Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 102156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 75 70 70 80 85 90 85 85 75 65 75 85 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 33 30 29 28 28 27 29 31 31 30 31 29 28 27 27 29 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 32 27 30
WIND DIR SW SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 18 24 24 19 14 11 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 43 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 50 40 50 50 60 70 80 90 80 80 70 70 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.11 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.3
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 70 65 65 75 85 85 85 85 70 60 70 80 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 33 31 29 28 28 27 30 32 31 31 31 29 29 28 28 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 33 28 31
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 19 25 26 20 16 12 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 50 40 40 50 60 70 80 80 80 80 70 70 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.3
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 75 65 75 70 75 85 85 80 80 75 75 85 75 90 90
TEMPERATURE 34 31 30 29 28 27 28 32 32 30 31 30 28 27 28 32 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 34 26 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 12 14 19 21 18 16 12 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 10 20 10 5 20 40 30 50 50 50 50 30 30 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.10 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.2 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) 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.5
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 45 80 85 80 80 85 75 75 85 85 85 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 49 42 37 33 31 29 30 31 30 27 27 27 26 25 27 29 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 32 25 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 13 10 8 6 8 8 11 11 10 11 12 14 10 10 9 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 40 50 60 50 70 50 70 90 90 70 70 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.05 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 8.7 8.1 7.3 6.6 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.2
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 50 75 85 85 85 80 70 70 85 85 80 80 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 57 48 41 38 36 35 36 38 37 33 32 32 31 32 35 36 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 39 31 37
WIND DIR S W NW NW N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 9 8 6 5 6 10 10 9 10 10 11 8 9 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 40 50 60 60 70 60 80 90 90 70 70 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 8.8 8.2 7.5 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.2
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 BK OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 50 65 75 70 65 65 65 65 80 80 80 85 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 53 46 41 36 35 34 35 37 36 30 30 29 29 29 31 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 38 29 32
WIND DIR SW W SW SW W S SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 13 9 5 4 4 6 11 11 10 9 8 10 6 9 11 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 40 50 60 50 40 70 80 80 60 60 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 8.8 8.1 7.4 6.8 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.2
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 BK SC OV OV OV SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 45 70 80 75 50 55 70 70 85 90 90 90 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 54 45 38 35 34 32 34 36 34 31 31 31 30 29 30 32 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 38 29 32
WIND DIR SW NW NW N N NW W W NW NW W W W W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 8 9 10 12 12 11 11 11 13 9 9 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 40 50 60 50 50 30 80 90 90 70 70 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.14 0.16 0.05 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.5 7.9 6.8 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.1
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 BK OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 40 70 70 70 60 55 65 65 75 75 80 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 48 43 39 34 32 30 30 33 31 27 27 27 26 26 26 28 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 34 25 28
WIND DIR SW W SW SW W SW SW SW W W W SW W SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 14 10 6 5 8 9 12 12 11 11 10 13 9 11 10 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 40 50 60 60 40 70 80 80 60 60 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 8.7 8.1 7.3 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.2
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 50 70 85 80 55 70 80 80 80 85 85 85 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 48 39 34 31 31 27 28 32 30 28 29 29 27 25 26 28 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 34 25 29
WIND DIR SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 12 12 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 12 14 17 12 10 9 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 50 60 30 30 60 50 90 90 90 80 80 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.08 0.13 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 0.4 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.1 7.1 6.2 6.0 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.0
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 75 85 85 80 55 65 75 75 90 90 90 95 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 58 46 42 41 39 37 40 43 42 38 38 38 36 35 36 38 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 44 35 38
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 8 8 9 10 11 10 13 16 17 12 11 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 35 40 43 36 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 30 50 60 30 30 50 50 80 90 90 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S R S R S S S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.15 0.17 0.07 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.2 7.1 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN