🧊 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
📊 Tue 02/24 6 39°F 3 mph Light Snow 0.6" No forecast
Wed 02/25 6 36°F 9 mph Chance Light Snow 1.2" No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night 		6 33°F 9 mph Light Snow Likely 1.9" No forecast
Thu 02/26 13 38°F 8 to 12 mph Light Snow Likely 1.2" No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night 		13 35°F 12 mph Light Snow Likely 0.4" No forecast
Fri 02/27 16 39°F 9 mph Light Snow Likely 0.1" No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night 		16 30°F 3 to 9 mph Chance Light Snow - No forecast
Sat 02/28 21 45°F 3 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night 		21 29°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 16 47°F 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night 		16 32°F 3 mph Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 15 47°F 6 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night 		15 34°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 15 50°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night 		15 38°F 5 mph Chance Rain And Snow - 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
📊 Tue 02/24 6 44°F 2 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Wed 02/25 6 41°F 9 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night 		6 37°F 8 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Thu 02/26 13 43°F 8 to 14 mph Chance Light Snow then Rain And Snow - No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night 		13 38°F 12 mph Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Fri 02/27 15 44°F 10 mph Rain And Snow - No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night 		15 35°F 1 to 8 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Sat 02/28 15 50°F 1 to 5 mph Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night 		15 34°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 15 52°F 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night 		15 36°F 3 mph Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 15 52°F 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night 		15 39°F 1 to 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 1 56°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night 		1 43°F 5 mph 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
📊 Tue 02/24 6 39°F 3 mph Light Snow 0.8" No forecast
Wed 02/25 6 36°F 10 mph Chance Light Snow 1.2" No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night 		6 33°F 9 mph Light Snow Likely 2.0" No forecast
Thu 02/26 13 37°F 8 to 13 mph Light Snow 1.5" No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night 		13 34°F 9 to 13 mph Light Snow 0.9" No forecast
Fri 02/27 16 39°F 12 mph Light Snow Likely 0.3" No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night 		16 30°F 3 to 10 mph Chance Light Snow 0.1" No forecast
Sat 02/28 21 45°F 5 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night 		21 29°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 18 47°F 6 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night 		18 32°F 5 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 15 47°F 6 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night 		15 34°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 15 50°F 5 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night 		15 38°F 5 mph Chance Light Snow 0.2" No forecast

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Tue 02/24 0 38°F 2 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Wed 02/25 0 41°F 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night 		0 29°F 7 mph Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 02/26 0 43°F 8 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night 		0 31°F 8 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 02/27 0 44°F 7 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night 		0 28°F 2 to 7 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 02/28 0 46°F 2 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night 		0 28°F 2 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 0 49°F 2 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night 		0 30°F 3 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 0 50°F 3 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night 		0 33°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 0 51°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night 		0 34°F 3 mph Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain - No forecast

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Tue 02/24 13 34°F 8 mph Chance Rain And Snow 0.4" No forecast
Wed 02/25 13 32°F 31 mph Chance Rain And Snow 0.7" No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night 		13 29°F 26 to 30 mph Rain And Snow Likely 1.5" No forecast
Thu 02/26 18 34°F 31 to 36 mph Light Snow Likely 1.7" No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night 		18 31°F 32 to 36 mph Rain And Snow Likely 0.9" No forecast
Fri 02/27 23 35°F 29 to 32 mph Rain And Snow Likely 0.1" No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night 		23 26°F 10 to 30 mph Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 02/28 22 41°F 6 to 10 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night 		22 25°F 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sun 03/01 22 43°F 6 to 9 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night 		22 28°F 9 to 14 mph Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 22 43°F 10 to 15 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night 		22 31°F 12 to 15 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 13 46°F 8 to 12 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night 		13 33°F 10 mph Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Tue 02/24 0 41°F 6 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Wed 02/25 0 44°F 20 mph Sunny - No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night 		0 31°F 15 to 18 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 02/26 6 46°F 20 to 28 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night 		6 34°F 17 to 25 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Fri 02/27 14 49°F 17 to 23 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night 		14 30°F 7 to 23 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 02/28 15 47°F 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night 		15 29°F 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sun 03/01 15 49°F 7 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night 		15 31°F 3 to 7 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 15 50°F 3 to 9 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night 		15 34°F 3 to 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 15 52°F 3 to 10 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night 		15 36°F 6 to 10 mph Mostly Cloudy - 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