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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Saturday 08/15/26                       Sunday 08/16/26
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   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC
Cloud Cover (%)    30   35   70   70   75   75   50   65   55   60   70   85   90   45   25   20   35
Temperature        60   57   54   53   52   53   55   57   59   56   53   52   52   53   58   60   60
Min/Max Temp                           52                  59                  51                  61
Wind Dir            W   NE   SE    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   NW   NW    N   NW    W    W    W   NW
Wind (mph)          3    3    3    2    3    3    4    5    4    4    3    3    4    3    4    5    5
Wind Gust (mph)                                                                                      
Precip Prob (%)     5    0    0   20   20   20   20   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Precip Type                        T    T    T    T                                                  
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 10.2  9.7  9.1  9.8 10.3 11.0 11.2 11.1 10.7 10.1  9.3  8.9  8.8  8.8  9.2 10.2 10.1


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Saturday 08/15/26                       Sunday 08/16/26
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   BK   OV   BK   SC   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   SC   SC
Cloud Cover (%)    45   55   65   65   70   55   45   55   45   55   80   90   85   40   20   30   50
Temperature        58   54   54   54   53   54   55   56   57   53   53   52   52   54   58   59   58
Min/Max Temp                           52                  59                  50                  61
Wind Dir           SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)          3    6    6    5    4    4    4    4    6    6    6    5    4    4    3    5    8
Wind Gust (mph)    10   12                            12   14   13             10   10    9   14   16
Precip Prob (%)     5    5    5   20   20   20   20   30    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10    0
Precip Type                        T    T    T    T    R                                             
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      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) 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.4  9.9 10.0  9.9 10.0 11.0 11.4

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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