Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 152104
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Wednesday 09/16/26 Thursday 09/17/26
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 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 60 35 20 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 15 10
Temperature 44 42 41 40 40 42 52 56 57 50 49 49 49 50 58 59 58
Min/Max Temp 40 58 48 60
Wind Dir N NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N W W W
Wind (mph) 2 4 8 9 11 11 4 2 1 4 8 10 10 8 2 4 4
Wind Gust (mph) 14 17 11 6 13 10
Precip Prob (%) 10 5 5 5 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 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.5
...Mount Hood...
Date Wednesday 09/16/26 Thursday 09/17/26
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 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 70 75 60 45 40 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 25 25 40 35
Temperature 38 36 37 37 37 38 41 44 47 42 43 44 44 46 53 54 52
Min/Max Temp 35 48 42 56
Wind Dir SW SE E E E E E E E E E E SE W NW NW W
Wind (mph) 2 2 5 10 13 18 19 12 10 11 13 12 10 9 2 2 4
Wind Gust (mph) 10 12 19 24 29 32 26 24 23 25 26 18 16 8 11 12
Precip Prob (%) 20 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Precip Type S
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 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.8 9.9 9.9
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain