Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
104 PM PST Wed Feb 25 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Thursday 02/26/26 Friday 02/27/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV SC
Cloud Cover (%) 50 55 35 30 45 40 55 50 60 60 60 60 70 70 75 75 50
Temperature 27 24 22 21 21 22 28 30 30 27 26 26 25 25 31 33 34
Min/Max Temp 19 31 24 34
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 16 10 6 5 6 6 9 13 14 10 8 8 8 8 9 12 12
Wind Gust (mph) 26 17 11 16 24 24 18 13 13 13 17 23 21
Precip Prob (%) 5 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 40 40 50 50 60 60 20
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 2.6 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.0 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.6
...Mount Hood...
Date Thursday 02/26/26 Friday 02/27/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
Cloud Cover (%) 10 10 20 15 15 20 30 35 25 25 30 25 35 35 40 40 20
Temperature 24 18 20 19 19 19 28 29 27 22 22 22 21 20 30 34 33
Min/Max Temp 15 30 19 35
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 27 20 17 17 16 14 14 20 23 20 20 19 19 18 17 20 20
Wind Gust (mph) 39 29 26 24 23 23 24 32 34 29 27 27 28 26 26 31 31
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10
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 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) 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.1
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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