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 Thu Jul 30 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Friday 07/31/26 Saturday 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV SC
Cloud Cover (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 15 40 50 75 75 40
Temperature 57 54 49 49 48 53 61 65 64 60 54 52 49 50 49 50 48
Min/Max Temp 47 66 48 50
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW SW W W NW NW W W SW SW W W
Wind (mph) 8 8 6 6 8 4 3 5 8 6 4 4 6 10 12 13 13
Wind Gust (mph) 12 16 20 23 23
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 60 60 10
Precip Type R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
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) 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.9 11.0 11.1 10.9 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.6 10.9 10.4 9.0 8.3 7.8
...Mount Hood...
Date Friday 07/31/26 Saturday 08/01/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 25 35 15 25 30 35
Temperature 54 51 49 48 47 53 61 65 62 57 54 51 49 50 49 49 47
Min/Max Temp 45 65 48 51
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW S SW SW W SW SW W W W W W
Wind (mph) 11 9 8 8 6 4 3 4 10 12 14 16 18 18 20 23 26
Wind Gust (mph) 20 17 12 9 13 19 21 23 25 26 27 31 34 40
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5
Precip Type S S
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) 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.0 11.4 12.0 12.0 11.5 10.9 10.9 11.1 9.7 8.7 8.6
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain