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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                                        Thursday 08/27/26                       Friday 08/28/26
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        FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW
Cloud Cover (%)    10   30   55   60   55   85   55   40   55   50   40   45   55   40   30   20   15
Temperature        58   52   52   50   49   48   49   51   50   46   46   46   45   46   50   53   51
Min/Max Temp                           48                  52                  44                  53
Wind Dir           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
Wind (mph)          5    2    2    5    6   10    9    9    6    5    5    5    5    5    4    9   10
Wind Gust (mph)    12                       18   16   14   12                       11             16
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10    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      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)  9.9  9.4  9.1  9.0  8.6  7.7  7.4  7.7  8.4  8.4  8.3  8.3  8.1  8.0  8.1  8.4  8.3


...Mount Hood...

Date                                        Thursday 08/27/26                       Friday 08/28/26
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        FW   BK   SC   BK   SC   FW   SC   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW
Cloud Cover (%)    25   55   45   60   50   25   30    5   20   25   35   30   50   20    5    5   10
Temperature        56   50   50   49   49   50   49   49   49   44   45   44   43   45   50   50   49
Min/Max Temp                           48                  52                  42                  53
Wind Dir           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
Wind (mph)         16   16   16   11   11   13   13   16   17   12    9    6    5    6    6   11   16
Wind Gust (mph)    27   27   26   18   18   23   25   27   29   25   14   12        12   13   21   27
Precip Prob (%)     0    0    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      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) 10.0 10.2 10.5 10.5 10.2  9.6  8.3  7.9  8.3  8.4  8.2  8.2  8.1  8.0  8.3  8.4  8.4

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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