🧊 Too Warm

Ice Climbing Weather Conditions

Franklin Falls

Popular waterfall ice climb near Snoqualmie Pass

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Sun 08/30 0 63°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 08/31
Night 		0 51°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 08/31 0 77°F 2 to 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/01
Night 		0 58°F 0 to 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/01 0 68°F 2 to 7 mph Partly Sunny then Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Wed 09/02
Night 		0 54°F 3 to 7 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Wed 09/02 0 60°F 3 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 09/03
Night 		0 51°F 2 to 6 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 09/03 0 58°F 1 to 5 mph Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 09/04
Night 		0 48°F 2 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Fri 09/04 0 62°F 2 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 50°F 0 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 68°F 1 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 53°F 2 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 69°F 2 mph Chance Rain - No forecast

Exit 38

Ice climbing area off I-90 Exit 38 near North Bend

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Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Sun 08/30 0 66°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 08/31
Night 		0 53°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 08/31 0 80°F 1 to 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/01
Night 		0 58°F 2 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/01 0 71°F 1 to 5 mph Partly Sunny then Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Wed 09/02
Night 		0 55°F 1 to 5 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Wed 09/02 0 65°F 2 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 09/03
Night 		0 53°F 2 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 09/03 0 62°F 2 mph Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 09/04
Night 		0 49°F 2 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Fri 09/04 0 66°F 0 to 3 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 51°F 0 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 71°F 1 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 54°F 0 to 3 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 72°F 3 mph Chance Rain - No forecast

Alpental

Ski area with ice climbing opportunities near Snoqualmie Pass

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Sun 08/30 0 65°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 08/31
Night 		0 50°F 2 to 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 08/31 0 80°F 2 to 7 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/01
Night 		0 56°F 0 to 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/01 0 71°F 1 to 7 mph Partly Sunny then Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Wed 09/02
Night 		0 53°F 3 to 7 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Wed 09/02 0 63°F 3 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 09/03
Night 		0 49°F 2 to 6 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 09/03 0 60°F 1 to 5 mph Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 09/04
Night 		0 46°F 1 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Fri 09/04 0 65°F 2 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 48°F 2 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 71°F 2 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 51°F 2 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 72°F 3 mph Chance Rain - No forecast

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Sun 08/30 0 77°F 7 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 08/31
Night 		0 49°F 0 mph Patchy Smoke - No forecast
Mon 08/31 0 83°F 0 to 3 mph Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/01
Night 		0 55°F 2 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/01 0 85°F 3 mph Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Wed 09/02
Night 		0 51°F 1 to 6 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Wed 09/02 0 72°F 3 mph Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 09/03
Night 		0 48°F 0 to 3 mph Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 09/03 0 67°F 1 mph Showers And Thunderstorms Likely - No forecast
Fri 09/04
Night 		0 45°F 1 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 09/04 0 70°F 2 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 48°F 1 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 76°F 1 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 50°F 1 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 79°F 1 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Sun 08/30 0 62°F 13 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 08/31
Night 		0 48°F 6 mph Patchy Smoke - No forecast
Mon 08/31 0 73°F 3 to 8 mph Patchy Smoke then Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/01
Night 		0 56°F 2 to 7 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/01 0 72°F 3 to 12 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Wed 09/02
Night 		0 52°F 12 to 16 mph Showers And Thunderstorms Likely - No forecast
Wed 09/02 0 59°F 3 to 12 mph Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 09/03
Night 		0 48°F 6 mph Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 09/03 0 55°F 2 to 6 mph Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 09/04
Night 		0 45°F 3 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 09/04 0 59°F 3 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 48°F 2 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 65°F 3 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 51°F 3 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 67°F 5 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Sun 08/30 0 70°F 3 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 08/31
Night 		0 52°F 3 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 08/31 0 78°F 2 to 6 mph Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/01
Night 		0 57°F 2 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/01 0 81°F 5 to 10 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 09/02
Night 		0 57°F 7 to 10 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Wed 09/02 0 69°F 9 to 23 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 09/03
Night 		0 51°F 14 to 23 mph Rain Showers Likely - No forecast
Thu 09/03 0 65°F 12 to 15 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 09/04
Night 		0 48°F 6 to 13 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 09/04 0 67°F 6 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 50°F 7 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 72°F 7 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 54°F 7 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 75°F 7 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast

Color Coding Guide for Ice Climbing

5-Day Assessment

✓✓✓ Excellent: All lows ≤20°F
✓✓ Good: All lows ≤25°F
✗ Poor: Lows too warm

Based on overnight low temperatures from the previous 5 days

Avalanche Danger

Low Low (1)
Moderate Moderate (2)
Considerable Considerable (3)
High High (4)
Extreme Extreme (5)
N/A No Forecast

From regional avalanche center forecasts

Temperature

Excellent: ≤20°F
Good: 21-32°F
Marginal: 33-40°F
Poor: >40°F

Conditions

Snow (builds ice)
Clear/Sunny
Mixed rain/snow
Rain (melts ice)

Wind

Calm: ≤5 mph
Light: 6-10 mph
Moderate: 11-15 mph
Windy: >15 mph