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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 AM PST Sat Jan 31 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Saturday 01/31/26                       Sunday 02/01/26                    
Time (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   

Cloud Cover             OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
Cloud Cover (%)         75   65   60   50   55   60   65   85   90  100  100   95   95   75   75   90
Temperature             38   40   42   42   38   37   38   36   35   34   34   35   36   36   35   35
Max/Min Temp                           44                  34                  36                  35
Wind Dir                 S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S
Wind (mph)              13   13   11   11   14   14   13   13   13   13   12   11   10   10   11   12
Wind Gust (mph)         20   21   20   19   20   23   21   21   23   23   23   20   17   17   17   19
Precip Prob (%)    50   10    5    5    0    5    5   30   30   90  100  100   90   90   60   60   90
Precip Type                                            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.24      0.33      0.20      0.04
6 Hour Snow                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.9       1.6       1.0       0.2
12 Hour Snow                          0.0                 0.0                 2.5                 1.2
 Low End Snow                                             0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                                            0.7                 2.6                 1.4
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)       7.9  6.0  5.4  5.3  5.4  5.5  5.4  5.3  5.3  5.1  5.1  5.0  4.9  4.6  4.4  4.5


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Saturday 01/31/26                       Sunday 02/01/26                    
Time (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   

Cloud Cover             BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV
Cloud Cover (%)         65   60   70   75   75   75   80   70   80   95   95   80   80   65   60   75
Temperature             35   38   40   38   34   34   35   33   31   30   31   32   31   30   30   30
Max/Min Temp                           41                  29                  34                  29
Wind Dir                SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
Wind (mph)              11   10    9   10   11   12   11   11   14   16   18   18   14   12   12   11
Wind Gust (mph)         17   17   17   17   17   19   18   18   21   26   31   31   23   20   19   18
Precip Prob (%)    10    5    0    0    0    0    0    5   20   70   90   90   70   70   40   40   70
Precip Type                                                 S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.13      0.14      0.07      0.01
6 Hour Snow                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.9       1.2       0.6       0.1
12 Hour Snow                          0.0                 0.0                 2.1                 0.7
 Low End Snow                                             0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                                            1.1                 2.1                 0.9
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)       7.0  6.0  5.7  5.8  5.8  5.8  5.7  5.4  5.2  5.2  5.3  5.3  5.1  4.9  4.6  4.6

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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