Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FWUS46 KPDT 272157
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 65 60 65 60 65 55 50 55 50
TEMPERATURE 30 26 25 26 24 24 25 26 26 23 20 20 18 19 25 28 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 28 18 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 25 24 23 23 21 20 18 18 17 13 9 8 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 46 40 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 40 40 40 40 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.53 0.38 0.31 0.13 0.11 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 5.9 5.3 3.9 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 11.2 5.5 1.9 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.1
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 85 85 95 95 95 95 55 50 55 55 60 50 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 31 28 27 27 26 25 27 28 27 24 21 20 19 20 27 30 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 29 19 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 27 25 25 24 23 21 19 18 17 13 10 8 8 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 46 40 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 30 30 30 30 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.53 0.37 0.30 0.12 0.10 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 5.8 5.6 3.8 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 11.4 5.4 1.7 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.1
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 80 85 90 75 75 65 55 60 55 55 40 35 50 60
TEMPERATURE 34 30 29 28 27 27 28 31 31 26 23 22 21 22 27 32 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 33 20 34
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 23 24 24 23 20 19 19 19 18 13 10 9 10 9 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 46 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 60 60 60 70 70 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.1
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 40 45 70 75 95 95 60 75 80 70 75 80 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 36 30 28 28 27 28 31 31 30 26 24 23 22 23 25 26 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 33 21 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 23 19 17 16 14 13 12 10 8 6 6 8 9 11 14 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 40 70 70 90 90 90 90 70 70 60 60 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.10 0.13 0.16 0.11 0.04 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.4 0.6 1.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 2.3 3.2 1.7
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.8 4.0 4.2
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 35 50 75 85 95 95 60 70 80 75 80 75 75 75 60
TEMPERATURE 43 37 34 33 32 32 36 39 36 31 29 28 27 28 31 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 39 26 35
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S W NW NW N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 10 10 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 40 70 70 90 90 90 90 70 70 70 70 70 70 10
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.09 0.10 0.13 0.10 0.05 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.7 2.1 1.6
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.1 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.2
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 50 60 85 95 95 95 65 65 75 75 75 80 75 70 60
TEMPERATURE 39 33 30 29 29 29 31 32 33 29 26 25 24 25 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 33 24 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 14 12 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 6 8 9 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 50 50 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 70 70 70 70 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.40 0.29 0.17 0.12 0.05 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 4.2 2.9 1.9 1.5 0.8 1.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 7.1 3.4 2.5
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.3
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 75 85 90 95 95 95 70 75 70 75 75 80 70 50 45
TEMPERATURE 39 34 32 31 30 30 31 32 32 29 27 26 24 26 28 31 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 33 24 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 10 10 11 10 10 8 6 5 6 6 9 10 12 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 80 80 90 90 90 90 60 60 60 60 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.32 0.22 0.16 0.05 0.05 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 3.1 2.2 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 5.3 2.4 1.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.1
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 60 70 85 90 95 95 60 70 75 70 75 75 70 65 50
TEMPERATURE 34 30 28 27 26 26 27 28 28 26 23 22 21 23 25 26 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 29 20 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 23 19 17 14 13 13 13 11 9 8 8 10 11 13 16 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 50 50 90 90 90 90 90 90 70 70 70 70 70 70 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.05 0.41 0.29 0.18 0.12 0.06 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.4 5.0 3.6 2.4 1.6 0.8 1.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 8.6 4.0 2.7
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.2
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 30 60 85 90 95 95 60 65 70 75 75 75 65 60 55
TEMPERATURE 37 31 29 29 29 29 30 32 31 27 25 24 23 24 26 29 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 34 22 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 18 17 14 13 12 11 9 9 6 6 6 9 10 12 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 10 10 70 70 90 90 90 90 50 50 50 50 50 50 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.12 0.14 0.11 0.05 0.02 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 2.9 2.1 1.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 65 75 85 90 95 95 75 70 70 70 70 75 70 55 35
TEMPERATURE 47 40 38 38 38 37 38 40 38 34 33 32 30 31 35 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 41 29 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 4 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 25 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 20 20 70 70 90 90 80 80 40 40 40 40 50 50 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 0.11 0.18 0.08 0.04 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN