Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 252104
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 09/26/26 Sunday 09/27/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 85 75 70 70 60 45 35 50 85 75 75 55 35 20 20 25 15
Temperature 39 35 35 35 34 35 39 43 43 38 38 37 36 37 46 48 47
Min/Max Temp 34 44 36 49
Wind Dir W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW
Wind (mph) 10 8 5 4 5 6 3 1 2 5 9 10 10 8 2 1 2
Wind Gust (mph) 20 14 12
Precip Prob (%) 50 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type S R
6 Hour QPF 0.04 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) 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.1 6.6 7.0
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 09/26/26 Sunday 09/27/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC SC FW BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 80 85 80 65 50 25 15 50 80 90 70 40 45 40 25 20 15
Temperature 33 31 31 31 31 31 35 39 39 34 32 31 31 33 39 42 42
Min/Max Temp 28 41 29 44
Wind Dir W W W W NW N NE E E E E E E E E NE NE
Wind (mph) 19 17 16 6 5 4 2 3 3 8 12 13 13 12 8 3 3
Wind Gust (mph) 37 31 29 11 10 16 23 24 23 21 16 12 10
Precip Prob (%) 60 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type S S
6 Hour QPF 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 2.0 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) 6.4 5.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.1 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.9 7.0 7.2
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain