🧊 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
📊 Tue 02/24	6	39°F	3 mph	Light Snow	0.6"
Wed 02/25	6	36°F	9 mph	Mostly Cloudy then Snow Likely	1.6"
Wed 02/25 Night	6	33°F	9 mph	Light Snow Likely	1.6"
Thu 02/26	13	38°F	12 mph	Light Snow	0.8"
Thu 02/26 Night	13	34°F	12 mph	Light Snow	0.6"
Fri 02/27	21	38°F	9 mph	Light Snow	1.7"
Fri 02/27 Night	21	30°F	3 to 9 mph	Chance Light Snow	0.6"
Sat 02/28	21	43°F	5 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 02/28 Night	21	28°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	18	45°F	5 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	18	31°F	5 mph	Clear	-
Mon 03/02	15	47°F	5 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	15	35°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	15	51°F	5 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	15	38°F	5 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-

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
📊 Tue 02/24	1	44°F	2 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	-
Wed 02/25	0	41°F	12 mph	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow	-
Wed 02/25 Night	0	37°F	7 to 10 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	-
Thu 02/26	3	43°F	10 to 15 mph	Light Snow	-
Thu 02/26 Night	3	38°F	9 to 13 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	-
Fri 02/27	11	43°F	7 to 10 mph	Rain And Snow	-
Fri 02/27 Night	11	34°F	1 to 7 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-
Sat 02/28	11	49°F	1 to 5 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 02/28 Night	11	33°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	8	51°F	5 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	8	35°F	3 mph	Clear	-
Mon 03/02	15	53°F	3 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	15	39°F	3 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	0	57°F	3 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	0	43°F	5 mph	Chance Light Rain	-

Alpental

Ski area with ice climbing opportunities near Snoqualmie Pass

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 02/24	6	39°F	3 mph	Light Snow	0.8"
Wed 02/25	6	36°F	7 to 12 mph	Mostly Cloudy then Snow Likely	1.2"
Wed 02/25 Night	6	33°F	10 mph	Light Snow Likely	1.4"
Thu 02/26	13	37°F	9 to 14 mph	Light Snow	1.2"
Thu 02/26 Night	13	34°F	13 mph	Light Snow	1.2"
Fri 02/27	16	38°F	12 mph	Light Snow	1.5"
Fri 02/27 Night	16	30°F	3 to 10 mph	Chance Light Snow	0.5"
Sat 02/28	21	43°F	5 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 02/28 Night	21	29°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	18	45°F	6 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	18	31°F	5 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Mon 03/02	15	47°F	6 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	15	35°F	6 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	10	51°F	5 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	10	38°F	5 mph	Chance Light Snow	0.1"

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project

Period	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 02/24	38°F	2 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Wed 02/25	41°F	8 mph	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	-
Wed 02/25 Night	29°F	7 mph	Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow	-
Thu 02/26	43°F	6 to 9 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Thu 02/26 Night	32°F	6 to 9 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Fri 02/27	43°F	7 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Fri 02/27 Night	27°F	2 to 7 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sat 02/28	45°F	2 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 02/28 Night	27°F	2 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	48°F	2 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	29°F	2 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Mon 03/02	50°F	3 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	31°F	3 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	52°F	3 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	34°F	3 mph	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	-

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 02/24	18	34°F	8 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	0.4"
Wed 02/25	18	32°F	31 mph	Chance Light Snow	0.7"
Wed 02/25 Night	18	29°F	30 mph	Light Snow Likely	1.5"
Thu 02/26	18	34°F	31 to 36 mph	Light Snow	0.9"
Thu 02/26 Night	18	31°F	36 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	0.2"
Fri 02/27	23	35°F	29 to 33 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	0.2"
Fri 02/27 Night	23	25°F	12 to 30 mph	Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Cloudy	-
Sat 02/28	31	40°F	6 to 12 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 02/28 Night	31	24°F	9 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	22	42°F	6 to 9 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	22	27°F	9 to 14 mph	Clear	-
Mon 03/02	25	44°F	10 to 14 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	25	30°F	9 to 14 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	15	46°F	6 to 9 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	15	33°F	9 mph	Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow	-

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 02/24	0	41°F	6 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-
Wed 02/25	0	44°F	14 to 21 mph	Sunny	-
Wed 02/25 Night	0	31°F	17 to 21 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Thu 02/26	6	46°F	22 to 29 mph	Sunny	-
Thu 02/26 Night	6	34°F	18 to 29 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Fri 02/27	14	48°F	17 to 22 mph	Sunny	-
Fri 02/27 Night	14	30°F	7 to 22 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Sat 02/28	15	46°F	9 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 02/28 Night	15	29°F	8 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	15	48°F	7 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	15	31°F	3 to 7 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Mon 03/02	15	49°F	3 to 8 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	15	32°F	3 to 8 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	15	51°F	3 to 9 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	15	36°F	6 to 9 mph	Mostly Cloudy	-

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 (1)

Moderate (2)

Considerable (3)

High (4)

Extreme (5)

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