Snoqualmie Pass weather, road conditions & cameras
I-90 · summit 3,022 ft · checked 9:13 am · updates every 2 minutes
Snoqualmie Pass right now
Open both waysChecked 9:13 am
Open both directions with no restrictions · North Bend → Ellensburg 71 min (usually 73)
- EastboundOpen
- WestboundOpen
WSDOT, Oct 10, 7:53 pm: “No restrictions”
Play the pass report
Sal · updated 8:57 am
Transcript
This is Sal with your live pass report for Snoqualmie Pass on I-90. The pass is open in both directions with no restrictions posted. At the 3,022-foot summit, it is currently 45 degrees with light rain likely. The snow level is at 6,772 feet, above the summit. Check the live cameras and crossing times below on WithBy before heading out.
Weather on the road
45°F Light Rain Likely
at the summit, now
Snow level 6,772 ft, just above the 3,022-ft summit: no snow on the road in the next 48 hours.
- Snow, next 24 h0 in
- Next 48 h0 in
- Gusts8 mph
National Weather Service, Seattle office · Oct 16, 11:26 pm
Cameras
6 WSDOT cameras on I-90 · summit first, then west to east
Crossing time
- EastboundNorth Bend → Ellensburg71 minusually 73
- WestboundEllensburg → North Bend73 minusually 73
WSDOT travel times · 8:53 am
What changed Logging since Oct 3
No changes logged since Oct 3
Alerts WSDOT
- Medium
Westbound milepost 54 to 47 Snoqualmie Pass. Until further notice, Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, there will be continuous single-lane closures for maintenance work.
WSDOT alert · updated Sat Oct 10, 12:44 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 I-90 between North Bend (MP 32) and Ellensburg (MP 101) — 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 Olallie Meadows, ±0 in in 24 h
SNOTEL station 672 · 3 mi from the summit · USDA NRCS · 8:00 am
First snow
Median first day with 1 in or more: Oct 30 (earliest Oct 9, latest Nov 20)
WSDOT daily snowfall, 2005–2025
The pass, in Sal’s words
Stops before the pass
- Snoqualmie Point Park Exit 27 · 2 min off the ramp
- Little Si Restaurant and Lounge Exit 31 · 1 min off the ramp
- South Fork Landing Exit 32 · at the exit
Alternate route
US 2 over Stevens Pass is the usual alternate when I-90 closes. It is longer and climbs higher, and it carries its own chain rules.
Avalanche forecast
Observations
First entry when the first advisory of the season posts.