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FWUS46 KPQR 211202
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FWUS46 KPQR 211201
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 AM PST Wed Jan 21 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Wednesday 01/21/26                      Thursday 01/22/26                  
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             SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)         35    5    5    0   10   10   20   40   30   45   55   55   45   25   10   15
Temperature             32   36   39   37   33   31   30   28   28   33   35   34   28   26   24   23
Max/Min Temp                           40                  28                  36                  19
Wind Dir                 N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    W    W    W   SW    S   NE    E
Wind (mph)              12   10    6    6   10   10   10    8    8    6    4    5    8   10   11   12
Wind Gust (mph)              17   13                                           11                  18
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)       3.2  3.4  4.0  4.2  3.8  3.4  3.2  2.9  2.8  2.8  3.3  3.1  2.4  1.9  1.2  1.0


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Wednesday 01/21/26                      Thursday 01/22/26                  
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             SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)         45   45   25   15   20   20   20   40   35   40   45   65   55   40   20   20
Temperature             28   34   37   33   28   27   26   24   23   30   33   30   24   21   19   16
Max/Min Temp                           39                  22                  33                  11
Wind Dir                NW   NW    W   NW    N    N   NW    N    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S   SE
Wind (mph)              13   12   11   11   10   10    9    8   10    9    8   11   11   12   14   17
Wind Gust (mph)         21   21   19   19   17   16   16   16   16   16   14   18   18   19   20   24
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    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)       3.2  3.4  4.1  4.0  3.6  3.5  3.4  3.2  3.0  3.0  3.5  2.7  2.0  1.8  1.0  0.8

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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