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Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

 

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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Monday 01/12/26                         Tuesday 01/13/26                   
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             BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL
Cloud Cover (%)         65   65   65   55   40   45   35   35   40   35   40   30   25   10    5    5
Temperature             35   38   39   39   38   39   40   39   39   42   47   45   40   39   39   37
Max/Min Temp                           41                  37                  48                  33
Wind Dir                 W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    E   SE   SW    W    E    E    E    E
Wind (mph)              10    9    5    4    8    9   11   12   12   10    5    5   11   13   13   12
Wind Gust (mph)         17   14   11             14        19   18   17                  19   19     
Precip Prob (%)    20   10   10   10    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    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                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)       8.0  8.1  8.1  7.9  7.9  7.9  7.6  7.2  7.0  6.9  6.8  7.0  7.1  7.1  7.1  6.9


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Monday 01/12/26                         Tuesday 01/13/26                   
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             BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL
Cloud Cover (%)         65   55   40   35   35   40   20   35   40   35   35   30   20   15    5    5
Temperature             32   36   40   38   37   37   37   38   38   42   46   42   37   36   35   34
Max/Min Temp                           41                  36                  48                  31
Wind Dir                SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW    S    S    S
Wind (mph)              14   11    8    8   10   11   10   10   11    9    4    5   10   11   11   11
Wind Gust (mph)         20   18   13                  16   16                                        
Precip Prob (%)     5    5    0    5    5    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                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)       5.3  5.9  6.3  7.1  7.3  7.2  7.1  7.2  7.3  7.4  7.5  7.4  7.4  7.4  7.4  7.4

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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