201  
FWUS46 KPQR 160904  
AVGPQR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
203 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
   
..MOUNT ST. HELENS  
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26  
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 30 40 60 65 50 30 45 40 25 35 60 65 70 65 70  
TEMPERATURE 21 22 26 29 30 28 25 24 23 26 32 36 38 36 32 32 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 22 38 31  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW W SE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 13 18 20 13 9 6 5 4 3 5 6 6 10 13 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 16 23 31 34 23 14 11 12 16 19 21  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 0.5 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) 1.3 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.8 3.7 4.4 4.3 3.9 4.1 3.9  
 
   
..MOUNT HOOD  
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26  
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 BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 35 35 60 65 65 30 25 25 25 35 60 75 75 70 60  
TEMPERATURE 14 16 19 21 22 21 21 19 18 22 29 32 34 31 29 28 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 17 35 26  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W S SE SE S S  
WIND (MPH) 26 28 31 29 31 25 20 17 13 10 8 9 10 9 11 11 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 41 43 43 43 36 29 26 21 17 16 16 19 16 18 19 18  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 10 10 10 5 10 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 2.6 1.0 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) 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 3.5 4.3 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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