Avalanche Weather Guidance
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Sat Sep 5 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Saturday 09/05/26                       Sunday 09/06/26
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   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    25   40   60   75   60   30   50   45   75   60   65   65   70   55   45   55   55
Temperature        40   41   45   46   47   43   41   42   42   44   49   49   47   44   43   42   42
Max/Min Temp                           49                  41                  50                  41
Wind Dir            E   NE    E    N   NW    N   NE   SE    E   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
Wind (mph)          4    5    2    1    0    2    5    6    5    3    1    2    2    3    5    6    8
Wind Gust (mph)                                                  9              8                  13
Precip Prob (%)     5    5   30   60   30    5    0    0    0    5   10   30   30   30   20   20   10
Precip Type                   T    R    R                                  R    R    R    R    R
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.09      0.08      0.00      0.00      0.15      0.02      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)  7.3  7.3  7.4  7.8  7.7  7.6  7.5  7.5  7.5  7.6  7.9  8.2  8.2  8.2  7.7  7.7  7.5


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Saturday 09/05/26                       Sunday 09/06/26
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   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    55   45   55   65   65   50   55   45   90   75   85   85   80   75   55   65   60
Temperature        37   37   37   39   43   39   39   39   39   40   41   39   39   38   41   40   40
Max/Min Temp                           44                  37                  44                  37
Wind Dir           SE   SE    E   SE    S   SW   SW   SW   SE   NE   NE   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)          3    3    3    2    1    1    3    4    3    3    1    1    2    5   10   14   20
Wind Gust (mph)               9   11              9                   9   10    9        17   25   35
Precip Prob (%)    20   10   30   40   30   10    5    5   20   10   40   60   50   50   20   20   10
Precip Type         S         S    T    S                   S         S    S    S    S    R    R
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.11      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.20      0.07      0.00
6 Hour Snow                 0.0       0.3       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.2       0.0
12 Hour Snow                          0.3                 0.1                 0.5                 0.2
 Low End Snow                         0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                        0.8                 0.1                 0.5                 0.2
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  7.4  7.3  7.6  7.9  7.9  7.8  7.8  7.6  7.6  7.7  8.0  8.2  8.2  8.3  8.3  7.8  7.6

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     Thunderstorms
 R     Rain
 S     Snow
 I     Sleet
 Z     Freezing Rain