Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 150904
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Wednesday 07/15/26 Thursday 07/16/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 20 5 0 20 5 10 40 35 70 65 65 60 70 40 40 35 40
Temperature 55 59 63 65 65 62 59 57 54 51 49 51 52 51 49 47 46
Max/Min Temp 66 49 53 46
Wind Dir SW SW S SW N E SE E E SW SW W W W NW NW W
Wind (mph) 3 3 5 6 8 9 6 3 6 9 9 10 10 10 4 4 4
Wind Gust (mph) 16 12 14 14 16 16 17
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 60 50 30 20 10 10 5 5 0
Precip Type R R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.03 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) 10.4 11.0 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.7 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.6 9.7 8.9 8.6 8.9 8.7
...Mount Hood...
Date Wednesday 07/15/26 Thursday 07/16/26
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 FW CL FW FW OV BK BK OV BK FW SC SC BK FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 15 5 10 20 70 55 60 70 55 25 30 30 55 15 10 10 10
Temperature 56 59 61 63 61 57 56 55 52 49 48 49 50 47 45 42 40
Max/Min Temp 65 48 52 40
Wind Dir SW S SE SE SE S SE SE E W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 4 2 4 4 5 6 6 6 9 10 11 17 23 25 18 12 9
Wind Gust (mph) 11 13 11 12 16 17 21 27 34 36 27 19 14
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 10 60 30 40 60 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.05 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) 11.2 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.1 11.8 11.4 10.6 9.6 9.2 9.5 9.2
$$
--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain