Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >
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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
1129 PM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Friday 03/27/26 Saturday 03/28/26
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 CL FW FW BK BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 5 10 20 60 60 65 65 70 65 60 45 35 45 40
Temperature 31 30 32 41 45 44 39 36 34 31 32 38 39 38
Min/Max Temp 23 46 30 40
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SW W W W W W NW W W W
Wind (mph) 14 17 16 11 9 10 9 9 8 5 5 9 14 17
Wind Gust (mph) 23 24 24 20 16 16 14 14 24 26
Precip Prob (%) 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
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) 2.7 2.8 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 4.9 4.5 3.7 3.1 2.9 3.7 4.3 4.4
...Mount Hood...
Date Friday 03/27/26 Saturday 03/28/26
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 CL FW BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 5 15 50 50 35 40 50 40 40 60 40 25 25 35
Temperature 27 27 30 39 43 43 36 33 31 29 30 37 37 35
Min/Max Temp 18 45 28 39
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W W W SW W W W W
Wind (mph) 18 19 19 21 14 12 9 10 12 12 13 16 20 24
Wind Gust (mph) 26 26 28 32 24 19 14 16 18 19 20 24 31 36
Precip Prob (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type
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) 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.6 6.1 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.4
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain
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