The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
104 PM PST Fri Feb 27 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Saturday 02/28/26 Sunday 03/01/26
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 SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 10 10 15 20 50 50 50 70 85 85 80 75 70 50 45 40 40
Temperature 35 31 30 30 30 31 39 42 40 36 34 33 32 32 38 42 42
Min/Max Temp 28 42 31 43
Wind Dir W NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW W NE NE NE NE S W W
Wind (mph) 10 5 6 9 11 10 5 5 5 6 9 9 10 9 8 8 9
Wind Gust (mph) 18 18 11 12 13 16
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
Precip Type S 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) 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.3 4.2 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3
...Mount Hood...
Date Saturday 02/28/26 Sunday 03/01/26
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 FW FW FW BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
Cloud Cover (%) 30 15 10 20 55 70 65 75 90 90 85 80 80 80 75 70 70
Temperature 34 30 30 30 31 31 39 40 38 34 32 31 30 30 35 37 36
Min/Max Temp 28 41 29 39
Wind Dir W W W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
Wind (mph) 16 12 12 11 11 10 8 9 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12
Wind Gust (mph) 24 18 18 17 17 14 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 19
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 30
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.7
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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