268  
FWUS46 KPQR 200904  
AVGPQR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
204 AM PDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
   
..MOUNT ST. HELENS  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26  
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 70 60 65 60 60 70 85 75 85 85 85 85 85 85 95  
TEMPERATURE 45 46 51 54 52 45 41 40 39 39 40 39 38 37 36 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 38 40 32  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S W NW N N NE W W W W NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 11 9 12 16 11 9 8 4 6 10 13 14 14 13 14 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 18 17 18 21 25 19 14 11 17 23 25 24 24 24 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 40 40 30 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 70 70 90  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.13 0.11 0.07 0.13  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.0 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4  
 
   
..MOUNT HOOD  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26  
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 OV SC SC OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 45 40 70 60 60 70 90 80 85 85 85 90 90 85 90  
TEMPERATURE 40 42 47 49 45 38 37 36 34 37 37 35 33 31 31 31 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 33 38 27  
WIND DIR SE SE S SW NW S S S S W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 12 12 11 18 17 14 12 11 12 16 20 25 27 31 37 41  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19 21 23 27 25 23 19 18 19 25 31 35 37 42 50 56  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 10 60 30 20 60 60 60 80 80 80 80 70 70 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.04 0.09 0.06 0.06 0.13  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.2  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.6  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.9 4.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 7.4 7.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.0 7.5 7.1 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.3  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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