National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
 

FWUS46 KPQR 240905
AVGPQR

Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
204 AM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Friday 04/24/26                         Saturday 04/25/26                  
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        CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)     5    0   10   40   60   35   35   15   15    5   10   40   50   35   10   10   10
Temperature        30   32   37   39   38   35   32   31   30   34   40   42   41   37   33   33   31
Max/Min Temp                           40                  30                  43                  31
Wind Dir           NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW   NW    N    N   NE   NE
Wind (mph)         11    9    9   11   13   10    9   11   10    8    5   11   13    9    9    9    9
Wind Gust (mph)    17   14   17   19   23   17   14        16        11   19   23   17               
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    5
Precip Type                                                                                          
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      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       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)  3.7  3.2  3.6  4.0  4.3  4.1  3.2  2.7  2.5  2.7  3.4  4.1  4.4  4.1  3.8  3.6  3.6


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Friday 04/24/26                         Saturday 04/25/26                  
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)     5    5    5    5    5   10   10    5   15    5    5   15   35   25   15   10   10
Temperature        24   26   30   32   32   26   23   23   22   27   33   35   35   31   27   26   26
Max/Min Temp                           34                  22                  38                  25
Wind Dir           NE   NE    E    E   NE   NE    E    E    E   NE    E   NE    N    N    W    W    W
Wind (mph)         12   17   26   20   19   14   13   11   11   12   17   16   14   10   10   10   10
Wind Gust (mph)    18   27   36   31   27   21   19   18   18   19   27   25   24   17               
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    5
Precip Type                                                                                          
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      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       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)  3.1  2.5  3.1  3.7  3.8  3.2  2.6  2.3  2.3  2.3  3.1  3.8  4.3  4.0  3.6  3.5  3.4

$$

--- Precip Type Codes ---

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