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FWUS46 KPQR 171202
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FWUS46 KPQR 171201
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 AM PST Sat Jan 17 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Saturday 01/17/26                       Sunday 01/18/26                    
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   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
Cloud Cover (%)          5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    5    5
Temperature             37   40   45   42   38   37   37   37   36   40   43   42   36   34   33   33
Max/Min Temp                           46                  36                  44                  28
Wind Dir                SE    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E   SE    E    E    E    E    E
Wind (mph)              23   20   16   14   16   17   17   16   16   14   10   10   16   18   19   20
Wind Gust (mph)         33   32   25   21   24   24   24   24   23   23   19   17   23   26   27   28
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
 High End Snow                                            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)       6.9  6.9  6.9  7.1  7.0  7.0  7.0  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.4  6.3  6.1  6.0  5.4  5.3


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Saturday 01/17/26                       Sunday 01/18/26                    
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
Cloud Cover (%)         10   10    5   10   15   15   10   10   15   10    5   10   10   10   10   10
Temperature             33   38   42   36   34   34   33   32   31   37   39   35   29   29   27   25
Max/Min Temp                           42                  31                  39                  20
Wind Dir                SE   SE   SE    S    W    W   NW    W    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE
Wind (mph)              27   24   21   19   18   16   16   10   18   17   16   17   19   20   21   23
Wind Gust (mph)         39   35   32   28   26   24   24   24   25   26   25   26   27   29   31   32
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5    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
 High End Snow                                            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  6.4  6.9  7.2  7.1  7.0  6.8  6.5  6.3  6.1  6.2  5.8  5.6  5.6  4.7  4.5

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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