Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1129 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Tuesday 09/15/26 Wednesday 09/16/26
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 SC SC OV BK OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 30 45 75 65 80 80 55 45 50 30 10 25 5 10 5 15 5
Temperature 45 40 40 40 41 41 44 45 44 42 42 41 41 42 53 57 56
Min/Max Temp 39 45 40 57
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE N NE N NW
Wind (mph) 3 3 4 5 5 4 2 3 2 4 8 9 10 10 2 1 2
Wind Gust (mph) 14 16 16 9
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 5 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 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) 7.5 7.7 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.1 8.2 8.6 9.0
...Mount Hood...
Date Tuesday 09/15/26 Wednesday 09/16/26
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 CL FW SC BK OV OV OV BK SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 5 10 35 55 75 70 75 55 45 50 25 35 20 25 10 10 5
Temperature 42 36 34 35 36 39 39 40 39 37 37 38 38 40 43 46 48
Min/Max Temp 33 41 36 48
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W NE E E E E E E E
Wind (mph) 5 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 3 2 4 6 10 12 17 10 9
Wind Gust (mph) 13 10 13 11 14 17 20 29 24 19
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 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 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) 7.7 7.2 7.5 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.7 8.4 8.6 8.9 9.0
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain