Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 120904
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 09/12/26 Sunday 09/13/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
Cloud Cover (%) 85 80 65 80 85 90 95 95 95 100 95 95 90 75 70 65 65
Temperature 44 44 48 49 44 41 41 41 40 39 38 41 43 41 40 40 40
Max/Min Temp 49 37 43 38
Wind Dir S SE SE S SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W NW
Wind (mph) 4 3 3 5 2 3 4 9 16 14 9 5 5 4 5 5 5
Wind Gust (mph) 9 16 26 26 20 13 11 10 11
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 40 90 80 80 90 100 90 20 30 30 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R S R R R R R S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.32 0.39 0.14 0.03 0.00
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.1 0.2 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) 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.6 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.6 7.3 7.7 7.5 7.1 6.6 6.6 6.6
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 09/12/26 Sunday 09/13/26
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 OV BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC BK
Cloud Cover (%) 80 55 45 65 90 85 80 90 95 90 90 95 65 70 55 45 55
Temperature 40 40 46 44 38 34 35 35 33 32 29 32 34 35 36 36 34
Max/Min Temp 46 29 36 32
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 3 4 4 3 4 9 12 21 27 25 19 16 14 14 19 18 14
Wind Gust (mph) 12 13 13 17 24 41 52 46 37 32 29 29 33 31 26
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 30 80 70 70 70 50 60 80 50 20 20 0 0 0
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.17 0.22 0.07 0.01 0.00
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.0 1.6 1.9 0.1
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) 7.2 7.2 7.5 8.3 8.2 7.4 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.6
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain