Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 150335
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 08/15/26 Sunday 08/16/26
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 OV SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC BK
Cloud Cover (%) 50 75 65 70 50 55 70 70 70 80 90 60 35 40 55
Temperature 54 54 53 53 55 57 59 56 53 53 52 53 58 60 60
Min/Max Temp 52 59 51 61
Wind Dir SE S S S S SW W S SW SW W W W W NW
Wind (mph) 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
Wind Gust (mph)
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 5 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
High End Snow 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) 9.7 10.5 10.8 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.4 9.6 8.7 8.4 8.3 8.9 9.0 9.2
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 08/15/26 Sunday 08/16/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC BK SC SC BK OV OV FW FW SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 80 75 70 60 35 55 35 50 60 90 80 20 20 30 40
Temperature 56 55 54 55 55 56 57 53 53 53 52 54 58 59 57
Min/Max Temp 52 59 51 61
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
Wind (mph) 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 5 5 4 4 6 9
Wind Gust (mph) 12 13 14 12 11 13 17 17
Precip Prob (%) 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Precip Type T R
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
High End Snow 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) 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.6 10.1 10.3 10.3
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain