Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1133 PM PDT Fri May 1 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 05/02/26 Sunday 05/03/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC
Cloud Cover (%) 90 85 60 50 45 30 45 15 5 5 0 5 15 30
Temperature 47 46 48 55 59 60 56 52 50 49 54 62 65 64
Min/Max Temp 44 60 49 66
Wind Dir SE E E E SE E E E NE E N SW W NW
Wind (mph) 5 8 6 4 8 6 6 11 13 13 10 5 6 12
Wind Gust (mph) 10 17 12 12 20
Precip Prob (%) 30 30 10 20 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
Precip Type R R
6 Hour QPF 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
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.9 9.6 9.8
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 05/02/26 Sunday 05/03/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW
Cloud Cover (%) 80 80 75 70 40 65 60 60 25 20 5 5 5 10
Temperature 41 41 44 50 53 53 50 47 46 45 49 55 58 58
Min/Max Temp 39 54 45 61
Wind Dir E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E NE N
Wind (mph) 6 5 3 9 12 11 6 10 12 14 12 19 13 12
Wind Gust (mph) 12 11 9 17 19 19 12 16 19 24 21 29 21 20
Precip Prob (%) 30 40 20 20 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
Precip Type S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.01 0.02 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
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.5 9.7
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain