Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 290903
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Tuesday 09/29/26 Wednesday 09/30/26
Time (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a
Cloud Cover OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK SC FW SC OV SC SC BK BK
Cloud Cover (%) 80 80 85 85 90 90 80 45 65 45 15 30 70 45 45 55 55
Temperature 39 40 39 43 44 44 46 45 41 39 44 48 47 42 43 44 44
Max/Min Temp 46 39 48 41
Wind Dir W SW SW SW W W W W NW NW W W NW NW W W W
Wind (mph) 8 9 6 3 2 3 6 6 5 3 1 2 1 2 3 6 8
Wind Gust (mph) 13 14 13 12 11 9
Precip Prob (%) 10 40 50 60 80 80 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.01 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) 10.7 10.8 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.2 9.6 7.4 6.6 5.9 7.2 8.3 9.2 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.2
...Mount Hood...
Date Tuesday 09/29/26 Wednesday 09/30/26
Time (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a
Cloud Cover BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 60 70 65 60 55 80 80 80 80 60 20 25 50 40 45 50 45
Temperature 36 38 40 41 40 41 44 45 45 42 42 45 45 40 41 41 42
Max/Min Temp 44 40 47 40
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W SW
Wind (mph) 16 14 12 13 12 13 14 13 8 4 2 3 3 3 5 5 6
Wind Gust (mph) 25 24 25 27 26 24 28 25 17 12 10 12 10
Precip Prob (%) 0 5 5 5 30 30 40 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 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) 10.8 10.6 10.7 11.4 11.3 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.6 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.8
$$
--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain