Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 031201
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 AM PST Sat Jan 3 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 01/03/26 Sunday 01/04/26
Time (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a
Cloud Cover OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 85 75 70 80 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 80
Temperature 32 32 33 32 32 31 32 32 30 29 29 28 28 28 28 27
Max/Min Temp 34 29 33 27
Wind Dir S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W
Wind (mph) 17 16 13 14 18 20 24 24 23 19 16 13 14 12 11 10
Wind Gust (mph) 27 26 24 25 31 35 41 41 37 33 27 24 24 21 19 17
Precip Prob (%) 100 70 20 20 50 90 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 70
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.51 0.16 0.67 1.03 0.75 0.60 0.34 0.15
6 Hour Snow 2.2 0.9 3.4 6.5 5.5 5.7 3.5 1.8
12 Hour Snow 3.1 9.9 11.2 5.3
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) 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 01/03/26 Sunday 01/04/26
Time (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a
Cloud Cover OV SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 75 50 65 85 100 100 80 100 100 95 95 95 95 90 90 80
Temperature 27 28 29 28 28 28 28 27 23 23 24 23 24 24 24 23
Max/Min Temp 30 22 28 22
Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W
Wind (mph) 11 11 11 12 14 19 24 27 26 20 16 12 13 16 16 14
Wind Gust (mph) 19 20 20 20 25 33 41 44 41 34 28 21 24 26 26 25
Precip Prob (%) 100 50 5 40 50 100 100 70 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 70
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.22 0.10 0.43 0.69 0.66 0.23 0.18 0.09
6 Hour Snow 1.8 0.8 3.7 6.7 7.1 2.9 2.3 1.4
12 Hour Snow 2.6 10.4 10.0 3.7
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) 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.9
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain