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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
206 PM PDT Sat Apr 25 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Sunday 04/26/26                         Monday 04/27/26
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   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    35    5   10   10    5    0   10   20   20   20   20   10   15   20   45   45   55
Temperature        40   36   33   32   31   35   41   43   43   38   35   33   31   34   39   40   40
Min/Max Temp                           31                  45                  30                  40
Wind Dir            N    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   SW    S   SW   SW    W
Wind (mph)         13   10    9    9    9    6    9   17   19   11    5    4    5    6   12   17   17
Wind Gust (mph)    23   18                       16   27   31   21                       20   28   27
Precip Prob (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10    5    5    5    5   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)  4.8  4.4  4.1  4.0  3.9  3.8  4.2  4.7  4.9  5.1  4.7  4.4  4.2  4.0  4.5  4.9  5.2


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Sunday 04/26/26                         Monday 04/27/26
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    30   30   20   20   15    5   30   40   35   30   15   20   15   15   50   50   50
Temperature        34   31   27   26   25   29   34   35   35   31   29   28   26   31   37   37   36
Min/Max Temp                           24                  39                  26                  39
Wind Dir            N    N   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)         13    9    8    8    8    6   11   16   23   17   14   14   14   16   23   25   27
Wind Gust (mph)    23   16   13   13             20   25   31   26   23   20   20   24   33   36   37
Precip Prob (%)     5    5    0    0    5    5   10   10   20   20    5    5   10   10   30   30   30
Precip Type                                                 S    S                        S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 Hour Snow                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 Hour Snow                          0.0                 0.5                 0.0                 0.0
 Low End Snow                         0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                        0.0                 0.6                 0.2                 0.2
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  4.7  4.8  4.4  4.0  3.7  3.8  4.5  4.9  5.2  5.1  4.9  4.4  4.3  4.2  4.7  5.0  5.3

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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