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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1130 PM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Friday 04/17/26                         Saturday 04/18/26
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                       SC   BK   FW   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
Cloud Cover (%)                   35   55   25   15   50   70   75   70   65   60   55   65   55   55
Temperature                       24   24   25   32   36   38   35   33   33   33   37   43   47   48
Min/Max Temp                           23                  38                  32                  48
Wind Dir                          NW   NW    N   NE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S
Wind (mph)                         5    5    3    3    5    6    5   10   12   13   13   11   11   10
Wind Gust (mph)                                       11   12             19   20   21   21   20   18
Precip Prob (%)              20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10
Precip Type                        S                                                                 
6 Hour QPF                           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
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)                 2.3  2.1  2.0  3.2  4.2  4.7  4.3  4.1  4.1  4.2  4.4  4.8  5.7  6.4


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Friday 04/17/26                         Saturday 04/18/26
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                       SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK
Cloud Cover (%)                   35   25   20   15   40   75   80   75   75   55   65   60   45   55
Temperature                       19   17   22   28   31   33   30   29   29   29   33   39   42   44
Min/Max Temp                           16                  34                  27                  45
Wind Dir                           W    W    W   NE    E   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW
Wind (mph)                        17   13    9    5    8    9    9   11   12   12   11   12   10   10
Wind Gust (mph)                   24   21   16   12   16   17   16   18   19   18   18   20   19   19
Precip Prob (%)              20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10
Precip Type                        S                                                                 
6 Hour QPF                           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
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)                 2.4  2.0  2.0  3.6  4.7  5.0  4.6  4.4  4.4  4.4  4.7  5.4  6.4  7.2

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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