Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 182104
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 09/19/26 Sunday 09/20/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC BK FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
Cloud Cover (%) 10 5 25 25 35 30 25 35 55 20 15 5 10 5 5 5 5
Temperature 51 48 46 46 45 46 55 57 57 50 50 51 51 52 59 62 60
Min/Max Temp 44 58 49 62
Wind Dir NW N N N NW NW SW W NW NE E E E NE W W NW
Wind (mph) 5 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 2
Wind Gust (mph)
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 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) 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 9.0 9.1
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 09/19/26 Sunday 09/20/26
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 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Cloud Cover (%) 15 10 5 15 25 5 10 15 45 50 25 15 20 10 0 5 5
Temperature 48 44 42 41 42 45 54 56 54 47 48 48 48 49 57 59 57
Min/Max Temp 40 58 47 61
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW SE SW SW W N SE S S S S NE N N
Wind (mph) 6 6 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 2 2 3
Wind Gust (mph) 13 8 9 11 9
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 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) 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.6
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain