Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 180903
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Tuesday 08/18/26 Wednesday 08/19/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 45 45 40 35 35 40 20 20 35 30 55 35 40 20 25 25 15
Temperature 51 52 57 60 59 54 51 50 50 51 56 60 60 56 53 53 51
Max/Min Temp 60 49 61 51
Wind Dir NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW N N N
Wind (mph) 4 4 5 8 8 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 6
Wind Gust (mph) 13
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 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) 9.6 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.5 10.2 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.7
...Mount Hood...
Date Tuesday 08/18/26 Wednesday 08/19/26
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 15 10 5 5 5 10 10 15 35 40 40 20 10 30 15 20 15
Temperature 50 53 56 58 57 52 51 49 49 51 57 60 60 54 54 53 52
Max/Min Temp 60 47 62 51
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 10 10 10 11 13 11 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 6 6 6 6
Wind Gust (mph) 16 17 18 21 25 20 16 13 14 16 17 17 12 12
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 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) 10.3 10.2 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.3 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.5
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain