Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 160903
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Wednesday 09/16/26 Thursday 09/17/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 35 15 20 15 20
Temperature 40 42 52 57 58 50 49 50 49 51 59 60 58 50 48 46 44
Max/Min Temp 59 48 61 44
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE W W W NW NW NW NW
Wind (mph) 11 11 3 2 1 3 8 10 10 5 3 4 4 2 4 5 5
Wind Gust (mph) 17 11 12 10 10
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) 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.8 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.1 8.5 8.4 8.3
...Mount Hood...
Date Wednesday 09/16/26 Thursday 09/17/26
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 SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL SC FW SC OV OV SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 25 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 15 45 70 80 50 45 40 35
Temperature 37 38 42 45 47 43 44 46 45 47 53 55 52 46 47 45 43
Max/Min Temp 48 43 57 43
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E NE NW W W W W W
Wind (mph) 14 16 18 13 11 11 16 16 11 6 2 3 5 6 10 12 11
Wind Gust (mph) 26 27 31 26 24 20 27 27 19 16 10 11 12 18 20 18
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) 8.6 8.9 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.1 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.7
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain