🧊 Too Warm

Ice Climbing Weather Conditions

Franklin Falls

Popular waterfall ice climb near Snoqualmie Pass

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 Mostly Cloudy then Snow Likely 1.6" No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night
6 33°F 9 mph Light Snow Likely 1.6" No forecast
Thu 02/26 13 38°F 12 mph Light Snow 0.8" No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night
13 34°F 12 mph Light Snow 0.6" No forecast
Fri 02/27 21 38°F 9 mph Light Snow 1.7" No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night
21 30°F 3 to 9 mph Chance Light Snow 0.6" No forecast
Sat 02/28 21 43°F 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night
21 28°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 18 45°F 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night
18 31°F 5 mph Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 15 47°F 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night
15 35°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 15 51°F 5 mph Mostly 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

Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Tue 02/24 1 44°F 2 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Wed 02/25 0 41°F 12 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow - No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night
0 37°F 7 to 10 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Thu 02/26 3 43°F 10 to 15 mph Light Snow - No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night
3 38°F 9 to 13 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Fri 02/27 11 43°F 7 to 10 mph Rain And Snow - No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night
11 34°F 1 to 7 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Sat 02/28 11 49°F 1 to 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night
11 33°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 8 51°F 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night
8 35°F 3 mph Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 15 53°F 3 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night
15 39°F 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 0 57°F 3 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night
0 43°F 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast

Alpental

Ski area with ice climbing opportunities near Snoqualmie Pass

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 7 to 12 mph Mostly Cloudy then Snow Likely 1.2" No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night
6 33°F 10 mph Light Snow Likely 1.4" No forecast
Thu 02/26 13 37°F 9 to 14 mph Light Snow 1.2" No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night
13 34°F 13 mph Light Snow 1.2" No forecast
Fri 02/27 16 38°F 12 mph Light Snow 1.5" No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night
16 30°F 3 to 10 mph Chance Light Snow 0.5" No forecast
Sat 02/28 21 43°F 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night
21 29°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 18 45°F 6 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night
18 31°F 5 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 15 47°F 6 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night
15 35°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 10 51°F 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night
10 38°F 5 mph Chance Light Snow 0.1" No forecast

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

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 then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night
0 29°F 7 mph Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Thu 02/26 0 43°F 6 to 9 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night
0 32°F 6 to 9 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 02/27 0 43°F 7 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night
0 27°F 2 to 7 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 02/28 0 45°F 2 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night
0 27°F 2 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 0 48°F 2 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night
0 29°F 2 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 0 50°F 3 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night
0 31°F 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 0 52°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night
0 34°F 3 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Tue 02/24 18 34°F 8 mph Chance Rain And Snow 0.4" No forecast
Wed 02/25 18 32°F 31 mph Chance Light Snow 0.7" No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night
18 29°F 30 mph Light Snow Likely 1.5" No forecast
Thu 02/26 18 34°F 31 to 36 mph Light Snow 0.9" No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night
18 31°F 36 mph Rain And Snow Likely 0.2" No forecast
Fri 02/27 23 35°F 29 to 33 mph Rain And Snow Likely 0.2" No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night
23 25°F 12 to 30 mph Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 02/28 31 40°F 6 to 12 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night
31 24°F 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 22 42°F 6 to 9 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 03/01
Night
22 27°F 9 to 14 mph Clear - No forecast
Mon 03/02 25 44°F 10 to 14 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night
25 30°F 9 to 14 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 15 46°F 6 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night
15 33°F 9 mph Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

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 14 to 21 mph Sunny - No forecast
Wed 02/25
Night
0 31°F 17 to 21 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 02/26 6 46°F 22 to 29 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 02/26
Night
6 34°F 18 to 29 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Fri 02/27 14 48°F 17 to 22 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 02/27
Night
14 30°F 7 to 22 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sat 02/28 15 46°F 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 02/28
Night
15 29°F 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 03/01 15 48°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 49°F 3 to 8 mph Sunny - No forecast
Mon 03/02
Night
15 32°F 3 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 03/03 15 51°F 3 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 03/03
Night
15 36°F 6 to 9 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