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Atmospheric River for the Northwest and Northern Rockies; Brisk and Snow Showers for Great Lakes and New England

Active pattern across the country with an atmospheric river event across the Northwest into the northern Rockies and a cold front moving through the east. For the west, accumulating snow and strong winds for the higher elevations are expected through Tuesday. Meanwhile, a cold front moves across the east with gusty winds and snow showers across the Great Lakes and New England. Read More >

 

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Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
401 PM PST Mon Dec 16 2024


...Mount St. Helens...

Date                    Tuesday 12/17/24                        Wednesday 12/18/24                 
Time (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   

Cloud Cover        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV
Cloud Cover (%)    90   90   95  100  100  100  100  100   95   95   75   70   55   55   65   70   80
Temperature        30   30   31   32   34   36   37   36   36   35   34   34   32   31   31   33   34
Max/Min Temp                           36                  32                  35                  30
Wind Dir           SW    S    S    S   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SE   SE    E    E
Wind (mph)         11   10   18   19   20   21   24   25   25   21   18   11    5    9   13   16   17
Wind Gust (mph)    25   20   36   36   37   41   44   44   44   40   33   19             20   23   25
Precip Prob (%)    60   60   90  100  100  100  100  100   90   90   60   60   30   30   50   50   50
Precip Type         S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R
6 Hour QPF                 0.61      1.25      0.99      1.06      0.84      0.08      0.02      0.07
6 Hour Snow                 2.9       1.6       0.0       0.0       1.3       0.3       0.1       0.1
12 Hour Snow                          4.5                 0.0                 1.6                 0.2
 Low End Snow                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  4.2  4.2  4.9  6.8  8.4  8.4  7.8  7.9  7.0  5.6  4.7  4.6  4.5  4.7  5.1  6.0  6.8


...Mount Hood...

Date                    Tuesday 12/17/24                        Wednesday 12/18/24                 
Time (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   7a   10a  1p   4p   7p   10p  1a   4a   

Cloud Cover        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV
Cloud Cover (%)    90   90   90  100   90   90   95   95   95   95   70   70   60   60   65   65   70
Temperature        25   27   28   30   32   33   33   33   33   33   32   32   30   28   28   29   30
Max/Min Temp                           33                  29                  34                  27
Wind Dir            W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
Wind (mph)         20   19   16   18   20   23   28   33   39   37   32   21    9    9    9    9   10
Wind Gust (mph)    39   36   31   33   36   40   48   51   59   59   51   39   16   14   16   14   16
Precip Prob (%)    60   80   90  100   90   90   90   90   90   90   60   60   40   40   50   50   40
Precip Type         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 Hour QPF                 0.81      1.06      0.55      0.41      0.70      0.07      0.03      0.03
6 Hour Snow                 6.1       4.1       1.1       0.9       2.6       0.4       0.1       0.1
12 Hour Snow                         10.2                 2.0                 3.0                 0.2
 Low End Snow                          MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
 High End Snow                         MM                  MM                  MM                  MM
6 Hour Ice                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
Snow Level (kft)  4.5  4.8  5.3  7.1  8.3  8.3  7.6  7.9  7.6  6.4  5.6  5.4  5.4  5.5  6.0  6.6  7.1

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--- Precip Type Codes ---

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