🧊 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
📊 Fri 09/04 0 62°F 2 mph Showers And Thunderstorms Likely - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 48°F 0 to 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 64°F 3 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 50°F 1 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 66°F 1 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 09/07
Night 		0 52°F 3 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 09/07 0 61°F 3 to 7 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Tue 09/08
Night 		0 53°F 6 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/08 0 69°F 3 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 09/09
Night 		0 56°F 0 to 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 09/09 0 77°F 2 to 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 09/10
Night 		0 59°F 0 to 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 09/10 0 73°F 3 mph Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 09/11
Night 		0 57°F 3 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 09/11 0 65°F 3 mph Chance Light Rain - 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
📊 Fri 09/04 0 66°F 1 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 51°F 0 to 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 67°F 0 to 3 mph Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 52°F 0 to 3 mph Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 69°F 0 to 3 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 09/07
Night 		0 54°F 2 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 09/07 0 66°F 1 to 5 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Tue 09/08
Night 		0 54°F 1 to 5 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/08 0 72°F 2 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 09/09
Night 		0 55°F 0 to 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 09/09 0 80°F 1 to 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 09/10
Night 		0 58°F 1 to 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 09/10 0 76°F 3 mph Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 09/11
Night 		0 57°F 2 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 09/11 0 68°F 2 mph Chance Light Rain - 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
📊 Fri 09/04 0 64°F 1 mph Showers And Thunderstorms Likely - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 48°F 0 to 3 mph Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 66°F 0 to 3 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 49°F 0 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 69°F 0 to 5 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 09/07
Night 		0 51°F 3 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Mon 09/07 0 63°F 6 mph Slight Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Tue 09/08
Night 		0 52°F 2 to 6 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/08 0 71°F 2 mph Partly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 09/09
Night 		0 54°F 0 to 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 09/09 0 80°F 1 to 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 09/10
Night 		0 56°F 2 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 09/10 0 76°F 3 mph Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 09/11
Night 		0 55°F 3 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast
Fri 09/11 0 67°F 3 mph Chance Light Rain - No forecast

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Fri 09/04 0 70°F 2 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 47°F 1 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 75°F 2 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 47°F 1 mph Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 77°F 1 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Mon 09/07
Night 		0 50°F 3 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 09/07 0 77°F 3 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/08
Night 		0 50°F 3 to 9 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/08 0 81°F 3 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 09/09
Night 		0 52°F 1 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 09/09 0 86°F 2 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 09/10
Night 		0 54°F 2 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 09/10 0 84°F 1 to 5 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Fri 09/11
Night 		0 52°F 5 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Fri 09/11 0 78°F 5 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Fri 09/04 0 59°F 3 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 43°F 5 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 63°F 5 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 43°F 3 mph Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 66°F 0 to 5 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Mon 09/07
Night 		0 47°F 2 to 14 mph Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Mon 09/07 0 62°F 16 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Tue 09/08
Night 		0 50°F 9 to 14 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Tue 09/08 0 69°F 3 to 9 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 09/09
Night 		0 52°F 3 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 09/09 0 74°F 5 mph Sunny - No forecast
Thu 09/10
Night 		0 54°F 5 mph Mostly Clear - No forecast
Thu 09/10 0 72°F 3 to 8 mph Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 09/11
Night 		0 53°F 8 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 09/11 0 65°F 8 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project
Period 5-Day Assessment Temperature Wind Conditions Snow Accumulation Avalanche Danger
📊 Fri 09/04 0 66°F 5 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sat 09/05
Night 		0 47°F 2 to 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Sat 09/05 0 70°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Sun 09/06
Night 		0 48°F 6 mph Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy - No forecast
Sun 09/06 0 71°F 3 to 8 mph Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Mon 09/07
Night 		0 52°F 6 mph Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Mon 09/07 0 73°F 5 to 10 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Tue 09/08
Night 		0 53°F 5 to 10 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Tue 09/08 0 72°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Wed 09/09
Night 		0 54°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Wed 09/09 0 78°F 6 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Thu 09/10
Night 		0 57°F 6 mph Partly Cloudy - No forecast
Thu 09/10 0 79°F 5 to 12 mph Mostly Sunny - No forecast
Fri 09/11
Night 		0 56°F 6 to 12 mph Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers - No forecast
Fri 09/11 0 74°F 6 to 13 mph Slight Chance Rain Showers - 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