Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 211831
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1130 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 08/22/26 Sunday 08/23/26
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 OV OV OV BK OV SC SC CL FW BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW
Cloud Cover (%) 95 95 85 60 75 50 30 5 25 55 85 85 90 75 40 30 15
Temperature 63 60 60 57 55 52 52 55 55 51 50 50 50 48 49 54 55
Min/Max Temp 52 56 48 56
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W NW
Wind (mph) 2 1 2 5 5 8 6 9 6 6 6 11 10 8 4 5 6
Wind Gust (mph) 12 14 13 16 18 17 13 12
Precip Prob (%) 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0
Precip Type T T
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 11.7 10.8 9.5 9.4 9.3 8.9 8.8 9.1 8.9 8.9 9.2 9.4
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 08/22/26 Sunday 08/23/26
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 OV OV OV BK BK FW CL CL FW SC SC SC BK SC FW CL CL
Cloud Cover (%) 95 95 85 65 60 15 0 0 15 35 40 40 50 30 5 5 5
Temperature 62 58 60 56 54 54 53 54 53 48 48 48 47 47 49 53 54
Min/Max Temp 52 57 45 56
Wind Dir SW S SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 4 6 9 11 11 11 11 14 21 20 18 16 14 12 8 8 8
Wind Gust (mph) 11 12 14 19 18 18 20 26 36 36 29 28 25 19 14 18 17
Precip Prob (%) 20 30 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type T T T T
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) 12.8 12.6 12.8 12.6 12.3 11.4 10.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.5
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain