🧊 Too Warm

Ice Climbing Weather Conditions

Franklin Falls

Popular waterfall ice climb near Snoqualmie Pass

Mountain Project

Period	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 05/12	70°F	7 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Wed 05/13	51°F	5 to 14 mph	Rain	-
Wed 05/13 Night	42°F	12 to 15 mph	Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain And Snow	-
Thu 05/14	49°F	10 mph	Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow	-
Thu 05/14 Night	41°F	10 mph	Rain And Snow	-
Fri 05/15	46°F	9 mph	Rain And Snow	-
Fri 05/15 Night	35°F	9 mph	Rain And Snow	-
Sat 05/16	43°F	8 mph	Light Snow then Snow Showers	-
Sat 05/16 Night	36°F	5 to 8 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	-
Sun 05/17	48°F	5 to 8 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Sun 05/17 Night	38°F	2 to 8 mph	Mostly Cloudy	-
Mon 05/18	54°F	2 to 8 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Mon 05/18 Night	41°F	5 to 8 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Tue 05/19	57°F	6 to 9 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 05/19 Night	46°F	3 to 9 mph	Partly Cloudy	-

Exit 38

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

Mountain Project

Period	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 05/12	82°F	5 to 9 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Wed 05/13	53°F	2 to 17 mph	Rain	-
Wed 05/13 Night	44°F	9 to 17 mph	Light Rain Likely	-
Thu 05/14	55°F	8 to 12 mph	Light Rain	-
Thu 05/14 Night	43°F	9 mph	Light Rain	-
Fri 05/15	51°F	7 to 12 mph	Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms	-
Fri 05/15 Night	39°F	3 to 12 mph	Rain And Snow	-
Sat 05/16	50°F	3 to 8 mph	Rain And Snow then Slight Chance T-storms	-
Sat 05/16 Night	39°F	2 to 8 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	-
Sun 05/17	56°F	2 to 8 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Sun 05/17 Night	41°F	2 to 8 mph	Mostly Cloudy	-
Mon 05/18	61°F	1 to 10 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Mon 05/18 Night	43°F	3 to 9 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Tue 05/19	65°F	5 to 10 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 05/19 Night	46°F	2 to 10 mph	Partly Cloudy	-

Alpental

Ski area with ice climbing opportunities near Snoqualmie Pass

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 05/12	0	78°F	7 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Wed 05/13	0	50°F	3 to 14 mph	Rain And Snow	-
Wed 05/13 Night	0	41°F	10 to 14 mph	Chance Rain And Snow	-
Thu 05/14	0	52°F	10 mph	Chance Light Snow then Rain And Snow Likely	-
Thu 05/14 Night	0	40°F	7 to 10 mph	Rain And Snow Likely then Rain And Snow	-
Fri 05/15	0	48°F	9 mph	Light Snow	-
Fri 05/15 Night	0	38°F	9 mph	Light Snow	-
Sat 05/16	0	47°F	9 mph	Light Snow then Snow Showers	-
Sat 05/16 Night	0	37°F	5 to 8 mph	Rain And Snow Likely	-
Sun 05/17	0	52°F	5 to 8 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Sun 05/17 Night	0	39°F	2 to 8 mph	Mostly Cloudy	-
Mon 05/18	2	58°F	2 to 8 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Mon 05/18 Night	2	42°F	5 to 8 mph	Chance Light Rain	-
Tue 05/19	0	63°F	6 to 9 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 05/19 Night	0	42°F	3 to 9 mph	Partly Cloudy	-

Leavenworth

Icicle Creek area ice climbing near Leavenworth

Mountain Project

Period	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 05/12	87°F	3 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Wed 05/13	62°F	10 to 15 mph	Rain Showers Likely	-
Wed 05/13 Night	40°F	5 to 18 mph	Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	-
Thu 05/14	63°F	5 to 10 mph	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	-
Thu 05/14 Night	38°F	3 to 10 mph	Slight Chance Rain Showers	-
Fri 05/15	60°F	3 to 10 mph	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	-
Fri 05/15 Night	36°F	5 to 10 mph	Chance Rain Showers	-
Sat 05/16	57°F	5 to 12 mph	Chance Rain Showers	-
Sat 05/16 Night	35°F	6 to 12 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 05/17	64°F	6 to 9 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 05/17 Night	37°F	3 to 9 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Mon 05/18	70°F	2 to 9 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Mon 05/18 Night	40°F	5 to 9 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 05/19	72°F	5 to 10 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 05/19 Night	40°F	3 to 10 mph	Mostly Clear	-

White Pine

Ice climbing location near Stevens Pass

Mountain Project

Period	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 05/12	71°F	10 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Wed 05/13	47°F	21 to 31 mph	Rain Showers	-
Wed 05/13 Night	39°F	23 to 32 mph	Rain Showers	-
Thu 05/14	47°F	18 to 24 mph	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow Showers	-
Thu 05/14 Night	37°F	21 mph	Rain And Snow Showers Likely	-
Fri 05/15	44°F	18 mph	Rain And Snow Showers	-
Fri 05/15 Night	35°F	13 to 18 mph	Rain And Snow Showers	0.1"
Sat 05/16	42°F	14 to 21 mph	Rain And Snow Showers Likely	0.1"
Sat 05/16 Night	34°F	20 to 23 mph	Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 05/17	49°F	16 to 20 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 05/17 Night	35°F	12 to 20 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Mon 05/18	54°F	12 to 18 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Mon 05/18 Night	38°F	15 to 18 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 05/19	57°F	15 to 22 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Tue 05/19 Night	39°F	9 to 22 mph	Mostly Clear	-

Banks Lake

Ice climbing area in Eastern Washington

Mountain Project

Period	5-Day Assessment	Temperature	Wind	Conditions	Snow Accumulation
📊 Tue 05/12	0	83°F	9 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Wed 05/13	0	64°F	22 to 28 mph	Patchy Blowing Dust	-
Wed 05/13 Night	0	46°F	14 to 30 mph	Patchy Blowing Dust	-
Thu 05/14	3	63°F	16 to 22 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Thu 05/14 Night	3	43°F	8 to 23 mph	Mostly Cloudy	-
Fri 05/15	13	61°F	8 to 21 mph	Partly Sunny	-
Fri 05/15 Night	13	40°F	6 to 24 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sat 05/16	14	58°F	6 to 15 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Sat 05/16 Night	14	37°F	6 to 15 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Sun 05/17	15	64°F	6 to 10 mph	Sunny	-
Sun 05/17 Night	15	40°F	2 to 10 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Mon 05/18	10	67°F	2 to 10 mph	Mostly Sunny	-
Mon 05/18 Night	10	42°F	3 to 12 mph	Partly Cloudy	-
Tue 05/19	5	70°F	3 to 12 mph	Sunny	-
Tue 05/19 Night	5	45°F	6 to 14 mph	Mostly Clear	-

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