Elevated to locally critical conditions will persist across the High Plains. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Southeast and Florida Peninsula. Clipper system will bring modest snowfall and strong winds from the Northern High Plains into the Upper Midwest this weekend. Record warmth will persist across the Southwest into the southern Plains. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
615 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Friday 02/27/26 Saturday 02/28/26
Time (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p
Cloud Cover SC SC BK BK SC BK FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV
Cloud Cover (%) 30 50 55 55 40 50 25 25 35 35 35 60 65 70 70 75
Temperature 28 26 26 26 26 32 34 34 30 29 29 28 29 37 40 40
Min/Max Temp 24 35 26 41
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W
Wind (mph) 9 6 6 6 5 5 9 10 6 6 8 10 9 5 5 8
Wind Gust (mph) 16 11 11 18 17 16 14 11 12 13
Precip Prob (%) 5 10 20 30 20 30 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
Precip Type S S S S
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
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 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 4.0 4.5 4.7
...Mount Hood...
Date Friday 02/27/26 Saturday 02/28/26
Time (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p 7p 10p 1a 4a 7a 10a 1p 4p
Cloud Cover SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 45 55 40 50 10 20 15 20 10 20 50 65 75 80 80 85
Temperature 24 24 23 23 23 32 35 34 28 28 29 29 29 36 37 36
Min/Max Temp 22 36 26 39
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 19 18 17 17 16 12 14 14 12 12 11 10 11 9 10 11
Wind Gust (mph) 27 26 25 25 23 19 23 23 19 19 17 16 17 16 17 18
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
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
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 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.3 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.8
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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