Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 202104
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Monday 09/21/26 Tuesday 09/22/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC OV BK SC BK OV OV BK SC SC FW
Cloud Cover (%) 5 5 5 5 20 35 45 75 55 45 50 80 90 70 30 35 20
Temperature 62 55 56 55 53 53 56 55 54 47 45 44 44 42 46 48 47
Min/Max Temp 52 57 42 49
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind (mph) 1 2 5 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 8 6
Wind Gust (mph) 10 12 11 13 13
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 MM MM MM MM
High End Snow MM MM MM MM
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.6 9.0 8.7 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.8 7.7
...Mount Hood...
Date Monday 09/21/26 Tuesday 09/22/26
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC BK OV BK SC SC FW
Cloud Cover (%) 0 5 5 10 25 35 45 55 60 55 40 60 75 65 35 25 10
Temperature 59 52 53 54 53 53 56 55 52 45 44 43 42 41 42 44 43
Min/Max Temp 51 57 40 46
Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 3 3 8 8 5 5 3 4 8 10 11 11 12 12 10 11 12
Wind Gust (mph) 10 13 13 16 17 19 20 20 21 20 23 24
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 MM MM MM MM
High End Snow MM MM MM MM
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.8 9.3 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.9 7.9
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain