Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 281830
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1129 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Tuesday 09/29/26 Wednesday 09/30/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC FW FW SC
Cloud Cover (%) 45 50 40 60 70 85 85 90 95 90 70 45 35 45 20 25 40
Temperature 46 40 41 41 40 40 39 43 44 44 45 44 40 39 44 48 48
Min/Max Temp 38 45 39 49
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W
Wind (mph) 4 2 2 5 6 8 5 3 2 4 6 6 6 5 1 1 1
Wind Gust (mph) 10 14 12 11 13 12
Precip Prob (%) 5 5 5 5 10 30 40 60 70 40 20 0 5 5 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.11 0.01 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) 6.9 10.1 11.1 10.9 10.5 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.2 9.3 7.0 6.6 5.8 6.4 9.0 9.6
...Mount Hood...
Date Tuesday 09/29/26 Wednesday 09/30/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW SC
Cloud Cover (%) 10 45 30 55 60 50 65 70 70 80 80 80 65 45 20 15 25
Temperature 42 36 36 37 37 38 40 40 40 41 44 45 43 40 42 46 46
Min/Max Temp 35 45 39 48
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 10 9 11 13 14 13 13 12 12 14 17 13 10 6 2 2 3
Wind Gust (mph) 20 16 17 20 24 23 26 26 26 29 31 27 19 10 9
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 30 40 50 20 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 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) 7.0 9.9 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.2 11.5 11.7 11.2 10.6 10.5 9.5 8.8 7.9 8.7 10.0 10.2
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain