Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 220903
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 08/22/26 Sunday 08/23/26
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 OV SC SC FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 75 50 30 15 20 45 80 80 90 75 55 40 25 10 10 10 10
Temperature 54 52 53 56 55 51 50 50 49 48 49 53 54 51 49 49 49
Max/Min Temp 57 48 55 48
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N
Wind (mph) 5 8 6 9 8 6 5 11 9 6 4 5 6 5 10 9 10
Wind Gust (mph) 13 16 13 11 18 16 13 11 12 14
Precip Prob (%) 10 5 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 12.3 11.2 10.6 9.5 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.9 9.7 9.7 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.2 10.1
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 08/22/26 Sunday 08/23/26
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 CL FW FW SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 50 20 5 10 10 30 55 50 45 35 15 10 5 10 5 10 10
Temperature 53 54 54 55 53 48 49 48 47 47 48 52 53 48 49 50 48
Max/Min Temp 57 45 55 47
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NE
Wind (mph) 10 11 11 14 20 21 20 18 14 11 6 8 8 4 4 5 9
Wind Gust (mph) 17 18 20 26 32 36 33 31 27 21 17 18 16 11 14
Precip Prob (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 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) 12.4 10.8 9.9 9.2 9.3 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.7 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.8 10.1
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain