Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 151056
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 30 25 15 15 10 20 45 60 65 55 40 55
TEMPERATURE 27 28 37 41 39 31 30 29 29 30 40 44 42 35 35 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 27 45 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 5 4 6 6 11 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 6.4 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.9 7.2 7.8 7.9 8.2 8.9 8.1 7.7
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 25 25 15 15 10 20 45 60 65 55 40 55
TEMPERATURE 28 28 38 42 40 32 31 30 30 30 41 45 44 36 36 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 28 46 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 3 3 4 8 8 9 8 4 4 6 8 12 13 12
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) 6.4 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.8 7.1 7.8 7.9 8.2 8.9 8.1 7.7
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL SC BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 5 5 25 25 20 10 10 5 35 60 70 50 35 45
TEMPERATURE 27 26 36 42 42 33 30 30 29 29 39 46 46 38 37 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 28 48 34
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 4 5 6 5 9 10 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) 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.3 6.8 7.6 8.0 8.6 9.1 7.8 7.6
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 25 30 40 40 25 25 20 10 5 10 55 50 40 40 35
TEMPERATURE 27 27 34 36 34 29 27 26 25 26 36 40 38 33 31 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 24 40 29
WIND DIR NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 5 5 6 8 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 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 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.9 6.9 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 15 20 25 25 25 20 20 10 5 10 45 55 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 30 32 40 44 42 35 31 30 29 30 42 47 45 38 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 28 47 33
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 9 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.9 6.6 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.8
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 5 5 5 45 50 40 35 35
TEMPERATURE 31 31 40 43 41 33 31 29 28 29 40 44 43 36 34 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 27 45 31
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 6 8 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.5 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.4 6.3 7.1 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 10 15 20 25 15 15 15 5 5 15 50 55 40 35 40
TEMPERATURE 31 31 40 43 40 33 31 29 29 29 40 45 42 36 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 27 45 33
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 10 9 8 8 9 8 6 6 9 9 9 9 11 11
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) 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.3 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.3 6.1 6.8 7.2 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 15 20 20 15 15 15 5 5 10 50 55 40 35 35
TEMPERATURE 29 29 36 39 36 30 28 28 27 28 36 40 38 33 31 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 26 40 29
WIND DIR N N NE N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 9 10 10 9 10 11 10 6 6 8 10 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 7.3 7.4 7.8 7.9 7.5 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.4 6.4 7.3 7.5 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.0
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 15 10 20 25 15 15 15 20 5 15 50 50 50 45 55
TEMPERATURE 28 28 35 37 32 27 27 26 26 26 35 40 38 33 33 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 24 41 30
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 12
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 6.8 7.1 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.4 6.2 7.1 7.4 7.1 7.6 7.1 7.0
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 10 5 10 10 5 5 15 10 5 25 50 40 35 40 40
TEMPERATURE 31 32 41 44 42 34 33 32 31 32 43 49 47 40 40 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 30 50 37
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW W W W SW W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
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) 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.6 6.2 6.8 6.9 7.7 7.0 6.8
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN