Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 220630
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1129 PM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 08/22/26 Sunday 08/23/26
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 OV SC SC FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK SC FW
Cloud Cover (%) 40 75 50 30 15 20 45 80 80 90 75 55 40 25
Temperature 56 54 52 53 56 55 51 50 50 49 48 49 53 54
Min/Max Temp 52 57 48 55
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
Wind (mph) 5 5 8 6 9 8 6 5 11 9 6 4 5 6
Wind Gust (mph) 13 16 13 11 18 16 13 11 12
Precip Prob (%) 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 20 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
6 Hour Snow 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
Snow Level (kft) 12.4 12.3 11.2 10.6 9.5 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.9 9.7 9.7 9.8
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 08/22/26 Sunday 08/23/26
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 SC FW CL FW FW SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 55 50 20 5 10 10 30 55 50 45 35 15 10 5
Temperature 56 53 54 54 55 53 48 49 48 47 47 48 52 53
Min/Max Temp 52 57 45 55
Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW
Wind (mph) 11 10 11 11 14 20 21 20 18 14 11 6 8 8
Wind Gust (mph) 19 17 18 20 26 32 36 33 31 27 21 17 18 16
Precip Prob (%) 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type
6 Hour QPF 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
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
Snow Level (kft) 12.6 12.4 10.8 9.9 9.2 9.3 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.7 9.4 9.6 9.7
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain