265  
FWUS46 KMFR 082136  
AVGMFR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
236 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 25 20 5 5 0 15 25 25 25 15 15 15 20 30 35  
TEMPERATURE 57 52 48 46 44 51 60 62 63 59 55 53 51 57 61 62 61  
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 50 63  
WIND DIR NW N N NE N NE E SE SW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 10 10 5 5 4 5 3 5 4 4 2 9 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.8 9.5 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.2 9.2 10.5 11.5  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 25 25 5 10 0 15 25 25 25 15 15 15 25 30 30  
TEMPERATURE 57 48 43 40 39 48 63 66 61 51 48 45 46 56 63 65 60  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 66 42 65  
WIND DIR NW N N E N N S S S NW N N NE NW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 5 5 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 5 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.3 8.9 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.7 9.3 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 10.6 11.5  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 25 20 5 5 0 15 25 25 20 15 15 15 20 30 35  
TEMPERATURE 56 53 48 46 44 51 57 59 63 59 55 53 51 57 58 60 60  
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 65 50 62  
WIND DIR NW N N N N NE E SE SW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 11 11 6 5 4 5 3 6 4 4 2 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.7 9.4 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.3 9.2 10.4 11.4  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL SC FW CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 30 25 5 5 0 20 30 25 25 15 15 15 20 35 40  
TEMPERATURE 43 39 35 32 31 37 47 48 48 45 41 39 38 44 48 48 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 50 38 49  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N S SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 16 14 10 10 6 8 6 8 4 6 5 5 4 11 13 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.2 9.1 9.8 10.1 9.9 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.2 9.3 10.7 11.5  
 
   
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 25 30 10 10 5 20 35 35 20 20 20 20 25 35 45  
TEMPERATURE 57 54 48 44 42 48 57 62 63 61 52 50 48 55 60 62 61  
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 48 63  
WIND DIR NW NW N N NE E SE S SW W NW W SW W SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 12 10 10 6 8 4 5 6 6 5 4 2 10 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.5 9.4 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.3 10.5 11.4  
 
   
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 25 15 5 10 0 10 30 35 30 15 20 15 25 25 30  
TEMPERATURE 70 62 56 53 50 60 71 75 76 68 62 59 57 67 73 74 73  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 77 57 76  
WIND DIR N N N N N NE E SE S NW NW NW NW N S S SW  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 10 9 6 3 3 3 3 2 4 2 1 0 5 8 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 9.3 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.9 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.3 9.1 9.3 10.4 11.3  
 
   
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL SC FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 30 15 5 10 5 15 30 35 30 15 15 20 25 30 35  
TEMPERATURE 60 56 49 46 44 53 61 65 66 62 55 52 50 60 63 65 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 68 49 66  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW S SE SE SE NW NW W W W SW SW NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 6 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.5 9.2 10.4 10.4 9.6 9.6 9.3 9.1 9.4 10.9 11.4  
 
   
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 50 25 20 15 30 55 55 55 45 30 30 50 50 45 40  
TEMPERATURE 55 48 39 38 36 43 59 64 65 56 46 43 41 48 58 59 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 65 41 60  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW E SE SE S W NW NW SW SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 10 3 2 5 6 6 9 10 5 2 2 2 3 12 17 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.0 7.2 8.0 9.0 9.9 9.7 10.2 10.1 9.6 9.1 9.4 9.1 9.1  
 
   
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 45 30 20 15 30 50 55 55 40 30 35 45 50 45 40  
TEMPERATURE 54 47 38 37 35 42 58 64 64 56 45 42 41 47 58 59 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 65 40 60  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW E SE SE S W NW NW W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 16 11 5 3 5 5 9 9 10 8 4 3 3 4 12 17 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.2 8.0 8.8 10.0 9.9 10.3 10.2 9.7 9.1 9.4 9.2 9.2  
 
   
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 20 35 30 10 5 15 30 40 30 20 20 30 30 35 50 50  
TEMPERATURE 60 54 43 40 38 43 61 69 71 62 49 45 44 48 60 63 63  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 71 42 65  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE E E E S W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 9 6 3 3 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 6 8 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.6 8.1 9.1 9.9 10.3 10.3 9.7 9.5 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.7  
 
   
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 40 30 15 10 25 45 50 45 30 25 30 45 50 45 45  
TEMPERATURE 53 49 42 41 39 46 58 62 63 58 50 47 46 51 54 56 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 63 46 57  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW E SE SE SW NW NW SE S SW W W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 14 10 4 4 6 6 3 8 11 5 3 2 2 2 11 14 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.2 8.0 9.4 9.9 9.8 10.1 10.0 9.5 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.1  
 
   
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 45 50 30 20 15 30 50 55 50 35 30 30 50 55 45 45  
TEMPERATURE 53 49 41 40 39 46 58 62 63 58 49 47 45 50 54 56 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 63 45 57  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW E SE SE W NW NW SE S S W W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 16 10 4 4 6 6 3 8 12 5 3 2 2 2 12 17 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.3 6.9 7.1 8.0 9.5 9.8 9.6 10.1 10.1 9.5 9.0 9.3 9.0 8.9  
 
   
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 15 35 30 10 15 25 20 45 35 25 25 20 35 30 40 40  
TEMPERATURE 55 53 47 45 43 50 60 63 64 60 55 50 48 53 56 57 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 65 48 57  
WIND DIR NW NW NW E SE SE S S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 18 19 10 5 5 9 8 4 12 16 10 5 5 5 10 16 19  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.8 9.9 10.3 10.3 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.7  
 

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