The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
104 PM PST Sat Feb 28 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Sunday 03/01/26 Monday 03/02/26
Time (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p
Cloud Cover OV OV OV BK OV BK SC BK BK SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK
Cloud Cover (%) 85 85 85 65 75 60 50 55 55 50 35 20 45 45 60 60 55
Temperature 42 39 37 36 35 34 39 41 41 37 35 33 32 30 38 41 41
Min/Max Temp 33 42 30 41
Wind Dir NW N NE N N E E E N NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind (mph) 6 8 10 10 11 10 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 10
Wind Gust (mph) 12 17 13 13 11 17 18
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 20 20 40 40 40
Precip Type S S S S S S S
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) 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.5
...Mount Hood...
Date Sunday 03/01/26 Monday 03/02/26
Time (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p
Cloud Cover OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
Cloud Cover (%) 85 85 75 70 80 75 65 60 85 80 75 70 65 65 65 65 55
Temperature 39 35 33 33 32 32 36 38 37 33 32 31 29 31 36 38 37
Min/Max Temp 31 39 29 39
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW S S SW NW NW W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 6 6 9 10 12 13 14 16 17
Wind Gust (mph) 18 17 17 17 17 17 14 16 16 13 14 17 20 21 24 24 26
Precip Prob (%) 5 5 10 20 20 30 30 20 50 50 40 40 50 50 50 50 30
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.9
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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