Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 302104
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Monday 08/31/26 Tuesday 09/01/26
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 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK
Cloud Cover (%) 20 15 5 25 35 15 10 15 40 50 30 40 40 65 45 45 65
Temperature 50 46 45 46 47 51 60 63 62 54 53 52 49 48 50 50 49
Min/Max Temp 45 64 48 51
Wind Dir N N NE SE SE SE SE S SW W S SW SW W SW W W
Wind (mph) 5 4 8 8 9 10 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 8 6
Wind Gust (mph) 11 13 11 11 12
Precip Prob (%) 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 50
Precip Type R
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) 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.5 9.8 9.3 9.4 10.0 10.2 9.8 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.3
...Mount Hood...
Date Monday 08/31/26 Tuesday 09/01/26
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 FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK
Cloud Cover (%) 5 15 5 25 35 5 0 5 50 60 50 45 60 50 30 30 70
Temperature 50 44 46 46 46 50 57 60 59 52 52 51 48 49 50 49 45
Min/Max Temp 44 62 47 51
Wind Dir SW W SW S SW SE S SW W W SW SW W W W W W
Wind (mph) 5 2 4 8 9 12 9 3 3 4 5 6 9 10 9 12 17
Wind Gust (mph) 12 13 16 20 18 12 9 12 16 17 24 28
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 50
Precip Type S
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) 9.7 10.3 10.2 9.8 9.3 9.0 9.7 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.6
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain