Stevens Pass weather, road conditions & cameras
US 2 · summit 4,061 ft · checked 9:13 am · updates every 2 minutes
Stevens Pass right now
OpenChecked 9:13 am
Open · WSDOT's pass reports resume Nov 1 · the weather and cameras below are live
- Eastbound · last report Sep 13Open
- Westbound · last report Sep 13Open
WSDOT, last staff report Sep 13: “No restrictions”
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Sal · updated 8:38 am
Transcript
This is Sal with your live pass report for Stevens Pass on US 2. 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 4,061-foot summit, it is currently 43 degrees with rain showers. The snow level is at 6,588 feet, above the summit. Wind gusts are reaching 29 miles per hour. Check the live cameras below on WithBy before heading out.
Weather on the road
43°F Rain Showers
at the summit, now
Snow level falls to 3,335 ft by 5:00 am, below the 4,061-ft summit, with no snowfall forecast in the next 48 hours.
- Snow, next 24 h0 in
- Next 48 h0 in
- Gusts29 mph
National Weather Service, Spokane office · 4:42 am
Cameras
4 WSDOT cameras on US 2 · summit first, then west to east
Crossing time
WSDOT publishes no crossing time for US 2
What changed Logging since Oct 3
No changes logged since Oct 3
Alerts WSDOT
- Medium
Expect alternating eastbound and westbound US 2 traffic from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Monday, Oct. 19, through Friday morning, Oct. 23, from Northeast 191st Street and the Skykomish city limits (mileposts 42-49) for utility work.
WSDOT alert · updated Fri Oct 16, 11:42 am
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- Medium
Eastbound and westbound US 2 will alternate from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. nightly Wednesday, Oct. 21, through Friday morning, Oct. 23, near the Skykomish city limits (milepost 49) for guardrail repair.
WSDOT alert · updated Fri Oct 16, 11:20 am
- Medium
Travelers on US 2 from milepost 94 at Tumwater Dam, five miles west of Leavenworth, to milepost 99, will encounter slowdowns and delays while crews install electrical and telecommunication facilities underground along the roadway. Expect one-lane, two-way traffic, with flaggers and pilot cars from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon-Fri until Oct. 30.
WSDOT alert · updated Mon Sep 28, 4:29 pm
- Low
Daily from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, US 2 traffic will alternate with flaggers at Sky Lane (milepost 49) for maintenance. This work may also need to occur on Tuesday, Oct. 20 and Wednesday, Oct. 21.
WSDOT alert · updated Thu Oct 1, 4:15 pm
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 2 between Index (MP 36) and Dryden (MP 108) — whether or not a requirement is posted that day.
Source: WAC 204-24-050 · RCW 46.37.420
Snow on the ground
First snow
Median first day with 1 in or more: Oct 24 (earliest Sep 27, latest Nov 15)
WSDOT daily snowfall, 2005–2025
Alternate route
I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass is the usual alternate when US 2 closes. It is lower and wider, and it is the route WSDOT clears first.
Avalanche forecast
Observations
First entry when the first advisory of the season posts.