Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 302104
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Thursday 10/01/26 Friday 10/02/26
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 BK OV BK OV SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 40 65 75 65 75 50 45 30 55 60 40 30 45 35 35 40 35
Temperature 47 43 44 45 45 46 53 55 54 49 50 50 50 49 55 56 55
Min/Max Temp 43 56 49 57
Wind Dir NW NW W NW W NW W W N N N N NW NW W NW NW
Wind (mph) 2 3 3 5 8 5 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 5 2 3 2
Wind Gust (mph)
Precip Prob (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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 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) 10.3 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.2 9.1 9.4 9.1 9.6 9.6
...Mount Hood...
Date Thursday 10/01/26 Friday 10/02/26
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 OV BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 25 50 70 60 60 30 15 10 50 40 20 35 45 45 30 25 30
Temperature 46 42 43 44 44 45 51 52 51 46 46 47 47 48 53 54 52
Min/Max Temp 42 54 46 56
Wind Dir W W W W NW W W W S S SW SW W W W NW NW
Wind (mph) 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 4 6 6 6 5 2 4 4
Wind Gust (mph) 13 10 9 8 12 11
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 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) 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.6 9.5 9.8 9.7
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain