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Hazardous Coastal Conditions for the Mid-Atlantic; Storm System Approaching Southern Alaska

A Nor'easter will create hazardous marine and coastal conditions along the Mid-Atlantic coast through mid-week, with significant coastal flooding and beach erosion possible. Meanwhile, another strong storm system is forecast to bring high winds and heavy precipitation to portions of southern Alaska. Elsewhere, relatively benign weather is expected through the first half of the work week. Read More >

 

FWUS46 KPQR 182104
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Monday 10/19/26                         Tuesday 10/20/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)    60   80   90   90   90   70   70   70   85   90   95   85   85   45   20   20   10
Temperature        44   40   41   40   39   37   39   41   39   36   36   36   36   37   48   51   49
Min/Max Temp                           37                  41                  34                  51
Wind Dir           SE   SE    S    S   SW   SW    S   SW   NW    N   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E   SE
Wind (mph)          2    4    5    4    4    4    3    2    1    4    8    8   10   10    4    3    1
Wind Gust (mph)                                                                          11   10     
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.1  6.1  6.3  6.1  5.8  5.3  5.3  5.4  5.7  5.7  5.6  5.9  6.5  6.8  7.1  7.4  7.5


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Monday 10/19/26                         Tuesday 10/20/26
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        BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC
Cloud Cover (%)    50   80   60   75   95   95   85   85   90   90   90   95   90   60   30   25   30
Temperature        39   35   35   36   35   35   35   36   34   33   35   35   34   35   40   42   39
Min/Max Temp                           32                  37                  32                  43
Wind Dir           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    E   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E
Wind (mph)          3    5    4    3    3    4    2    2    2    2    3    5   10   12   13   10    8
Wind Gust (mph)    10                                  9    8             13   16   20   25   21   18
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    5   10    5    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)  7.1  7.3  7.0  6.4  6.0  6.0  6.0  6.4  6.9  6.9  7.0  7.1  7.0  6.7  7.1  7.3  7.4

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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