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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1105 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Thursday 07/16/26                       Friday 07/17/26
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   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL
Cloud Cover (%)    10   35   80   55   60   65   60   60   20   15   20   25   30   25    0    0    5
Temperature        65   62   59   58   55   51   50   52   53   51   49   48   46   47   52   56   57
Min/Max Temp                           49                  54                  45                  58
Wind Dir            N   NE    E    E    E    E    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)          8   10    8    4    4    9    6    9    9    6    3    3    3    3    8    9   10
Wind Gust (mph)         16   13             14   12   16   14   14                            14   16
Precip Prob (%)     5    5   20   40   40   50   30   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type                   R    R    R    R    R                                                  
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.04      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) 11.5 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.8 11.0  8.9  8.4  8.1  8.1  8.3  8.4  9.2  9.4  9.7


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Thursday 07/16/26                       Friday 07/17/26
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   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL
Cloud Cover (%)    70   55   60   75   50   30   30   35   10   15   15    5   15    0    0    0    5
Temperature        62   57   56   55   53   49   49   49   51   48   46   43   41   46   51   55   54
Min/Max Temp                           48                  53                  41                  57
Wind Dir            S    E    E    E    E   SE    S   SW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)          5    6    6    6    8   11    9   13   23   23   14   11    9    8    8   10   14
Wind Gust (mph)    12   13             13   18   17   24   35   36   26   19   14   13   14   20   24
Precip Prob (%)    60   30   40   60   30   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type         R    R    R    R    R                                                            
6 Hour QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.01      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) 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.1 11.7 10.6  9.6  9.0  8.9  8.9  8.8  8.7  9.1  9.5  9.6

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     Thunderstorms
 R     Rain
 S     Snow
 I     Sleet
 Z     Freezing Rain