Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT TUE JUL 1 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   85   85   80   60   40   15   10   10   20   30   25   40   25   10   15   25
TEMPERATURE        65   59   55   54   52   54   59   62   60   52   47   45   44   46   52   56   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  63                  42                  58
WIND DIR            N   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9   10    8    6    5    5    6   10   11   11    8    5    5    5    6    8   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   20   20   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    T    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.10      0.04      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) 13.1 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.6 10.8  9.9  9.0  8.9  9.2  9.0  9.4  9.7 10.0


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   90   85   85   55   35   20   15   10   20   25   25   35   20   10   15   25
TEMPERATURE        67   60   56   55   52   55   61   64   62   54   49   46   44   48   54   58   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  64                  43                  59
WIND DIR            N    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9   11    9    6    6    5    6   10   11   11    8    6    5    5    5    8   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   20   20   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    T    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.04      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) 13.1 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.2 12.0 11.7 11.7 10.9 10.0  9.0  8.9  9.2  9.0  9.4  9.7 10.0


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   95   90   80   70   45   30   25   30   20   15   20   35   30   15   20   50
TEMPERATURE        70   63   58   56   55   55   61   67   66   58   49   47   45   48   55   60   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           53                  68                  44                  64
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9   10    9    9    8    6    6    9   10   11    9    8    6    5    5    5    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   20   30   10    5    5   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    T    R    R              T    T                                            R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.01      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) 13.0 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.2 10.0  9.8  9.7  9.5  9.8 10.3 10.7


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   45   70   55   30   30   40   50   30   40   35   35   15   20   30   25
TEMPERATURE        71   64   58   57   56   60   67   70   66   57   52   50   47   52   58   63   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           55                  71                  46                  65
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW    S   SW    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    8    9    8    6    8    9   10   11   12    9    9    8    8    8    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   10   10   20   20   30   30   10   10   10   10   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    R    R    R    R                        R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      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) 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.6 13.1 13.3 13.1 12.5 12.3 11.8 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.1


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   50   70   60   25   25   40   50   30   45   35   35   15   15   30   25
TEMPERATURE        78   70   64   62   60   66   74   77   73   63   58   54   51   56   64   69   69
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  78                  50                  71
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    9    9    8    6    6    6    8   10   10    9    6    6    6    5    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    5   10   10   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    R    R    R    R                        R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.04      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) 13.0 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.8 13.1 13.1 12.8 12.4 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   55   80   55   30   20   35   55   35   45   35   35   15   20   25   30
TEMPERATURE        74   68   62   61   60   65   71   73   72   62   56   53   52   57   62   67   67
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  74                  51                  68
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N   NE    S   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          9   11   12   11    9    6    8    9   10   11    9    9    8    6    6    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    5   10   10   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    R    R    R    R                        R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      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) 13.1 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.9 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.4


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   10   50   65   50   40   20   30   55   30   35   35   25   15   25   30   30
TEMPERATURE        75   68   63   62   59   63   70   72   70   61   55   52   50   55   62   65   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  73                  50                  67
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    9    9    9    8    8    9   10   11   11   10   10    9    9    8    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   10   10   20   20   30   30   10   10   10   10   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    R    R                                  R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      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) 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.1 10.9


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   OV   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   20   55   75   50   35   25   35   55   35   45   35   35   15   25   30   30
TEMPERATURE        70   64   59   58   57   62   66   68   67   59   53   51   50   54   57   62   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  69                  49                  63
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N    E    S   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         10   13   14   13   11    9    9   10   12   14   13   11   10    9    8    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    5   10   10   20   20   30   30   10   10   10   10   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    R    R    R    R                        R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      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) 13.1 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.9 13.0 12.6 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   25   50   35   45   45   35   30   35   35   35   30   15   25   30   25   30
TEMPERATURE        68   61   58   55   53   56   64   65   62   55   50   48   45   48   55   59   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  67                  44                  61
WIND DIR            N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    9    9    9    9   10    9   10   10   11   10   10    8    9    9    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    5   10   10   10   20   20   20   30   10   10   10   10   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    R                                  R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      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 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.7 12.8 12.4 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.7


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   25   25   35   40   50   45   30   40   30   35   25   15   20   20   20   20
TEMPERATURE        81   74   68   64   59   64   71   75   74   67   59   53   49   56   63   68   69
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  76                  49                  70
WIND DIR           NW    N    N   NW   NW    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    3    3    4    5    6    8    8    8    8    6    5    5    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   20   20   10   10   10   10    5    5    5    5    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R                   R
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) 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.2 10.9 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.0  9.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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