Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
103 AM PST Wed Feb 25 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Wednesday 02/25/26 Thursday 02/26/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
Cloud Cover (%) 30 45 55 60 65 65 60 40 55 60 70 70 70 70 65 65 75
Temperature 26 26 27 27 26 24 23 22 21 22 28 30 30 26 25 27 27
Max/Min Temp 27 20 31 25
Wind Dir NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 8 8 11 16 17 10 6 5 6 8 10 13 14 10 8 8 8
Wind Gust (mph) 13 14 19 27 27 18 12 11 18 24 25 18 14 13 14
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 5 10 20 30 10 20 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 70
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
12 Hour Snow 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.7
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 1.7 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.9 2.7
...Mount Hood...
Date Wednesday 02/25/26 Thursday 02/26/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
Cloud Cover (%) 35 30 20 10 20 15 10 5 15 25 35 25 40 40 45 40 55
Temperature 27 26 26 26 25 21 20 18 18 18 27 28 27 21 21 22 22
Max/Min Temp 26 16 29 20
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind (mph) 25 24 26 27 27 21 18 17 16 16 17 21 26 21 20 20 20
Wind Gust (mph) 36 36 39 40 41 32 27 25 25 24 26 33 37 31 31 31 31
Precip Prob (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30
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 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 2.2 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.2 2.0 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.6
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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