Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 261056
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 55 60 45 40 25 15 20 35 35 10 10 30 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 33 35 39 42 41 34 31 30 27 30 36 38 36 29 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 27 39 25
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 12 14 12 10 10 10 10 11 14 17 16 10 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 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 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.2 5.2 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.5
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 55 55 40 40 20 15 15 35 35 10 10 25 30 30 30
TEMPERATURE 34 36 40 42 41 34 32 30 28 31 38 40 38 30 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 28 40 26
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 13 16 13 10 10 10 11 12 14 18 17 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 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 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.2 5.2 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.5
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 55 55 50 50 45 15 15 20 15 15 5 10 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 36 34 40 45 46 40 34 32 30 32 39 44 43 34 28 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 30 45 26
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 13 16 14 11 11 11 11 12 14 16 16 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.01 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) 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.8 7.9 7.3 6.8 5.9 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.9 6.1 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.4
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 75 65 60 65 65 65 80 80 75 60 60 35 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 35 35 40 44 42 37 35 34 33 36 40 43 41 37 33 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 33 44 29
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 23 25 24 19 18 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 50 40 40 30 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S T T S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.16 0.06 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 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) 7.6 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.7
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 60 55 60 60 65 70 80 75 70 55 50 35 15 10 20
TEMPERATURE 40 41 48 52 51 43 40 40 39 43 49 51 49 42 38 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 39 51 33
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 17 13 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 50 40 40 20 5 5 10 10 30 30 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.11 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.07 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) 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.1 5.8
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 50 45 55 65 70 70 75 80 70 50 35 25 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 37 38 43 47 47 39 37 36 36 40 45 47 46 39 35 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 36 48 30
WIND DIR W SW S W N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 6 9 12 14 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 16 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 50 40 40 20 5 5 10 10 30 30 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.07 0.04 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
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) 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.6 6.2 5.9
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 70 55 55 55 60 65 80 75 70 55 35 15 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 38 38 43 47 47 42 38 37 37 40 45 47 45 39 35 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 37 47 31
WIND DIR NE NE NW N N NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 18 17 16 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 50 40 30 10 5 5 5 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.12 0.04 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
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) 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.5
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 55 45 55 60 65 70 75 80 70 45 30 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 34 34 38 41 41 35 35 34 34 37 40 42 41 35 32 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 33 42 28
WIND DIR NW W SW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 9 12 17 20 21 21 23 20 21 25 26 24 23 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 50 30 40 20 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S T T S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.12 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 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) 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.9
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 65 65 60 50 60 60 70 75 70 30 20 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 37 36 40 45 45 39 37 36 34 35 41 45 44 36 32 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 33 46 28
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 11 12 11 12 12 13 16 17 19 20 19 16 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.05 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 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 7.8 8.0 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.2 6.7 6.6 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.0 5.4 5.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 65 50 40 40 35 40 45 35 35 15 10 5 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 44 47 53 57 57 49 44 41 38 41 48 52 52 44 39 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 38 53 34
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 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) 7.1 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN