Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
689
FWUS46 KPDT 041056
AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT FRI APR 4 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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        CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   25   25   30   40   55   65   70   70   70   50   40   50   60   60
TEMPERATURE        17   21   29   35   36   31   28   26   26   30   38   43   44   39   34   33   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  25                  45                  31
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E   SE    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    6   10   10    8    5    5    6    8    8    6    4    4    4    5    5    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         S
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  3.3  3.7  4.6  5.3  5.4  5.0  4.9  4.5  4.4  5.2  5.4  6.3  7.1  7.1  6.8  6.7  6.7


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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        CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   25   30   30   35   50   60   70   70   70   50   35   45   55   60
TEMPERATURE        18   22   31   36   37   32   29   28   27   31   40   44   45   40   35   34   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  26                  46                  33
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E   SE    S    S   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    6   10   10    8    5    5    6    9    8    6    5    4    4    5    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         S
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  3.4  3.7  4.6  5.3  5.4  5.0  4.9  4.5  4.4  5.2  5.5  6.3  7.1  7.1  6.8  6.7  6.7


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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        CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5   10   25   25   35   50   55   55   65   70   60   35   40   55   60
TEMPERATURE        20   23   31   37   39   34   30   28   28   30   37   44   47   41   36   35   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  27                  47                  33
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    8   10    9    8    6    6    8    8    8    9    6    6    5    5    6    6
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  3.2  3.8  4.8  5.4  5.5  5.1  4.7  4.4  4.3  4.9  5.2  6.3  6.8  7.0  6.8  6.3  6.3


...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25    5    5    5   15   15   25   40   55   55   30   25   25   25   35   25
TEMPERATURE        16   19   27   31   32   25   21   22   22   28   37   40   40   33   30   30   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           32                  20                  41                  27
WIND DIR            N    N   NE    N    N   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         10   11   11   11   11    8    9    9   10   10   11   10   10   10   12   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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  3.2  3.4  4.1  4.5  4.6  4.1  3.6  3.4  3.3  4.9  5.2  6.0  6.6  6.3  5.9  5.4  5.4


...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15    5    5    5   10   15   25   35   45   50   30   25   20   25   30   25
TEMPERATURE        22   25   34   39   38   30   27   26   25   31   43   46   45   36   33   32   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  25                  47                  30
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    N    N   NW    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          9    9    9    9    8    6    5    6    6    6    9    9    8    8    8    8    8
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  3.1  3.6  4.3  4.6  4.6  4.1  3.7  3.4  3.2  4.8  5.1  5.9  6.4  6.1  5.7  5.2  5.1


...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15    5    5    5   10   10   20   35   45   50   30   20   15   20   35   25
TEMPERATURE        19   21   31   35   36   28   25   24   23   27   36   39   40   34   30   29   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  23                  41                  28
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13   12   11   10   10   10   10    8    8    8   11   11   10    8    9    9    8
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  2.9  3.5  4.3  4.8  4.8  4.1  3.8  3.6  3.4  4.5  4.7  5.6  6.3  5.8  5.4  5.1  5.2


...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   15    5   10   10   10   10   25   35   50   50   30   25   30   35   35   25
TEMPERATURE        20   23   32   36   37   30   26   26   25   29   37   41   41   35   32   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  25                  42                  31
WIND DIR           NE   NE    N    N    N    E    E    E   SE    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE    S
WIND (MPH)          9    8    8    8    8    6    6    6    6    6    9    8    8    8    9    8    8
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  2.8  3.6  4.6  5.0  5.1  4.5  4.3  4.0  3.7  4.6  4.7  5.6  6.3  5.9  5.6  5.2  5.4


...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15    0    5    5   10   10   20   35   40   50   25   20   20   20   30   25
TEMPERATURE        16   18   27   30   31   25   21   22   21   25   32   34   36   31   28   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           31                  21                  36                  27
WIND DIR            N    N   NE   NE    N    N    N   NW   NW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         18   16   13   12   13   13   12   11   10   10   13   12   12   11   12   12   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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  2.9  3.5  4.2  4.8  4.9  4.2  3.9  3.6  3.4  4.5  4.8  5.7  6.3  5.9  5.5  5.1  5.3


...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   20    5    5   15   10   15   15   45   45   45   40   40   40   40   40   30
TEMPERATURE        19   21   29   34   35   28   26   26   25   30   37   42   43   36   33   32   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  24                  44                  29
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   NE    N    E    S   SW    S   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          9    9   10   10    9    6    6    8    8    8    9    9    9    9    9    9    9
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  3.3  3.6  4.4  5.1  5.2  4.7  4.4  4.1  3.8  4.9  5.2  6.1  6.7  6.1  5.8  5.3  5.4


...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10    5   10   10   15   15   15   35   35   45   30   30   35   40   35   30
TEMPERATURE        27   30   40   45   45   37   33   31   30   34   45   51   52   45   40   37   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  29                  53                  35
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          2    2    4    5    5    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    3    4    5    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
12 HOUR SNOW                          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)  3.2  3.7  4.4  4.9  5.0  4.6  4.2  3.8  3.6  4.5  4.7  5.7  6.4  6.3  6.1  5.7  5.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN