🧊 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
📊 Wed 02/25	4	36°F	9 mph	Chance Light Snow	1.2"
Thu 02/26 Night	8	33°F	8 mph	Light Snow Likely	1.9"
Thu 02/26	8	38°F	8 to 12 mph	Light Snow Likely	1.2"
Fri 02/27 Night	15	35°F	12 mph	Light Snow Likely	0.4"
Fri 02/27	15	39°F	9 mph	Light Snow Likely	0.1"
Sat 02/28 Night	16	30°F	3 to 9 mph	Chance Light Snow	-
Sat 02/28	16	45°F	3 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	13	29°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	13	47°F	5 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	10	32°F	3 mph	Clear	-
Mon 03/02	10	47°F	6 mph	Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	10	34°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	10	50°F	3 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Wed 03/04 Night	10	38°F	5 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-
Wed 03/04	10	45°F	7 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	-

Exit 38

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

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Wed 02/25	4	41°F	9 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-
Thu 02/26 Night	8	37°F	7 mph	Chance Light Snow	-
Thu 02/26	8	43°F	8 to 14 mph	Chance Light Snow then Rain And Snow	-
Fri 02/27 Night	15	38°F	12 mph	Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow Likely	-
Fri 02/27	15	44°F	10 mph	Rain And Snow	-
Sat 02/28 Night	15	35°F	1 to 8 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-
Sat 02/28	15	50°F	1 to 5 mph	Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	10	34°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	10	52°F	5 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	10	36°F	3 mph	Clear	-
Mon 03/02	10	52°F	5 mph	Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	0	39°F	1 to 5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	0	56°F	3 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Wed 03/04 Night	0	43°F	5 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Wed 03/04	0	51°F	7 mph	Light Rain Likely	-

Alpental

Ski area with ice climbing opportunities near Snoqualmie Pass

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Wed 02/25	4	36°F	10 mph	Chance Light Snow	1.2"
Thu 02/26 Night	8	33°F	8 mph	Light Snow Likely	2.0"
Thu 02/26	8	37°F	8 to 13 mph	Light Snow	1.5"
Fri 02/27 Night	15	34°F	9 to 13 mph	Light Snow	0.9"
Fri 02/27	15	39°F	12 mph	Light Snow Likely	0.3"
Sat 02/28 Night	16	30°F	3 to 10 mph	Chance Light Snow	0.1"
Sat 02/28	16	45°F	5 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	15	29°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	15	47°F	6 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	10	32°F	5 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Mon 03/02	10	47°F	6 mph	Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	11	34°F	6 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	11	50°F	5 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Wed 03/04 Night	8	38°F	5 mph	Chance Light Snow	0.2"
Wed 03/04	8	45°F	5 to 8 mph	Light Snow Likely	-

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project

Period	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Wed 02/25	41°F	8 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Thu 02/26 Night	29°F	6 mph	Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain	-
Thu 02/26	43°F	8 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Fri 02/27 Night	31°F	8 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Fri 02/27	44°F	7 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Sat 02/28 Night	28°F	2 to 7 mph	Mostly Cloudy	-
Sat 02/28	46°F	2 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	28°F	2 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 03/01	49°F	2 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	30°F	3 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Mon 03/02	50°F	3 mph	Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	33°F	5 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	51°F	3 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Wed 03/04 Night	34°F	3 mph	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain	-
Wed 03/04	50°F	5 mph	Chance Light Rain	-

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Wed 02/25	8	32°F	31 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	0.7"
Thu 02/26 Night	12	29°F	26 to 30 mph	Light Snow Likely	1.1"
Thu 02/26	12	34°F	31 to 36 mph	Light Snow Likely	1.7"
Fri 02/27 Night	14	31°F	32 to 36 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	0.9"
Fri 02/27	14	35°F	29 to 32 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	0.1"
Sat 02/28 Night	22	26°F	10 to 30 mph	Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Cloudy	-
Sat 02/28	22	41°F	6 to 10 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	14	25°F	8 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Sun 03/01	14	43°F	6 to 9 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	17	28°F	9 to 14 mph	Clear	-
Mon 03/02	17	43°F	10 to 15 mph	Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	17	31°F	12 to 15 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	17	46°F	8 to 12 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Wed 03/04 Night	8	33°F	10 mph	Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow	-
Wed 03/04	8	43°F	10 to 15 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Wed 02/25	2	44°F	20 mph	Sunny	-
Thu 02/26 Night	4	31°F	15 to 18 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Thu 02/26	4	46°F	20 to 28 mph	Sunny	-
Fri 02/27 Night	6	34°F	17 to 25 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Fri 02/27	6	49°F	17 to 23 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 02/28 Night	14	30°F	7 to 23 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sat 02/28	14	47°F	9 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sun 03/01 Night	13	29°F	8 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Sun 03/01	13	49°F	7 mph	Sunny	-
Mon 03/02 Night	8	31°F	3 to 7 mph	Mostly Clear	-
Mon 03/02	8	50°F	3 to 9 mph	Sunny	-
Tue 03/03 Night	11	34°F	3 to 9 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 03/03	11	52°F	3 to 10 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Wed 03/04 Night	10	36°F	6 to 10 mph	Mostly Cloudy	-
Wed 03/04	10	53°F	6 to 15 mph	Slight Chance Light Rain	-

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