Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 272104
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Monday 09/28/26 Tuesday 09/29/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 15 10 5 10 30 35 30 30 60 60 50 60 70 75 80 85 90
Temperature 50 43 40 40 38 38 45 47 48 43 41 40 40 40 39 43 45
Min/Max Temp 38 49 39 45
Wind Dir NE E W W NW NW W W W W W SW SW S S SW SW
Wind (mph) 2 3 5 5 6 4 3 4 2 1 2 5 6 8 5 3 1
Wind Gust (mph) 10 9 13 12 9 6
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 70 70 70
Precip Type R R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.08
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) 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.4 5.7 6.7 7.6 10.2 10.7 10.6 10.2 9.3 10.9 10.9 10.5
...Mount Hood...
Date Monday 09/28/26 Tuesday 09/29/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV
Cloud Cover (%) 10 10 5 10 20 25 5 25 40 45 40 65 70 60 55 60 70
Temperature 44 39 36 35 33 34 42 43 43 39 37 37 36 38 40 40 41
Min/Max Temp 32 47 35 45
Wind Dir NE N NW W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W
Wind (mph) 2 3 3 5 5 6 5 6 6 9 11 12 13 12 12 12 11
Wind Gust (mph) 9 9 11 18 18 20 21 21 25 26 24
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 60
Precip Type S R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
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) 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.3 9.9 10.7 10.8 10.5 9.7 10.7 11.3 10.9
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain