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SR-123 · WA · 4,694 ft

Cayuse Pass

Name: Cayuse Pass road and snow conditions
Creator: Pass Conditions

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Matched control points

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Cameras near Cayuse Pass

Official DOT views

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Mt. RainierNational Park Service - Mount Rainier · 11.0 mi from pass Listing retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT. Frame time not verified; check the image stamp. Official camera owner ↗

WSDOT: US 12 at MP 150.9: White Pass Summit — **US 12 at MP 150.9: White Pass Summit**WSDOT · 17.4 mi from pass Listing retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. Frame time not verified; check the image stamp. Official camera owner ↗

WSDOT Aviation: Packwood Airport South — **Packwood Airport South**WSDOT Aviation · 19.5 mi from pass Listing retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. Frame time not verified; check the image stamp. Official camera owner ↗

WSDOT Aviation: Packwood Airport Southwest — **Packwood Airport Southwest**WSDOT Aviation · 19.5 mi from pass Listing retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. Frame time not verified; check the image stamp. Official camera owner ↗

Images may lag, fail, or point away from the road. A recent listing check does not verify the frame's age. We display current agency image URLs with attribution and do not retain or archive frames.

Weather near Cayuse Pass

4,694 ft

Road restrictions, station measurements and forecasts describe different things. Times below use Pacific time.

24h gridded snowfall estimate

0.0 in · old or expired

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

72h gridded snowfall estimate

1.2 in · old or expired

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

season gridded snowfall estimate

2.6 in · old or expired

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

Measured station snow depth

10.0 in · old or expired

Cayuse Pass · 0.2 mi from pass · 5260 ft elevation. Not a measurement at the pass.

Observation / analysis time: 2026-10-28 (daily value; time not supplied)
Last retrieved: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

Forecast snowfall

0.3 in

NWS grid near the pass. Expected snow over the forecast window, not observed snowfall.

Issued: Oct 28, 2026, 11:26 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Forecast window: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT to Nov 1, 2026, 4:00 AM PST

Official NWS forecast ↗

NWS outlook and forecast details

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low 25°F, S wind 6 mph, 13% precipitation; Thursday: Patchy Fog, high 31°F, S wind 2 to 6 mph, 23% precipitation. 0.3 inches of NWS-grid snowfall forecast in the next 72 hours

Check the current NWS point forecast ↗

Snow history near Cayuse Pass

60 seasons

Season	GHCN snowfall	SNOTEL max depth	Station context
2026-2027	Not available	1.0 in	Cayuse Pass 0.2 mi away · 5,260 ft
2025-2026	47.9 in	119.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2024-2025	58.7 in	168.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2023-2024	42.0 in	114.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2022-2023	62.2 in	145.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2021-2022	71.1 in	136.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2020-2021	66.6 in	178.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2019-2020	48.2 in	162.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2018-2019	55.0 in	121.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2017-2018	72.9 in	184.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2016-2017	69.9 in	166.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2015-2016	70.2 in	169.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2014-2015	25.4 in	44.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2013-2014	58.6 in	145.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2012-2013	75.2 in	158.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2011-2012	70.2 in	223.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2010-2011	86.6 in	227.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2009-2010	49.2 in	168.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2008-2009	68.3 in	151.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2007-2008	77.1 in	189.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2006-2007	61.6 in	166.0 in	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2005-2006	75.4 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2004-2005	41.3 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2003-2004	59.5 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2002-2003	49.4 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2001-2002	80.5 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
2000-2001	47.6 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1999-2000	71.6 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1998-1999	96.5 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1997-1998	66.0 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1996-1997	76.0 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1995-1996	44.5 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1994-1995	73.1 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1993-1994	50.6 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft
1992-1993	54.9 in	Not available	RAINIER PARADISE RS 19.5 mi away · 5,415 ft

Recent status transitions

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Coverage and roadside context

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