Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 212104
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Tuesday 09/22/26 Wednesday 09/23/26
Time (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p
Cloud Cover OV BK SC BK OV SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 75 50 35 60 75 45 30 25 30 60 50 35 40 45 50 45 40
Temperature 53 46 44 44 44 42 45 47 46 42 39 38 38 39 46 49 47
Min/Max Temp 42 48 36 49
Wind Dir NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N E SW W NW
Wind (mph) 4 4 5 5 6 8 5 8 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 3
Wind Gust (mph) 10 12 13 12 13 13
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 8.6 8.0 8.6 8.5 7.5 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.8 7.3 7.4
...Mount Hood...
Date Tuesday 09/22/26 Wednesday 09/23/26
Time (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p
Cloud Cover BK OV BK SC OV OV SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 55 80 55 35 75 70 35 35 35 40 50 30 45 40 30 35 35
Temperature 52 45 43 41 41 40 41 43 41 37 36 35 34 35 44 46 44
Min/Max Temp 39 44 31 47
Wind Dir W W W SW W W W W W W W SW SW S W W NW
Wind (mph) 9 10 12 12 12 13 11 11 12 10 9 8 8 6 3 4 5
Wind Gust (mph) 18 18 20 21 23 23 20 23 25 19 16 13 13 13
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 9.9 9.2 8.7 8.3 8.6 7.8 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.7 7.7
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain