243  
FWUS46 KPQR 180912  
AVGPQR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
211 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
   
..MOUNT ST. HELENS
 
 
DATE MONDAY 05/18/26 TUESDAY 05/19/26  
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 60 40 35 20 15 20 15 60 50 35 30 35 45 55 60 55  
TEMPERATURE 33 37 42 44 44 42 36 35 34 38 43 45 45 44 42 40 39  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 33 47 38  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW W W NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 12 17 19 17 10 9 8 5 11 14 19 16 11 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 20 25 29 27 18 16 14 13 19 25 31 26 20 17 14  
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) 5.1 4.9 5.5 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.1  
 
   
..MOUNT HOOD
 
 
DATE MONDAY 05/18/26 TUESDAY 05/19/26  
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 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 45 20 25 30 20 15 40 35 50 15 30 45 55 55 45  
TEMPERATURE 28 33 37 37 37 36 31 30 29 36 40 41 40 40 37 35 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 43 34  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 13 17 20 17 10 8 8 8 13 17 21 18 10 9 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 14 20 25 29 26 16 13 13 18 23 25 31 28 18 16 13  
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) 4.9 5.0 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.1 6.8  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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