A storm system near the Hawaiian Islands is expected to bring periods of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and isolated strong to severe thunderstorms through Friday. Several rounds of severe thunderstorms are forecast to impact parts of the Great Plains into the Midwest this weekend into next week. Moderate to heavy rainfall and high elevation snow is expected this weekend over California and Oregon. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
906 PM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Friday 04/10/26 Saturday 04/11/26
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 SC SC OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
Cloud Cover (%) 35 40 75 70 60 60 65 70 75 90 100 100 100 100 70
Temperature 42 42 42 43 46 48 47 44 41 40 39 38 38 40 41
Min/Max Temp 41 49 37 41
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
Wind (mph) 13 13 12 10 8 9 11 8 5 5 8 6 6 9 11
Wind Gust (mph) 20 19 18 16 13 19 18 12 16 20
Precip Prob (%) 0 5 10 20 20 20 20 40 40 70 90 90 80 80 50
Precip Type S S R R R R S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.21 0.29 0.09
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.5
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0
...Mount Hood...
Date Friday 04/10/26 Saturday 04/11/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 45 60 65 75 65 80 75 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
Temperature 38 37 36 38 43 42 41 37 36 35 34 34 35 36 36
Min/Max Temp 36 43 33 38
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SW SE W SW SW SW W W W W
Wind (mph) 16 13 11 10 10 10 11 9 10 12 14 13 13 14 17
Wind Gust (mph) 23 20 18 17 18 18 18 16 17 19 23 23 23 24 27
Precip Prob (%) 10 10 20 10 5 30 40 70 90 80 90 90 90 90 70
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.37 0.21 0.24 0.14
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.6
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.3 1.9 1.8
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.6 3.0 2.5
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 8.0 7.8 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.5 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.3
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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