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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southeast, Montana, and Iowa; Lowell Begins to Impact Hawaii

Strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy rain are expected across portions of the Southeast. Thunderstorms may produce large hail across portions of Montana. Heavy rainfall could produce flash flooding across Iowa and vulnerable areas in Utah. Lowell will bring heavy rain, dangerous swells and rip currents to portions of Hawaii. Sweltering heat persists across the South-Central US. Read More >

 

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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1129 AM PDT Sun Sep 6 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Monday 09/07/26                         Tuesday 09/08/26
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        OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL
Cloud Cover (%)    85   60   65   35   45   55   55   40   35   25   25   15   20   10    5   10    5
Temperature        45   42   42   40   38   39   42   46   47   42   41   40   39   41   53   57   57
Min/Max Temp                           38                  47                  39                  58
Wind Dir           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NE   NE   SW    W    W
Wind (mph)          2    3    4    5    6    5    4    5    4    4    8    9   10    9    1    2    1
Wind Gust (mph)     8                       11             11                                        
Precip Prob (%)    40   30    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type         R    R                                                                           
6 Hour QPF                 0.10      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)  8.3  8.1  7.9  7.7  7.5  7.2  7.3  7.7  8.0  8.1  8.0  7.7  7.8  7.7  7.9  8.5  8.8


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Monday 09/07/26                         Tuesday 09/08/26
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL
Cloud Cover (%)    80   85   70   75   70   55   35   15    5    5    5   10   10   10    5    5    5
Temperature        35   33   36   38   38   36   35   41   42   36   34   35   35   40   49   52   53
Min/Max Temp                           33                  43                  33                  54
Wind Dir            N   NW    W   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   SW    S    S   SE    N    N
Wind (mph)          2    8   11   14   17   13    8    6    5    4    4    4    3    5    2    3    3
Wind Gust (mph)     9        19   26   27   21   17   17   14                   9   11    9   12   10
Precip Prob (%)    40   30   30   10    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type         S    S    S                                                                      
6 Hour QPF                 0.04      0.05      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 Hour Snow                 0.2       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 Hour Snow                          0.4                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 Low End Snow                         0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                        0.4                 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)  8.2  8.3  8.2  8.0  7.5  7.3  7.5  7.8  8.0  7.9  7.9  7.9  7.9  7.9  8.2  8.7  8.8

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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