White Pass Weather & Road Conditions

No full closures are reported on White Pass as of Sep 14, 2026 7:18 PM PDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

Is White Pass Open? Restrictions by Direction

• Eastbound No restrictions
• Westbound No restrictions

Reported by the Washington State Department of Transportation, last changed 19 hours ago. WSDOT's own White Pass report ↗

Weather and road conditions are reported on this page from November 1 to April 1. Should incidents occur that will impact travel, updates will be provided as information is available.

WSDOT's own reading at the summit: 45°F.

White Pass Chain Control & Traction Requirements

Chain and traction requirements on White Pass are set by the state highway authority, and they are imposed and lifted through the day as a storm moves through. What is in force right now is above, in each direction, as WSDOT reports it — this page quotes them rather than working them out, and wsdot.com ↗ is the authority to check before you set off.

What this page can tell you is the surface at the summit, from radar and surface analysis: currently dry, with the road surface estimated at 41°F. The road surface figure is an estimate derived from air temperature, not a measurement — bridges and overpasses run colder than the number shown.

White Pass Weather Forecast: Next 6 Days

At the summit, 4,500 ft. Each day shows its warmest and coldest hour, and the worst driving conditions forecast anywhere in it — not the average, because the hour that closes a pass is the one worth knowing about.

1. Rest of today Sep 14

   

   45°F 42°F

   Dry

   Wind to 3 mph

2. Tue Sep 15

   

   65°F 42°F

   Dry

   Wind to 6 mph

3. Wed Sep 16

   

   73°F 43°F

   Dry

   Wind to 6 mph

4. Thu Sep 17

   

   74°F 45°F

   Dry

   Wind to 7 mph

5. Fri Sep 18

   

   78°F 45°F

   Dry

   Wind to 6 mph

6. Sat Sep 19

   

   72°F 44°F

   Dry

   Wind to 5 mph

Forecast, not a measurement — from the same weather service that draws this page's radar and road colors, model run 8 hours ago. Days run on Pacific time, the clock the pass keeps — not the reader's.

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White Pass Road Weather FAQ

Is White Pass open right now?

No full closures are reported on White Pass. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.

What are White Pass road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the route along White Pass by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 14, 2026 7:18 PM PDT. Right now temperatures run from 46°F to 58°F and the strongest wind is 6 mph.

Do I need chains on White Pass today?

Chain and traction requirements are set by the state highway authority and change through the day, so check them directly before you set off at wsdot.com. WSDOT reports eastbound, no restrictions; westbound, no restrictions, last changed 19 hours ago. What this page can tell you is that the surface at the summit is dry, and the road surface is estimated at 41°F.

What is the weather forecast for White Pass this week?

At the summit, Sep 14 to Sep 19: highs 45-78°F, lows 42-45°F. No snow or ice is forecast on the road in that time. It is a forecast rather than a measurement, and the later days are less certain than the earlier ones.

Are there live traffic cameras on White Pass?

Yes. This page shows one live view on White Pass from the state transportation departments' own camera feeds, further down the page, refreshed each time you load it.

How often are White Pass road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.