Wauconda PassNo live status availableno live record

SR-20 · WA · 4,310 ft

Wauconda Pass

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

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Matched control points

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Cameras near Wauconda Pass

Official DOT views

WSDOT: SR 20 at MP 289: Wauconda (View East) — **SR 20 at MP 289: Wauconda (View East)**WSDOT · 0.3 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: Ferry County Airport — **Ferry County Airport**WSDOT Aviation · 13.8 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 Wauconda Pass

4,310 ft

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

24h gridded snowfall estimate

0.2 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 ↗

72h gridded snowfall estimate

0.2 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

0.9 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

0.0 in · old or expired

Gold Axe Camp · 15.6 mi from pass · 5380 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

0.2 in

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

Issued: Oct 29, 2026, 3:37 AM 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 26°F, S wind 2 mph, 12% precipitation; Thursday: Chance Snow Showers, high 37°F, SE wind 3 mph, 33% precipitation. 0.2 inches of NWS-grid snowfall forecast in the next 72 hours

Check the current NWS point forecast ↗

Snow history near Wauconda Pass

43 seasons

Season	GHCN snowfall	SNOTEL max depth	Station context
2026-2027	0.0 in	0.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2025-2026	2.3 in	14.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2024-2025	4.4 in	41.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2023-2024	4.4 in	26.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2022-2023	4.7 in	42.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2021-2022	4.8 in	24.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2020-2021	6.5 in	46.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2019-2020	7.0 in	32.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2018-2019	4.4 in	35.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2017-2018	5.8 in	51.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2016-2017	3.9 in	37.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2015-2016	2.9 in	38.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2014-2015	4.3 in	20.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2013-2014	3.5 in	32.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2012-2013	4.9 in	38.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2011-2012	5.5 in	43.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2010-2011	3.7 in	43.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2009-2010	2.1 in	0.0 in	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2008-2009	4.2 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2007-2008	6.0 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2006-2007	6.0 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2005-2006	4.3 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2004-2005	3.6 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2003-2004	5.6 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2002-2003	4.4 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2001-2002	4.5 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
2000-2001	5.1 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1999-2000	3.6 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1998-1999	3.8 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1997-1998	3.8 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1996-1997	9.3 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1995-1996	5.0 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1994-1995	4.5 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1993-1994	4.0 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft
1992-1993	6.7 in	Not available	BILLINGS 38.8 mi away · 1,703 ft

Recent status transitions

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Coverage and roadside context

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