🧊 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
📊 Mon 06/01 0 67°F 8 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 06/02
Night 		0 56°F 5 to 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 06/02 0 74°F 5 to 9 mph Sunny - No forecast
Wed 06/03
Night 		0 57°F 5 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 06/03 0 65°F 5 to 10 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 06/04
Night 		0 48°F 7 to 10 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 06/04 0 58°F 7 to 10 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 06/05
Night 		0 43°F 5 to 10 mph Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Fri 06/05 0 55°F 5 to 10 mph Mostly Sunny then Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sat 06/06
Night 		0 40°F 10 mph Light Rain Likely then Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Sat 06/06 0 49°F 9 mph Rain And Snow Likely then Slight Chance T-storms - No forecast
Sun 06/07
Night 		0 40°F 6 to 9 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sun 06/07 0 55°F 8 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 06/08
Night 		0 45°F 5 to 8 mph Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 06/08 0 64°F 7 mph Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast

Exit 38

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

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Mon 06/01 0 73°F 7 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 06/02
Night 		0 54°F 1 to 9 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 06/02 0 81°F 2 to 9 mph Sunny - No forecast
Wed 06/03
Night 		0 56°F 2 to 7 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 06/03 0 69°F 2 to 7 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 06/04
Night 		0 50°F 2 to 6 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 06/04 0 63°F 2 to 9 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 06/05
Night 		0 46°F 2 to 9 mph Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Fri 06/05 0 57°F 2 to 10 mph Partly Sunny then Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sat 06/06
Night 		0 44°F 7 to 10 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sat 06/06 0 52°F 7 to 10 mph Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sun 06/07
Night 		0 43°F 5 to 8 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 06/07 0 58°F 5 to 8 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 06/08
Night 		0 46°F 3 to 8 mph Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 06/08 0 66°F 3 to 7 mph Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light 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
📊 Mon 06/01 0 73°F 8 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 06/02
Night 		0 51°F 3 to 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 06/02 0 79°F 5 to 9 mph Sunny - No forecast
Wed 06/03
Night 		0 55°F 5 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 06/03 0 69°F 5 to 9 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 06/04
Night 		0 48°F 9 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 06/04 0 62°F 7 to 10 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 06/05
Night 		0 46°F 5 to 10 mph Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Fri 06/05 0 60°F 5 to 10 mph Mostly Sunny then Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sat 06/06
Night 		0 44°F 7 to 10 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sat 06/06 0 53°F 9 mph Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sun 06/07
Night 		0 43°F 8 mph Light Rain Likely - No forecast
Sun 06/07 0 60°F 8 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 06/08
Night 		0 46°F 3 to 8 mph Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 06/08 0 69°F 7 mph Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Mon 06/01 0 80°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 06/02
Night 		0 48°F 0 to 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 06/02 0 82°F 0 to 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Wed 06/03
Night 		0 50°F 0 to 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 06/03 0 79°F 0 to 8 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 06/04
Night 		0 47°F 6 to 9 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 06/04 0 76°F 6 to 14 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 06/05
Night 		0 45°F 7 to 14 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Fri 06/05 0 67°F 5 to 12 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sat 06/06
Night 		0 43°F 6 to 13 mph Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sat 06/06 0 59°F 6 to 13 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sun 06/07
Night 		0 40°F 6 to 13 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 06/07 0 64°F 8 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Mon 06/08
Night 		0 43°F 2 to 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 06/08 0 71°F 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Mon 06/01 0 68°F 6 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 06/02
Night 		0 48°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 06/02 0 69°F 3 to 10 mph Sunny - No forecast
Wed 06/03
Night 		0 51°F 2 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 06/03 0 65°F 3 to 17 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 06/04
Night 		0 46°F 17 to 22 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 06/04 0 60°F 20 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 06/05
Night 		0 44°F 14 to 18 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Fri 06/05 0 56°F 12 to 16 mph Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sat 06/06
Night 		0 40°F 12 to 16 mph Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers - No forecast
Sat 06/06 0 48°F 12 to 15 mph Rain And Snow Showers Likely - No forecast
Sun 06/07
Night 		0 39°F 12 to 16 mph Chance Rain And Snow Showers - No forecast
Sun 06/07 0 54°F 13 mph Chance Rain And Snow Showers - No forecast
Mon 06/08
Night 		0 41°F 5 to 13 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 06/08 0 62°F 7 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Mon 06/01 0 72°F 10 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 06/02
Night 		0 49°F 2 to 12 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 06/02 0 76°F 1 to 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 06/03
Night 		0 54°F 3 to 7 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 06/03 0 78°F 3 to 12 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 06/04
Night 		0 52°F 6 to 14 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Thu 06/04 0 74°F 6 to 13 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Fri 06/05
Night 		0 50°F 5 to 16 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Fri 06/05 0 71°F 5 to 17 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sat 06/06
Night 		0 49°F 13 to 22 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sat 06/06 0 65°F 13 to 20 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 06/07
Night 		0 45°F 7 to 18 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 06/07 0 67°F 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 06/08
Night 		0 47°F 5 to 9 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 06/08 0 72°F 7 mph Mostly Sunny - 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