Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 212105
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
204 PM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Wednesday 07/22/26 Thursday 07/23/26
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 BK BK BK SC FW CL CL SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 50 50 70 25 5 5 0 25 65 65 55 60 55 55 35 20 20
Temperature 73 70 68 68 67 71 74 75 73 70 67 63 60 57 57 60 60
Min/Max Temp 67 76 56 61
Wind Dir NW N W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W NW
Wind (mph) 6 5 5 6 8 5 4 8 11 10 6 6 5 8 8 10 10
Wind Gust (mph) 17 17 13 16 17
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 20 5 30 30 5 5 0
Precip Type R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 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) 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.4 13.4 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.6 11.8
...Mount Hood...
Date Wednesday 07/22/26 Thursday 07/23/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW SC OV BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 45 65 60 40 10 5 15 45 80 65 50 25 30 20 15 5 10
Temperature 69 66 67 67 67 69 70 71 68 65 64 61 59 56 55 57 57
Min/Max Temp 65 73 55 59
Wind Dir NE SW SW SW W SW W NW W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 8 11 12 13 13 13 11 13 18
Wind Gust (mph) 10 10 10 10 9 12 18 20 20 20 20 20 19 24 27
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 30 10 0 10 5 5 0 0 0
Precip Type T R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.5 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.1 12.6 11.9 11.0
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain