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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1131 PM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Saturday 04/25/26                       Sunday 04/26/26
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   CL   FW   FW   BK   BK   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
Cloud Cover (%)                    5    5    5   10   55   50   25   30   15   15   10   35   35   35
Temperature                       31   30   33   39   40   39   36   33   32   31   36   42   44   43
Min/Max Temp                           30                  41                  31                  44
Wind Dir                           E   NE   NE    E   NW    N    N   NE   NE   NE    N   NW   NW   NW
Wind (mph)                        10   10    6    5    8   10    8   10   10   10    5    9   16   17
Wind Gust (mph)                                       14   19   13                       14   26   28
Precip Prob (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0   10    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   20
Precip Type                                                                               S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 Hour Snow                           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
 High End Snow                                            0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 Hour Ice                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)                 3.6  3.2  3.1  3.8  4.3  4.4  4.1  4.0  3.5  3.5  3.6  4.2  4.6  4.9


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Saturday 04/25/26                       Sunday 04/26/26
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                       CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   SC
Cloud Cover (%)                    5    5    5    5   40   50   35   15   25   20   20   55   55   50
Temperature                       24   23   26   33   33   33   28   25   25   24   30   35   36   35
Min/Max Temp                           23                  35                  24                  38
Wind Dir                           E    E   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW
Wind (mph)                        11   11    9   14   11   12    5    5    5    5    3    9   13   17
Wind Gust (mph)                   17   18   17   23   18   18        11   11   11    9   18   21   26
Precip Prob (%)               0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    5    5   30   30   20
Precip Type                                                                               S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01
6 Hour Snow                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1
12 Hour Snow                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
 Low End Snow                                             0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 High End Snow                                            0.0                 0.0                 0.1
6 Hour Ice                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)                 3.2  2.8  2.8  3.6  4.1  4.4  4.1  3.7  3.3  3.4  3.5  4.1  4.5  4.8

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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