A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
204 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Sunday 03/22/26 Monday 03/23/26
Time (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a
Cloud Cover SC SC FW SC SC OV BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 30 30 15 30 50 70 70 50 50 45 50 70 75 85 85 80 100
Temperature 23 24 33 38 39 35 33 32 31 31 38 41 40 36 35 35 35
Max/Min Temp 40 29 42 33
Wind Dir NW NW W W NW SW S SW W N W W W NW E SE S
Wind (mph) 9 8 5 8 11 10 10 9 9 6 5 9 10 8 9 12 14
Wind Gust (mph) 14 17 16 16 16 14 19 24
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 60 60 100
Precip Type S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 1.4 1.8 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.6 3.6 4.2 4.4 3.9 3.6 4.1 5.5
...Mount Hood...
Date Sunday 03/22/26 Monday 03/23/26
Time (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a
Cloud Cover SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 35 35 40 45 65 80 80 50 55 50 60 65 80 85 90 80 95
Temperature 23 24 34 37 38 33 32 30 30 30 39 40 39 33 33 33 33
Max/Min Temp 39 28 42 31
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW W SW SW
Wind (mph) 10 10 9 10 12 9 10 10 10 10 8 10 12 9 12 13 14
Wind Gust (mph) 16 16 18 20 16 16 16 16 14 18 20 16 19 20 23
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 50 50 90
Precip Type S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 1.7 1.6 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.5 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.5 5.5 7.1
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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