Blewett Pass weather, road conditions & cameras
US 97 · summit 4,102 ft · checked 9:13 am · updates every 2 minutes
Blewett Pass right now
OpenChecked 9:13 am
Open · WSDOT's pass reports resume Nov 1 · the weather and cameras below are live
- Northbound · last report Sep 13Open
- Southbound · last report Sep 13Open
WSDOT, last staff report Sep 13: “No restrictions”
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Sal · updated 9:08 am
Transcript
This is Sal with your live pass report for Blewett Pass on US 97. The highway is open in both directions with no restrictions posted. WSDOT daily pass reports resume in November, but road weather and summit cameras are live. At the 4,102-foot summit, it is currently 46 degrees and mostly cloudy. The snow level is at 7,584 feet, above the summit. Wind gusts are reaching 28 miles per hour. Check the live cameras below on WithBy before heading out.
Weather on the road
46°F Mostly Cloudy
at the summit, now
Snow level falls to 2,938 ft by 5:00 am, below the 4,102-ft summit, with no snowfall forecast in the next 48 hours.
- Snow, next 24 h0 in
- Next 48 h0 in
- Gusts28 mph
National Weather Service, Pendleton office · 4:01 am
Cameras
1 WSDOT camera on US 97 · summit first, then west to east
9:11 amBlewett Pass Summit
Crossing time
WSDOT publishes no crossing time for US 97
What changed Logging since Oct 3
No changes logged since Oct 3
Alerts WSDOT
No WSDOT alerts on this stretch · checked 9:13 am
What this sign means for my car
Sign now: “No restrictions” both ways
Over 10,000 lb
No restriction is posted, but over 10,000 lb you must still carry chains here from November 1 to April 1.
Rule: WAC 204-24-050
The all-winter chain rule is for vehicles over 10,000 lb; AWD cars must still carry chains to use their exemption.
“Traction tires advised”
Traction tires are recommended for passenger vehicles, including all-wheel and four-wheel drive, but not required to proceed. Semi-trucks and other large vehicles must have traction tires on, or chains or an approved alternative fitted, and oversize loads are not allowed through at all.
Source: WSDOT · Tires & chains“Traction tires required”
Approved traction tires are required on passenger vehicles under 10,000 GVW — an eighth of an inch of tread and an M&S or All Season label with a mountain or snowflake symbol. Without them you fit chains or an approved alternative. Over 10,000 GVW, chains or an approved alternative are required.
Source: WSDOT · Tires & chains“Chains required”, and “chains required on all vehicles”
Front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles chain up. All-wheel and four-wheel drive under 10,000 GVW are exempt while traction tires are on all wheels and all wheels are engaged — and must still carry chains in the vehicle. At “all vehicles” nobody is exempt; WSDOT calls that the last step before a pass closes.
Source: WSDOT · Tires & chainsVehicles over 10,000 GVWR carry chains all winter
From November 1 to April 1, every vehicle over 10,000 GVWR must carry enough chains to meet the rule on US 97 between milepost 145 and the junction with US 2 — whether or not a requirement is posted that day.
Source: WAC 204-24-050 · RCW 46.37.420
Snow on the ground
0 in on the ground at Blewett Pass, ±0 in in 24 h
SNOTEL station 352 · 5 mi from the summit · USDA NRCS · 8:00 am
First snow
Median first day with 1 in or more: Nov 8
WSDOT daily snowfall, 2005–2025
Alternate route
I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass is the usual alternate when Blewett closes. It carries its own chain rules.
Avalanche forecast
Observations
First entry when the first advisory of the season posts.