Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 180904
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Friday 09/18/26 Saturday 09/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 25 20 20 15 15 15 10 15 40 30 25 25 30 20 15 10 10
Temperature 43 44 50 53 53 47 45 46 45 46 55 57 57 49 48 50 50
Max/Min Temp 54 43 58 48
Wind Dir NW NW W W NW N NE E NW N W W NW N N NE NE
Wind (mph) 4 4 3 5 4 2 4 5 5 4 2 3 2 3 5 6 6
Wind Gust (mph)
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) 7.6 7.6 7.6 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.7 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.8
...Mount Hood...
Date Friday 09/18/26 Saturday 09/19/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 25 20 15 20 15 15 5 10 35 20 15 20 10 20 15 20 25
Temperature 42 43 48 50 48 42 41 41 42 45 54 56 54 47 49 49 49
Max/Min Temp 51 39 57 47
Wind Dir W NW NW W W NW NW SW SW SW NW NW NW W SW SW S
Wind (mph) 11 9 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 4
Wind Gust (mph) 17 16 14 17 16 11 9 9 10 9
Precip Prob (%) 5 5 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) 8.1 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain