Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 162301
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FWUS46 KPQR 162301
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Thursday 10/16/25 Friday 10/17/25
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 BK SC OV OV OV OV OV FW FW FW FW FW SC
Cloud Cover (%) 60 50 75 75 80 85 70 25 20 15 25 20 30
Temperature 41 38 40 40 39 39 37 38 37 34 34 35 35
Max/Min Temp 44 37 40 32
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind (mph) 4 3 4 4 5 8 8 8 6 4 3 6 9
Wind Gust (mph) 10 13 14 14 12
Precip Prob (%) 5 5 10 30 30 60 20 0 5 5 0 0 5
Precip Type R R R R S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 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
Snow Level (kft) 8.0 9.4 8.9 8.4 7.9 7.3 6.1 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.8
...Mount Hood...
Date Thursday 10/16/25 Friday 10/17/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 60 65 75 80 85 75 60 35 20 15 20 15 25
Temperature 38 36 37 37 36 37 35 35 33 32 32 32 32
Max/Min Temp 42 34 38 29
Wind Dir NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW
Wind (mph) 9 11 14 17 16 14 13 13 12 10 6 5 5
Wind Gust (mph) 14 21 24 25 23 21 23 19
Precip Prob (%) 5 5 0 5 10 30 20 5 5 5 0 0 0
Precip Type S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 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
Snow Level (kft) 7.4 9.0 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.4 6.4 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.7 5.3
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain