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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
204 AM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Friday 04/03/26                         Saturday 04/04/26                  
Time (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   

Cloud Cover        SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV
Cloud Cover (%)    40   50   40   20   10   15    0    0    5    5   10   20   25   50   60   60   70
Temperature        24   27   34   37   38   35   33   32   32   36   45   49   51   45   42   39   38
Max/Min Temp                           38                  30                  52                  38
Wind Dir            W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW    E    S   SW   SW   SW   SE   SE    E
Wind (mph)          8    6    3    5    9    8   10   11   10   10    5    5    8   10   14   17   18
Wind Gust (mph)                   13   17        16        17   16   11   13   13   17   21   24   26
Precip Prob (%)     0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type                                                                                          
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)  2.1  2.1  3.1  4.0  4.5  4.6  5.0  5.0  5.0  4.9  5.2  6.1  6.7  6.7  6.5  6.7  6.8


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Friday 04/03/26                         Saturday 04/04/26                  
Time (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   

Cloud Cover        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    10   15   15    5    5   10    5    5   25   10   10   10   15   35   60   65   60
Temperature        20   25   34   36   36   32   30   31   29   34   43   46   46   41   37   36   35
Max/Min Temp                           37                  29                  47                  34
Wind Dir           SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SE   SE    S    S    S   SE
Wind (mph)         12   10    8   10   13    9    9   10   11   12   13   13   16   14   17   18   19
Wind Gust (mph)    18   16   14   18   21   14   16   16   17   19   21   23   24   23   25   27   27
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type                                                                                          
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)  2.4  2.5  4.0  5.2  5.7  5.6  5.7  5.8  5.8  5.7  6.3  6.9  7.2  7.0  7.1  7.1  7.0

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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