Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 122104
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Thursday 08/13/26 Friday 08/14/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 40 40 35 30 25 15 15 45 40 15 10 10 25 30 20 20 20
Temperature 54 52 51 51 50 51 57 60 58 56 55 54 54 54 58 60 60
Min/Max Temp 49 61 53 61
Wind Dir NW NW N N NE NE NW NW NW N N NE W W W W NW
Wind (mph) 10 11 9 6 6 4 3 4 5 6 6 3 3 3 5 6 4
Wind Gust (mph) 17 17 14 12 11
Precip Prob (%) 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 20 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0
Precip Type R
6 Hour QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.12 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) 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.3
...Mount Hood...
Date Thursday 08/13/26 Friday 08/14/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW BK BK SC
Cloud Cover (%) 20 35 35 40 35 10 25 50 45 15 10 20 35 5 55 55 40
Temperature 50 48 49 50 49 53 56 57 56 54 54 53 53 56 58 58 57
Min/Max Temp 47 60 51 60
Wind Dir W NW W SE N E E E N W SW SW W W NW NW NW
Wind (mph) 13 13 9 8 6 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 4
Wind Gust (mph) 24 23 16 9 10 13 11 10 10 9 10 11 11
Precip Prob (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 5
Precip Type R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.9 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.9
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain