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White Pass Weather & Road Conditions
Radar, DOT cameras and live pavement conditions at the summit of White Pass and on both climbs — plus closures, road work and the restrictions WSDOT reports in each direction.
Elevation 4,500 ft · Updated Oct 8, 2026 6:51 PM PDT · Mostly dry
Lowest 62°F · Highest wind 8 mph
At the summit: Dry · 63°F · road surface est. 57°F · 6 mph wind
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White Pass carries US 12 over the Cascade Range at 4,500 feet, south of Mount Rainier between Packwood and Naches. It is the southernmost of Washington’s year-round Cascade crossings, and snow and traction restrictions there are routine from November to April.
- Elevation: 4,500 ft
- Carries: US 12
- State: Washington
- Road system: U.S. Numbered Highway System
Weather data from Oct 8, 2026 6:51 PM PDT
Route geometry © openrouteservice.org · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
62°F
72°F
8 mph
29.80-29.99 inHg
No full closures are reported on White Pass as of Oct 8, 2026 6:51 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 24 days 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.
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 ↗ is the authority to check before you set off. What the levels mean, with the exemptions and what you have to be carrying, is on the Washington page.
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 57°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.
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Rest of today Oct 8
55°F 52°F
Dry
Wind to 2 mph
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Fri Oct 9
64°F 41°F
Wet
Wind to 8 mph
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Sat Oct 10
51°F 32°F
Ice worst around 12 AM
Wind to 6 mph
0.04 in precipitation -
Sun Oct 11
50°F 28°F
Ice worst around 12 AM
Wind to 6 mph
0.05 in precipitation -
Mon Oct 12
57°F 30°F
Dry
Wind to 4 mph
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Tue Oct 13
47°F 35°F
Snow worst around 11 AM
Wind to 7 mph
0.56 in precipitation
Forecast, not a measurement — from the same weather service that draws this page's radar and road colors, model run 9 hours ago. Days run on Pacific time, the clock the pass keeps — not the reader's.
White Pass Traffic Cameras
updating…US 12 at MP 150.9: White Pass Summit
Photo from — last answered 3 hours ago, so this is the last frame we have
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 Oct 8, 2026 6:51 PM PDT. Right now temperatures run from 62°F to 72°F and the strongest wind is 8 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. WSDOT reports eastbound, no restrictions; westbound, no restrictions, last changed 24 days ago. What this page can tell you is that the surface at the summit is dry, and the road surface is estimated at 57°F.
- What is the weather forecast for White Pass this week?
- At the summit, Oct 8 to Oct 13: highs 47-64°F, lows 28-52°F. Snow or ice is forecast on the road Sat, Sun and Tue. 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.
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