National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
 

FWUS46 KPQR 280904
AVGPQR

Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
204 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Monday 09/28/26                         Tuesday 09/29/26                   
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC
Cloud Cover (%)    15   20   30   30   45   45   40   55   85   80   85   95   90   90   75   40   45
Temperature        39   39   45   47   48   43   41   41   39   40   39   42   44   44   45   43   40
Max/Min Temp                           49                  38                  45                  39
Wind Dir           SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW
Wind (mph)          6    4    3    5    4    2    2    5    8    8    4    2    2    3    6    6    6
Wind Gust (mph)                        10                  13   14   12    8             13   12     
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0   20   50   70   80   80   10   10    0
Precip Type                                                      R    R    R    R    R               
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.08      0.13      0.01
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)  6.4  5.9  5.8  6.8  7.1  7.8 10.9 10.8 10.2 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.4  9.8  8.4  7.7  6.8


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Monday 09/28/26                         Tuesday 09/29/26                   
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   SC   SC   SC   FW   OV   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
Cloud Cover (%)     5   20   25   10   30   30   40   25   80   55   45   65   80   80   75   75   60
Temperature        33   34   42   43   43   38   37   37   36   38   39   40   41   42   45   44   40
Max/Min Temp                           47                  36                  45                  38
Wind Dir            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)          5    5    5    8    9    9   11   13   14   12   12   12   11   12   16   16   10
Wind Gust (mph)              11   18   18   14        19   23   24   26   26   25   24   31   29   18
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0   70   70   60   60    0
Precip Type                                                                     R    R    R    S     
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.10      0.01
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)  7.1  6.9  6.8  7.1  7.1  8.5 10.6 10.8 10.2 10.8 11.5 11.5 11.0 10.7 10.2  9.5  8.7

$$

--- Precip Type Codes ---

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