411  
FWUS46 KPQR 151047  
AVGPQR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
346 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
   
..MOUNT ST. HELENS  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 80 80 95 95 100 95 90 90 100 100 85 80 80 75 80  
TEMPERATURE 33 33 31 32 32 31 32 32 31 31 30 31 31 30 30 31 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 29 31 29  
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 11 14 16 16 14 13 16 16 16 17 16 14 12 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 18 19 26 24 27 29 29 27 26 27 28 29 29 29 27 24 18  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 50 50 90 90 100 90 90 90 100 100 70 70 5 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.38 0.51 0.35 0.26 0.33 0.14 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 3.3 4.9 3.9 3.3 3.8 1.4 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 3.4 8.8 7.1 1.4  
LOW END SNOW 0.1 1.3 0.8 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 3.6 9.4 7.5 1.5  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4  
 
   
..MOUNT HOOD  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26  
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 SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 45 50 80 80 95 85 85 80 100 100 85 80 70 65 55  
TEMPERATURE 30 31 29 30 28 28 29 28 27 28 24 25 24 24 26 26 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 25 28 24  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 24 23 25 27 26 29 26 29 28 29 29 28 29 31 29 27 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 33 36 40 41 44 42 47 48 47 44 40 41 42 43 40 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 40 50 90 80 70 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.12 0.46 0.57 0.28 0.53 0.15 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.1 6.2 8.2 4.3 8.1 2.1 0.3  
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 14.4 12.4 2.4  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 2.5 1.4 0.1  
HIGH END SNOW 1.1 14.5 12.4 2.4  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.1 3.7 4.2 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.2  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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