34 33 32 30 39 42 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 30 42
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E SE NW NE N N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 8 8 5 3 6 5 5 5 6 8 6 8 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 10 20 10 20 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.4 7.9 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.3
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 45 55 75 55 65 65 55 30 25 15 25 30 15 25 20
TEMPERATURE 33 30 30 30 31 31 35 36 34 31 31 30 30 28 34 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 36 28 37
WIND DIR NE N N N NE NE E NE NE N N N N N N NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 8 8 8 6 6 8 5 5 8 8 9 9 10 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.5 7.8 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.4
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 55 50 60 55 60 50 40 30 25 20 20 25 10 15 10
TEMPERATURE 31 30 29 30 30 29 34 36 33 30 29 29 28 26 33 36 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 37 26 37
WIND DIR NE N NE N NE NE E E NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 6 5 4 6 6 5 5 5 8 10 11 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 5 20 10 20 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 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) 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.9 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 SC FW BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 30 25 50 40 30 40 40 25 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 40 38 36 35 34 34 42 45 43 37 37 35 34 33 42 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 45 32 46
WIND DIR N N NE N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 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) 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.3 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN