Strong winds and dry conditions will promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across southeast Colorado into the southern Plains and extending into the Ozarks. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and a flash flood threat to northern California and heavy mountain snow in the Cascades and Northern Rockies. A clipper system will bring heavy snow to the Great Lakes. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1030 AM PST Tue Feb 24 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Wednesday 02/25/26 Thursday 02/26/26
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 BK SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC BK BK OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 85 85 60 45 55 65 65 75 75 75 50 50 60 60 75 75 75
Temperature 32 30 26 23 21 23 24 26 26 26 24 23 22 23 28 30 30
Min/Max Temp 21 26 21 31
Wind Dir W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W SW W W
Wind (mph) 8 6 8 8 9 9 12 16 16 10 8 6 8 9 11 14 16
Wind Gust (mph) 13 12 13 13 16 17 23 27 27 18 14 20 26 26
Precip Prob (%) 60 70 20 5 30 40 30 60 60 60 20 20 40 40 60 60 60
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.12 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.03
6 Hour Snow 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
12 Hour Snow 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.4
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 2.4 2.8 0.7 0.5
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 4.7 3.9 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 2.1 3.2 3.5
...Mount Hood...
Date Wednesday 02/25/26 Thursday 02/26/26
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 OV BK BK SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 90 85 85 70 55 55 50 45 55 55 30 25 25 25 45 45 50
Temperature 30 29 26 22 18 17 20 21 21 18 19 18 17 17 25 29 28
Min/Max Temp 16 22 15 30
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 11 14 18 23 25 27 29 29 27 21 18 18 18 18 19 24 28
Wind Gust (mph) 19 23 29 34 37 40 43 43 40 31 27 27 26 26 29 36 41
Precip Prob (%) 80 70 60 30 30 30 10 20 30 30 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.38 0.20 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 3.6 2.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Hour Snow 6.1 0.9 0.1 0.0
Low End Snow 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 8.0 1.9 0.1 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 6.0 5.3 4.3 3.4 2.3 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.2 3.1 3.5
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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