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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
212 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Wednesday 04/29/26                      Thursday 04/30/26
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        BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC
Cloud Cover (%)    60   50   40   25   25   10    5    5   20    5    5   15   45   55   45   35   35
Temperature        35   35   33   32   31   36   43   47   47   45   41   40   39   44   52   55   55
Min/Max Temp                           31                  49                  39                  57
Wind Dir           NW   NW   NW   NW    N    E   SE   SE    N   NW    N   NE   NE   NE   SE    W   NW
Wind (mph)         13   11    8    5    5    4    4    8   12   10    9   11   11    9    8   10   11
Wind Gust (mph)    21   19   13                       16   19   16             17   14   14   16   17
Precip Prob (%)     5    5    0    0    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)  5.1  5.1  4.9  4.8  4.8  5.1  5.8  6.8  7.5  7.4  6.9  6.6  6.4  6.5  6.8  7.3  7.8


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Wednesday 04/29/26                      Thursday 04/30/26
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        BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
Cloud Cover (%)    65   35   35   30   25   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   35   45   50   35   35
Temperature        33   30   29   27   27   32   39   42   44   39   35   34   34   39   46   50   50
Min/Max Temp                           26                  45                  33                  52
Wind Dir            W    W    W    W   NW   NE    E    E   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E   NE    N
Wind (mph)         24   20   13   10    8    5   10   13   14   10   11   11   11   11   14   12   13
Wind Gust (mph)    33   29   19   16   13   11   18   21   23   17   18   18   18   18   23   21   21
Precip Prob (%)     5    0    0    0    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)  5.3  4.9  4.8  4.8  4.7  5.1  6.1  6.7  6.8  6.6  6.5  6.2  6.4  6.5  6.9  7.3  7.6

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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