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Above Average Temperatures in the West; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures will continue across the West this week, potentially breaking some daily high temperature records. A storm system dropping south out of Canada will bring a wintry mix to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Tuesday, pushing into the Central Appalachians and interior Northeast on Wednesday. Read More >

 

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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Tuesday 01/13/26                        Wednesday 01/14/26                 
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        FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW
Cloud Cover (%)    25   30   25   45   35   10   10    5    5    5    5    5   10   20   25    5    5
Temperature        39   39   44   47   45   41   40   41   39   36   42   45   42   35   35   34   33
Max/Min Temp                           48                  36                  46                  32
Wind Dir            W   SW   SW   SW   SW   NE   SE   SE    S    E    S    W   NW   NE   NE   NE   NE
Wind (mph)         12   12   11    5    5   10   12   13   12   10    6    3    4    8   10   11   13
Wind Gust (mph)    19   19   17   11             18   19                   9             16   17   19
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  7.0  6.9  7.0  7.0  6.9  6.9  6.9  7.0  6.8  6.6  6.2  6.3  6.3  7.0  7.2  7.1  6.9


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Tuesday 01/13/26                        Wednesday 01/14/26                 
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        FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)    20   25   40   30   20   15   15   10    5   10    5   10   10   15   15   10   10
Temperature        38   38   43   47   43   39   38   37   36   34   40   44   39   32   33   32   29
Max/Min Temp                           47                  34                  44                  27
Wind Dir            W   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW    S    E    E
Wind (mph)         10   11   10    4    5   10   10   11   11   10    8    4    5    8    9   10   14
Wind Gust (mph)    16   17   16   10   11        16                                           16   20
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                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  7.4  7.5  7.5  7.6  7.5  7.4  7.6  7.5  7.4  7.2  6.9  6.8  6.7  6.8  7.1  7.1  6.9

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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