Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 162104
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Thursday 09/17/26 Friday 09/18/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Cloud Cover (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 10 5 10 10 10 40 15 10 10 5
Temperature 58 50 50 50 51 51 59 60 59 50 49 47 44 44 49 52 52
Min/Max Temp 49 61 43 53
Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE N W W NW NW NW W NW W W W
Wind (mph) 1 3 6 9 10 9 2 4 3 2 3 5 4 3 3 4 3
Wind Gust (mph) 10 9
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 MM MM MM MM
High End Snow MM MM MM MM
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 9.3 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.3 8.9 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.8 8.7 8.8
...Mount Hood...
Date Thursday 09/17/26 Friday 09/18/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Cloud Cover (%) 5 5 5 5 20 25 20 40 40 45 20 20 30 15 5 10 5
Temperature 47 43 44 46 45 48 54 56 53 47 47 45 43 43 47 49 47
Min/Max Temp 43 57 42 50
Wind Dir E E E E E E NE NW W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 11 11 16 17 12 10 3 2 5 8 11 12 11 9 8 6 6
Wind Gust (mph) 23 19 26 27 20 17 9 10 12 13 18 18 17 16 16 18 17
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 MM MM MM MM
High End Snow MM MM MM MM
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 9.5 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.6 9.5 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.8
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain