Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 112156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 70 85 95 90 90 90 95 95 85 80 90 90 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 30 31 32 29 28 26 27 28 28 27 27 27 26 26 27 28 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 29 26 28
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W SW SW SW SW E NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 13 18 24 24 19 16 12 10 8 6 9 6 5 10 12 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 43 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 40 40 60 70 80 90 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.03 0.06 0.22 0.25 0.20 0.13 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.2 0.6 2.6 3.0 2.5 1.6 1.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.4
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 65 85 95 90 90 90 90 90 80 75 90 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 31 31 32 29 28 27 28 30 29 28 28 27 26 26 28 29 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 30 26 29
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW E NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 13 19 25 26 20 16 12 10 8 6 9 6 5 10 12 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 43 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 40 30 60 70 80 90 90 100 100 90 90 80 80 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.17 0.21 0.18 0.13 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.1 0.4 2.0 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.3
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 85 75 95 95 85 90 95 95 95 85 90 90 80 85 75
TEMPERATURE 32 31 32 30 28 26 26 30 30 29 29 29 27 27 27 29 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 32 26 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SE E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 12 14 19 21 18 14 11 10 8 8 10 10 9 10 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 5 10 20 20 40 60 70 80 80 80 80 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.09 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.6 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.7 6.0
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 90 85 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 33 30 29 30 27 24 26 27 26 25 26 26 26 26 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 28 24 32
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W SW SW S SE SE SE E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 14 11 11 9 6 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 70 80 70 50 60 60 80 80 80 70 70 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.08 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.09 0.14 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.3 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 6.0 6.5 6.7
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 95 90 85 75 85 90 85 90 90 90 95 85 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 38 34 34 33 32 31 34 34 33 31 31 31 31 31 35 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 35 30 39
WIND DIR NW W SW SW S SW SW S S S SE SE E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 70 80 70 60 40 60 80 70 80 70 70 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.08 0.10 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.9 6.5 6.8
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 90 80 75 75 90 90 90 90 95 90 95 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 37 32 31 30 29 28 30 30 29 29 28 28 29 30 32 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 31 28 35
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W SW SW SW SE SE E E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 10 9 11 12 10 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 70 60 60 40 60 70 70 80 80 80 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.07 0.06 0.14 0.14 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.6 1.5 1.2 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.7
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 90 85 90 95 90 90 95 90 95 90 80 85 75
TEMPERATURE 36 33 33 33 30 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 32 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 30 28 36
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W SW S SE SE SE SE E SE E NE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 13 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 80 60 30 60 70 80 80 80 80 80 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.30 0.08 0.12 0.05 0.09 0.11 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 2.4 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.9 6.4 6.7
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 90 85 75 80 90 90 90 90 95 90 95 90 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 34 30 29 29 27 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 30 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 26 25 31
WIND DIR W W W SW W W W SW SW SE SE E E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 13 12 12 11 9 8 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 80 60 50 40 60 70 70 80 80 80 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.10 0.03 0.10 0.06 0.16 0.17 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.3 0.8 2.0 1.8 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.7
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 90 90 85 90 90 90 90 95 95 85 75 80 75
TEMPERATURE 32 31 31 30 27 24 25 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 28 30 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 28 25 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SE SE SE E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 10 12 14 17 13 11 9 6 5 5 8 8 6 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 90 30 30 70 80 80 80 90 80 80 80 80 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.20 0.06 0.10 0.08 0.09 0.06 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 2.0 2.2 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.5
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 100 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 65 75 70
TEMPERATURE 39 38 38 38 35 34 34 35 35 35 35 36 35 35 39 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 36 34 43
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SE SE E E E E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 13 16 17 14 12 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 40 43 41 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 90 50 40 70 90 70 80 90 80 80 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S R R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.27 0.11 0.16 0.09 0.09 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 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) 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.4 6.1 6.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN