Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 152104
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Sunday 08/16/26 Monday 08/17/26
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 BK OV OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW SC
Cloud Cover (%) 65 65 70 80 85 65 40 45 55 75 85 85 55 30 20 20 30
Temperature 58 55 52 52 52 52 57 59 59 54 53 52 53 55 60 62 60
Min/Max Temp 50 60 51 62
Wind Dir W W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N W W NW
Wind (mph) 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 6
Wind Gust (mph)
Precip Prob (%) 5 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) 11.3 10.8 10.0 9.4 8.6 8.2 8.2 8.5 9.3 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.3
...Mount Hood...
Date Sunday 08/16/26 Monday 08/17/26
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 BK BK OV OV SC FW FW OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC BK
Cloud Cover (%) 20 60 60 85 85 40 10 15 70 85 90 85 50 30 40 45 60
Temperature 57 53 51 51 51 52 57 59 57 52 53 53 53 57 60 60 58
Min/Max Temp 50 60 51 62
Wind Dir SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W
Wind (mph) 6 8 8 6 5 6 4 6 8 6 5 5 4 5 3 5 9
Wind Gust (mph) 13 14 11 16 17 11 10 9 16 18
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) 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.7 9.1 9.2 9.7 10.1 10.2 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.8 11.3 11.1
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain