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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Wednesday 09/23/26                      Thursday 09/24/26                  
Time (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   

Cloud Cover        OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
Cloud Cover (%)    75   55   70   55   40   30   40   65   80   45   75   90   95   95   95   95  100
Temperature        38   39   46   48   47   42   41   42   42   44   50   50   48   45   46   46   43
Max/Min Temp                           49                  40                  51                  38
Wind Dir            W    W   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
Wind (mph)          5    4    2    3    3    3    5    6    8    5    4    3    3    3    6   11   14
Wind Gust (mph)                                                 11   12   12             12   19   26
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   60   60  100  100  100
Precip Type                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.17      0.26
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)  7.2  7.2  7.1  7.3  7.1  6.7  6.7  6.9  8.0  8.9 10.3 10.5 10.5  9.7  9.0  8.4  7.5


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Wednesday 09/23/26                      Thursday 09/24/26                  
Time (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   8a   11a  2p   5p   8p   11p  2a   5a   

Cloud Cover        BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
Cloud Cover (%)    60   55   55   75   65   40   20   40   60   50   85   95  100   90   95   95   90
Temperature        34   36   44   45   44   39   38   39   40   42   49   50   48   45   45   45   40
Max/Min Temp                           47                  37                  51                  31
Wind Dir           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SE    S   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW
Wind (mph)          8    6    3    5    5    4    4    4    6    5    2    3    3    8   11   12   17
Wind Gust (mph)                   14   13                  12   13   13   16   11   14   21   26   34
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   30   30   90   90   80
Precip Type                                                                     R    S    S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.27
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                 0.5
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  7.5  7.6  7.9  8.1  8.2  8.2  8.4  8.7  9.2 10.0 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.0  9.7  8.7  7.7

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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