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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1131 PM PDT Sun Apr 26 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Monday 04/27/26                         Tuesday 04/28/26
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                       FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC
Cloud Cover (%)                    5   15   25   30   30   40   35   40   55   70   75   65   50   40
Temperature                       33   31   33   37   39   40   37   35   34   33   34   36   39   40
Min/Max Temp                           31                  40                  32                  40
Wind Dir                          NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W
Wind (mph)                         4    4    3   11   17   18   11    8    6    5    8   10   12   16
Wind Gust (mph)                                  18   23   27   19                  13   17   20   24
Precip Prob (%)               0    0    0    0   10   10   20   10    5    5   10   10   10   10    5
Precip Type                                                 S    S                                   
6 Hour QPF                           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
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                 0.1
6 Hour Ice                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)                 4.6  4.4  4.3  4.9  5.4  5.5  5.5  5.1  4.8  4.4  4.1  4.4  4.7  5.0


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Monday 04/27/26                         Tuesday 04/28/26
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   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC
Cloud Cover (%)                   30   15   25   30   15   15   20   45   35   50   60   55   40   40
Temperature                       27   26   29   34   35   34   31   30   30   29   31   36   38   37
Min/Max Temp                           25                  36                  28                  39
Wind Dir                           W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)                        12   12   12   19   23   26   20   18   17   16   18   18   21   25
Wind Gust (mph)                        18   20   28   33   35   29   27   25   25   26   27   31   33
Precip Prob (%)               0    0    5    5   20   10   10   10    5    0   10   10   10   10    0
Precip Type                                       S                                                  
6 Hour QPF                           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
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                 0.1                 0.1
6 Hour Ice                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)                 4.7  4.2  4.6  5.0  5.4  5.4  5.4  5.5  5.1  4.8  4.7  5.1  5.2  5.3

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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