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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
206 PM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Saturday 04/25/26                       Sunday 04/26/26
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        SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    40   20   25   10    5   10   10   50   45   25   15   10   15   10   40   50   55
Temperature        40   36   32   31   30   33   39   41   40   37   33   33   31   36   43   44   43
Min/Max Temp                           30                  43                  31                  45
Wind Dir            N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NW    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE    W   NW   NW
Wind (mph)         12   10   10   11   11    8    5    9   11    9    9   10    9    6    9   14   16
Wind Gust (mph)    21   17   16                  12   17   19   16                       16   25   26
Precip Prob (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   30
Precip Type                                                                               S    S    S
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                 0.1
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  4.6  4.3  3.8  3.1  2.7  2.7  3.3  4.0  4.5  4.2  4.0  3.6  3.4  3.4  3.9  4.3  4.7


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Saturday 04/25/26                       Sunday 04/26/26
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   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    15   15   15   10    5    5    5   30   45   35   15   15   15   20   55   60   55
Temperature        32   28   25   24   23   27   33   34   33   30   27   27   26   31   36   36   35
Min/Max Temp                           22                  37                  26                  38
Wind Dir           NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW    W    W   NW   NW    W
Wind (mph)         17   13   12   11   11   11   17   14   13   10    9    9    9    8   13   16   19
Wind Gust (mph)    26   20   19   18   18   19   27   24   21   16   14   14   14   13   23   25   29
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    5    5   30   30   40
Precip Type                                                                               S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01
6 Hour Snow                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1
12 Hour Snow                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
 Low End Snow                         0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                        0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.2
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  4.1  3.6  3.0  2.4  2.2  2.3  3.1  3.8  4.4  4.1  3.8  3.4  3.2  3.3  3.9  4.4  4.8

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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