🧊 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
📊 Thu 07/16 0 77°F 9 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 07/17 0 74°F 5 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Fri 07/17
Night 		0 55°F 2 to 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 07/18 3 74°F 5 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 07/18
Night 		3 55°F 5 to 9 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sun 07/19 6 79°F 5 to 8 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 07/19
Night 		6 60°F 3 to 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 07/20 6 89°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 07/20
Night 		6 68°F 6 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 07/21 1 88°F 2 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 07/21
Night 		1 67°F 2 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 07/22 0 86°F 3 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 07/22
Night 		0 65°F 3 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 07/23 0 84°F 3 to 9 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 07/23
Night 		0 63°F 2 to 9 mph Mostly Clear - 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
📊 Thu 07/16 0 74°F 6 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 07/17 0 74°F 1 to 7 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Fri 07/17
Night 		0 56°F 1 to 7 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 07/18 1 75°F 1 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 07/18
Night 		1 56°F 1 to 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sun 07/19 6 79°F 1 to 8 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 07/19
Night 		6 59°F 2 to 6 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 07/20 6 87°F 0 to 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 07/20
Night 		6 66°F 3 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 07/21 0 88°F 0 to 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 07/21
Night 		0 65°F 0 to 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 07/22 0 86°F 0 to 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 07/22
Night 		0 63°F 0 to 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 07/23 0 84°F 0 to 7 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 07/23
Night 		0 61°F 0 to 6 mph Mostly Clear - 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
📊 Thu 07/16 0 80°F 8 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 07/17 0 76°F 5 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Fri 07/17
Night 		0 54°F 3 to 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 07/18 6 76°F 5 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 07/18
Night 		6 54°F 3 to 9 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sun 07/19 6 82°F 5 to 8 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 07/19
Night 		6 57°F 3 to 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 07/20 6 92°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 07/20
Night 		6 63°F 2 to 6 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 07/21 6 90°F 2 to 7 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 07/21
Night 		6 63°F 3 to 7 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 07/22 0 88°F 3 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 07/22
Night 		0 61°F 2 to 8 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 07/23 0 86°F 2 to 8 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 07/23
Night 		0 59°F 2 to 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Thu 07/16 0 95°F 3 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 07/17 3 92°F 1 to 7 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 07/17
Night 		3 55°F 8 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sat 07/18 11 87°F 5 to 12 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sat 07/18
Night 		11 55°F 3 to 12 mph Clear - No forecast
Sun 07/19 11 93°F 1 to 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 07/19
Night 		11 59°F 0 to 6 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 07/20 11 96°F 0 to 3 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 07/20
Night 		11 66°F 2 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 07/21 6 98°F 2 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 07/21
Night 		6 65°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 07/22 1 97°F 1 to 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 07/22
Night 		1 64°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 07/23 1 96°F 1 to 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 07/23
Night 		1 62°F 6 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Thu 07/16 0 84°F 7 to 12 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Fri 07/17 0 76°F 8 to 15 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 07/17
Night 		0 53°F 18 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sat 07/18 0 72°F 15 to 20 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sat 07/18
Night 		0 53°F 14 to 21 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sun 07/19 0 80°F 7 to 14 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 07/19
Night 		0 57°F 6 to 13 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 07/20 0 86°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 07/20
Night 		0 65°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 07/21 0 86°F 3 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 07/21
Night 		0 65°F 10 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 07/22 0 85°F 7 to 12 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 07/22
Night 		0 63°F 12 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 07/23 0 84°F 6 to 12 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 07/23
Night 		0 61°F 14 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Thu 07/16 0 96°F 15 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 07/17 0 90°F 6 to 15 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny - No forecast
Fri 07/17
Night 		0 61°F 3 to 16 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Sat 07/18 0 88°F 3 to 17 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sat 07/18
Night 		0 62°F 6 to 18 mph Clear - No forecast
Sun 07/19 0 89°F 7 mph Sunny - No forecast
Sun 07/19
Night 		0 65°F 3 to 7 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Mon 07/20 0 92°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 07/20
Night 		0 70°F 6 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 07/21 0 94°F 3 to 7 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 07/21
Night 		0 71°F 7 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 07/22 0 94°F 3 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 07/22
Night 		0 70°F 5 to 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 07/23 0 93°F 3 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 07/23
Night 		0 69°F 3 to 9 mph Partly 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