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Blizzard Conditions Are Forecast Across Parts of the Northern Plains and Upper Great Lakes

In the north-central U.S., a strong storm will continue to bring heavy snow and gusty to high winds over parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest tonight before moving across the Great Lakes with heavy lake effect snow Wednesday into Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

 

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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Wednesday 11/26/25                      Thursday 11/27/25                  
Time (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   

Cloud Cover        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
Cloud Cover (%)    80   85   80   90   95   95   90   90   95   95  100  100   95   95   85   85   75
Temperature        33   35   34   35   34   35   36   35   33   33   31   32   32   32   33   34   34
Max/Min Temp                           36                  32                  34                  31
Wind Dir           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S    E    N    N    N
Wind (mph)          9    8    5    4    4    8   11   16   16   17   17   13   12   13   13   11   10
Wind Gust (mph)    17        12   10   10   13   19   23   25   27   28   25   24   24   23   20   17
Precip Prob (%)    50   20   20   30   90   90   90   90  100  100  100  100   90   90   80   80   60
Precip Type         Z    Z    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    S    Z    Z    S    S    S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.06      0.13      0.21      0.10      0.27      0.51      0.63      0.38
6 Hour Snow                 0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.4       1.2       2.8       1.7
12 Hour Snow                          0.2                 0.0                 1.6                 4.5
 Low End Snow                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  6.9  6.1  5.8  6.5  7.5  7.7  7.2  6.7  6.2  6.1  6.3  6.0  5.7  5.7  5.5  5.3  5.1


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Wednesday 11/26/25                      Thursday 11/27/25                  
Time (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   

Cloud Cover        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
Cloud Cover (%)    90   90   80   85   90   90   80   75   95   95  100  100   95   95   90   90   85
Temperature        31   33   33   33   32   34   32   31   29   30   29   29   28   30   31   32   31
Max/Min Temp                           34                  29                  31                  28
Wind Dir            W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    N   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)         12    9    5    3    4    5    8   12   11   12   12   12   13   17   20   18   16
Wind Gust (mph)    23   16   11   10                  18   19   20   21   24   27   28   31   28   25
Precip Prob (%)    80   60   40   60   80   80   60   60   90   90  100  100   90   90   90   90   80
Precip Type         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.33      0.30      0.13      0.02      0.13      0.24      0.42      0.40
6 Hour Snow                 0.9       0.9       0.4       0.1       0.6       1.2       3.2       3.3
12 Hour Snow                          1.8                 0.5                 1.8                 6.5
 Low End Snow                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  7.7  7.6  7.6  7.9  8.2  7.7  6.9  6.2  6.2  6.0  6.4  6.1  5.9  5.7  5.5  5.4  5.1

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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