Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 181101
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FWUS46 KPQR 181101
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 AM PDT Sat Oct 18 2025
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 10/18/25 Sunday 10/19/25
Time (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a
Cloud Cover FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 25 30 60 80 90 95 100 95 100 100 100 100 95 95 80 80 70
Temperature 35 36 42 41 40 38 38 36 36 36 34 35 34 34 36 36 36
Max/Min Temp 43 34 36 34
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 9 9 5 3 3 8 17 16 17 18 18 14 11 11 10 8 5
Wind Gust (mph) 13 26 27 27 29 29 24 20 19 18 13
Precip Prob (%) 0 5 30 50 30 90 90 80 100 100 100 100 90 90 60 60 20
Precip Type S R R R R S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.02 0.34 0.93 0.52 0.46 0.23 0.04
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 1.9 1.0 0.2
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.4 4.1 1.2
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) 4.6 4.7 10.0 10.8 10.9 10.7 9.3 6.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 10/18/25 Sunday 10/19/25
Time (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a
Cloud Cover FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
Cloud Cover (%) 25 25 20 40 50 55 85 95 100 100 90 90 90 90 80 65 60
Temperature 32 33 42 43 42 39 38 37 32 32 30 29 29 30 31 31 31
Max/Min Temp 45 30 32 29
Wind Dir W SW W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 5 6 4 3 3 10 19 29 32 29 27 25 23 23 18 13 10
Wind Gust (mph) 9 31 50 50 46 41 36 34 35 31 21 16
Precip Prob (%) 0 5 5 20 30 30 70 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 50 50 10
Precip Type S R R S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 1.24 0.46 0.46 0.18 0.02
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.3 3.6 1.3 0.2
12 Hour Snow 0.0 1.7 6.9 1.5
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) 5.0 5.3 7.9 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.5 8.7 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.7
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain