Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 030001
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FWUS46 KPQR 030001
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 PM PST Fri Jan 2 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 01/03/26 Sunday 01/04/26
Time (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a
Cloud Cover OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 95 85 80 65 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 85
Temperature 33 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 31 30 29 29 30 30 30
Max/Min Temp 34 31 33 27
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind (mph) 19 17 17 16 18 24 25 27 26 24 19 14 12 12 12 11 10
Wind Gust (mph) 29 26 31 31 32 42 49 58 52 47 32 27 21 21 20 19 17
Precip Prob (%) 90 80 40 20 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 70
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.42 0.15 0.43 0.76 0.47 0.34 0.31 0.22
6 Hour Snow 1.6 0.8 2.1 4.4 3.2 2.6 2.7 1.9
12 Hour Snow 2.4 6.5 5.8 4.6
Low End Snow MM MM MM MM
High End Snow MM MM MM MM
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 6.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 01/03/26 Sunday 01/04/26
Time (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a
Cloud Cover OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 95 75 60 60 95 95 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 90 90 85
Temperature 29 27 28 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 25 25 24 25 25 25 24
Max/Min Temp 30 24 29 22
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 16 12 13 13 14 19 25 31 32 29 19 16 12 13 13 13 13
Wind Gust (mph) 25 20 26 25 27 37 49 61 58 51 33 28 23 21 23 23 21
Precip Prob (%) 90 40 20 20 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 80
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.16 0.06 0.23 0.49 0.32 0.17 0.13 0.09
6 Hour Snow 1.2 0.5 1.8 4.4 3.2 1.8 1.4 1.0
12 Hour Snow 1.7 6.2 5.0 2.4
Low End Snow MM MM MM MM
High End Snow MM MM MM MM
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain