Mt. Fitzherbert

Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds rising above the crater rim today would drift to the east-southeast.

Recent observations: Yet another in a series of storms is obscuring views of Mount St. Helens this morning. The weather forecast calls for two-three feet of additional snow accumulation through tomorrow, with inclement weather continuing through the weekend. An impressive snow drift can be seen in the foreground on the USFS webcam, a drift that has been increasing in size over the last several days. The growing snow drift has been the most notable visible sign of change at St. Helens, as remote cameras in the crater, although functioning, are buried or encased in ice and are thus unable to provide information on dome growth. Seismicity levels remain very low.