Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 300903
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Thursday 07/30/26 Friday 07/31/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 10 10 10 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 15
Temperature 44 47 53 57 57 53 49 48 48 54 61 65 64 59 53 51 49
Max/Min Temp 58 47 66 49
Wind Dir W SW W W W NW W W NW NW W W W NW NW NW W
Wind (mph) 3 3 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 3 4 6 9 9 5 4 4
Wind Gust (mph) 13 9 14
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 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) 7.7 7.5 8.7 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.5 11.4 10.6 11.0 10.5 10.9 11.2
...Mount Hood...
Date Thursday 07/30/26 Friday 07/31/26
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 FW CL SC SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 10 5 5 45 30 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10
Temperature 44 48 53 56 54 51 48 48 46 53 60 64 62 56 53 50 48
Max/Min Temp 57 45 65 48
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW W
Wind (mph) 8 8 8 10 11 10 8 8 6 4 4 6 11 12 14 14 17
Wind Gust (mph) 13 13 14 19 20 18 13 12 10 12 16 19 20 21 20 24
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 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) 8.4 8.6 9.4 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.3 11.1 11.2
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain