🧊 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
📊 Sun 04/12 0 56°F 3 to 7 mph Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 04/13 0 43°F 8 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Mon 04/13
Night 		0 38°F 8 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Tue 04/14 8 41°F 8 mph Snow 1.8" No forecast
Tue 04/14
Night 		8 32°F 5 to 9 mph Heavy Snow 6.7" No forecast
Wed 04/15 19 39°F 5 to 9 mph Snow 5.3" No forecast
Wed 04/15
Night 		19 31°F 6 to 9 mph Snow 2.5" No forecast
Thu 04/16 15 41°F 6 to 10 mph Chance Light Snow 0.1" No forecast
Thu 04/16
Night 		15 33°F 3 to 10 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Fri 04/17 15 46°F 6 mph Slight Chance Light Snow - No forecast
Fri 04/17
Night 		15 34°F 6 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 04/18 15 53°F 6 mph Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 04/18
Night 		15 40°F 6 mph Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Sun 04/19 0 49°F 7 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Sun 04/19
Night 		0 38°F 7 mph Rain And Snow Likely - 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
📊 Sun 04/12 0 58°F 2 to 6 mph Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 04/13 0 48°F 7 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 04/13
Night 		0 40°F 6 mph Chance Rain And Snow then Slight Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Tue 04/14 0 46°F 5 to 9 mph Chance Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow - No forecast
Tue 04/14
Night 		0 35°F 2 to 9 mph Rain And Snow 1.8" No forecast
Wed 04/15 0 44°F 2 to 9 mph Light Snow 2.3" No forecast
Wed 04/15
Night 		0 33°F 2 to 7 mph Light Snow 1.7" No forecast
Thu 04/16 0 47°F 2 to 10 mph Chance Light Snow - No forecast
Thu 04/16
Night 		0 36°F 3 to 10 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Fri 04/17 0 51°F 6 mph Slight Chance Light Snow - No forecast
Fri 04/17
Night 		0 37°F 6 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 04/18 0 59°F 6 mph Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 04/18
Night 		0 43°F 7 mph Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Sun 04/19 0 55°F 8 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Sun 04/19
Night 		0 41°F 5 to 8 mph Rain And Snow Likely - 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
📊 Sun 04/12 0 56°F 5 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 04/13 0 43°F 9 mph Light Snow Likely - No forecast
Mon 04/13
Night 		0 37°F 8 mph Light Snow Likely 0.8" No forecast
Tue 04/14 8 42°F 6 to 9 mph Heavy Snow 5.6" No forecast
Tue 04/14
Night 		8 32°F 5 to 9 mph Heavy Snow 9.1" No forecast
Wed 04/15 19 39°F 5 to 10 mph Snow 5.4" No forecast
Wed 04/15
Night 		19 31°F 6 to 9 mph Snow 2.4" No forecast
Thu 04/16 15 42°F 6 to 10 mph Chance Light Snow 0.1" No forecast
Thu 04/16
Night 		15 33°F 3 to 9 mph Chance Light Snow - No forecast
Fri 04/17 15 47°F 6 mph Slight Chance Light Snow - No forecast
Fri 04/17
Night 		15 34°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 04/18 15 54°F 6 mph Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 04/18
Night 		15 40°F 6 mph Chance Light Rain then Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Sun 04/19 0 50°F 7 mph Rain And Snow Likely - No forecast
Sun 04/19
Night 		0 38°F 7 mph Rain And Snow Likely 0.3" No forecast

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Sun 04/12 0 58°F 2 to 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 04/13 0 49°F 12 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 04/13
Night 		0 34°F 5 to 10 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 04/14 0 43°F 6 mph Light Rain - No forecast
Tue 04/14
Night 		0 29°F 6 mph Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow 0.1" No forecast
Wed 04/15 0 41°F 3 to 9 mph Chance Rain And Snow 0.1" No forecast
Wed 04/15
Night 		0 26°F 9 mph Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 04/16 0 43°F 7 to 10 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 04/16
Night 		0 29°F 5 to 10 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Fri 04/17 1 56°F 6 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 04/17
Night 		1 32°F 2 to 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 04/18 0 58°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 04/18
Night 		0 37°F 3 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 04/19 0 57°F 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 04/19
Night 		0 36°F 5 mph 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
📊 Sun 04/12 2 51°F 8 to 15 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Mon 04/13 2 41°F 21 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 04/13
Night 		2 31°F 18 to 23 mph Chance Rain And Snow then Slight Chance Rain And Snow 0.1" No forecast
Tue 04/14 17 38°F 17 mph Rain And Snow 0.1" No forecast
Tue 04/14
Night 		17 25°F 14 to 17 mph Rain And Snow 1.2" No forecast
Wed 04/15 17 36°F 14 to 21 mph Light Snow Likely 0.6" No forecast
Wed 04/15
Night 		17 25°F 22 mph Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy 0.1" No forecast
Thu 04/16 17 38°F 21 to 25 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 04/16
Night 		17 27°F 14 to 25 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Fri 04/17 19 44°F 14 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 04/17
Night 		19 29°F 6 to 13 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 04/18 4 48°F 6 to 10 mph Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sat 04/18
Night 		4 36°F 9 mph Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Sun 04/19 0 45°F 9 to 13 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Sun 04/19
Night 		0 34°F 14 mph 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
📊 Sun 04/12 0 63°F 8 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 04/13 0 60°F 17 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Mon 04/13
Night 		0 38°F 10 to 18 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 04/14 0 52°F 13 to 22 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Tue 04/14
Night 		0 40°F 15 to 26 mph Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Wed 04/15 0 50°F 12 to 18 mph Chance Rain And Snow - No forecast
Wed 04/15
Night 		0 32°F 14 to 18 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 04/16 0 53°F 14 to 20 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 04/16
Night 		0 32°F 6 to 15 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Fri 04/17 0 56°F 6 to 12 mph Sunny - No forecast
Fri 04/17
Night 		0 36°F 6 to 12 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 04/18 0 58°F 6 to 13 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Sat 04/18
Night 		0 42°F 8 to 13 mph Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 04/19 0 60°F 8 to 14 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Sun 04/19
Night 		0 41°F 10 to 14 mph Chance Light Rain - 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