National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
 

FWUS46 KPQR 172104
AVGPQR

Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Tuesday 08/18/26                        Wednesday 08/19/26
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        FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC
Cloud Cover (%)    20   15   20   35   40   40   15   25   25   35   30   30   20   30   30   55   35
Temperature        61   56   53   52   51   52   57   60   59   54   51   50   50   51   56   60   61
Min/Max Temp                           50                  61                  48                  61
Wind Dir           NW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW
Wind (mph)          5    5    4    4    4    4    6    9    8    6    4    4    4    4    4    5    4
Wind Gust (mph)                                            13                                        
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
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)  9.8  9.8  9.9  9.8  9.2  8.9  9.0  8.9  9.1 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.7 10.4 10.2 10.3


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Tuesday 08/18/26                        Wednesday 08/19/26
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        BK   OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW
Cloud Cover (%)    50   75   40   30   15    5    5    5    5   10   10   15   10   20   50   30   25
Temperature        59   54   53   52   50   53   57   58   57   52   51   50   49   51   57   59   61
Min/Max Temp                           50                  60                  48                  62
Wind Dir           SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)          9    8    9    9    9   10    9   11   13   11    9    8    8    8    4    6    8
Wind Gust (mph)    18   14   14   14   14   16   18   23   24   20   16   13        13   11   17   17
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
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) 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.9 10.1 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.6 10.4 10.7

$$

--- Precip Type Codes ---

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