An Arctic front will bring widespread snow squalls through Friday from the Upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley. Heavy snow rates and strong winds will lead to near-zero visibility and dangerous travel conditions. High winds will continue across the northern and central High Plains through Friday, with wind gusts above 60 mph likely, leading to hazardous travel conditions. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Friday 01/16/26 Saturday 01/17/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
Temperature 37 37 41 43 41 37 36 37 36 34 39 42 40 31 30 30 30
Max/Min Temp 44 34 42 29
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E E E
Wind (mph) 26 27 26 23 24 28 29 31 29 29 26 21 14 18 18 18 17
Wind Gust (mph) 39 39 39 35 34 42 43 44 44 43 40 34 24 27 27 27 25
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type
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 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1
...Mount Hood...
Date Friday 01/16/26 Saturday 01/17/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Cloud Cover (%) 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 5 10 10 10 10 10
Temperature 33 33 37 39 34 30 30 30 30 27 34 35 32 23 23 23 23
Max/Min Temp 41 26 36 22
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E SE E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind (mph) 33 34 32 31 32 34 35 34 34 33 27 25 18 18 17 16 16
Wind Gust (mph) 46 48 44 44 44 47 47 48 47 47 41 37 28 27 25 24 24
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
Precip Type
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 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.4 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.4
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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