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Hurricane Isaias Approaching the Gulf Coast; Remnants of Rachel to Impact the Southwest U.S.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along the coast with damaging wind gusts extending well inland. Areas of heavy rainfall are forecast throughout much of the Southeast U.S. The remnants of Rachel will bring gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the Southwest U.S. this weekend. Read More >

 

FWUS46 KPQR 090903
AVGPQR

Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Fri Oct 9 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Friday 10/09/26                         Saturday 10/10/26                  
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)    65   85   80   75   65   70   70   80   80   65   65   80   70   30   25   20   20
Temperature        43   44   41   42   37   34   35   35   35   35   34   34   35   34   34   34   34
Max/Min Temp                           44                  33                  35                  33
Wind Dir            W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW    N    N   NE   NE   NE
Wind (mph)          9   11   13   11   10    9   11   11    8    4    2    1    2    3    9   10   11
Wind Gust (mph)    16   19   25   23   21   16   19   18   14   11                            16   17
Precip Prob (%)    10   60   60    5    0    0    5   10   10   40   20   40    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type              R    R                                  S    S    S                         
6 Hour QPF                 0.05      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.02      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 Hour Snow                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 Hour Snow                          0.0                 0.1                 0.2                 0.0
 Low End Snow                         0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                        0.0                 0.2                 0.7                 0.0
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  7.5  7.8  7.7  5.6  5.0  4.4  4.1  4.1  4.1  4.0  4.5  4.7  4.8  4.7  4.6  4.7  4.7


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Friday 10/09/26                         Saturday 10/10/26                  
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK
Cloud Cover (%)    70   75   70   85   75   90   35   60   80   75   70   60   50   35   30   40   60
Temperature        42   41   37   40   33   32   31   31   31   32   28   28   31   30   30   31   31
Max/Min Temp                           42                  28                  33                  28
Wind Dir            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    E    E    E
Wind (mph)         21   21   19   17   17   20   29   26   16   10    5    4    3    2    3    6   10
Wind Gust (mph)    36   37   34   33   31   35   52   54   36   23   16   13   10             13   19
Precip Prob (%)     0   10   50   40   10    0    5   20   10   20   20   10    0    0    5    5    5
Precip Type                   R    S                   S         S    S                              
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.06      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 Hour Snow                 0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 Hour Snow                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 Low End Snow                         0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                        0.2                 0.1                 0.9                 0.2
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  8.3  7.6  8.7  7.8  5.7  4.6  3.7  3.9  3.9  4.2  4.5  4.8  4.8  4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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