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FWUS46 KMFR 062136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 10 5 10 5 15 15 20 30 50 50 45 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 59 55 49 47 45 53 57 58 59 55 49 48 47 52 55 56 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 59 45 57
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 8 11 11 10 8 11 12 11 8 9 11 11 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 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) 11.2 10.9 10.2 9.7 9.0 8.7 9.2 10.3 10.8 10.6 9.8 9.2 8.5 8.5 8.4 9.6 9.5
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 10 5 10 10 15 10 20 30 50 50 40 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 60 50 44 41 39 50 59 61 60 50 44 42 41 49 57 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 62 39 60
WIND DIR NW NW N N NE S SW W W W W S S SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 4 6 6 5 5 8 9 6 5 6 8 8 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 11.2 10.9 10.2 9.6 8.9 8.6 9.0 10.2 10.7 10.5 9.7 9.1 8.6 8.4 8.3 9.6 9.5
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 15 15 20 30 55 55 45 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 59 55 49 47 45 53 54 56 58 55 49 48 47 52 52 54 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 59 46 56
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 8 10 10 9 8 11 12 12 9 9 11 11 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 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) 11.2 10.9 10.3 9.7 9.0 8.7 9.2 10.3 10.8 10.6 9.8 9.2 8.5 8.5 8.4 9.7 9.6
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 0 10 5 5 5 15 15 20 20 40 50 40 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 45 42 37 35 33 40 45 45 45 42 38 38 35 40 43 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 46 34 44
WIND DIR W SW W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 13 16 17 13 11 14 17 12 11 14 18 20 23 20 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 35 36 35 42 50 52 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 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) 11.2 10.8 10.2 9.7 8.9 8.6 9.3 10.3 10.9 10.5 9.7 9.1 8.5 8.4 8.5 9.5 9.4
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW BK BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 20 20 25 55 60 45 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 59 57 49 46 44 50 56 59 59 57 49 47 45 51 53 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 59 45 56
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW S SW W W W W SW S SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 6 8 6 6 11 13 10 9 10 11 8 9 9 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) 11.0 10.8 10.3 9.9 9.2 8.7 9.3 10.3 10.8 10.7 10.0 9.4 8.8 8.6 9.0 9.8 9.4
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 5 15 10 10 10 5 10 20 40 60 60 35 10 0 0
TEMPERATURE 70 64 58 54 52 62 67 69 69 64 58 56 54 62 66 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 71 54 71
WIND DIR S NW N S W S S S S SW SW SW S N W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 4 2 2 3 9 10 11 6 4 3 3 2 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 11.5 11.1 10.2 9.5 8.8 8.5 9.0 10.3 10.7 10.4 9.8 8.9 8.4 8.3 8.5 9.8 9.9
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 SC FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 5 10 5 15 5 15 15 20 30 45 45 30 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 62 59 51 48 46 56 60 62 63 59 51 49 47 55 57 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 64 45 60
WIND DIR NW NW N N NE SE W W W NW NW S SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 11 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 11.5 10.9 10.1 9.4 8.7 8.5 9.2 10.5 10.6 10.4 9.7 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.5 9.3 9.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW BK OV SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 15 15 20 10 15 0 20 15 10 60 75 50 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 59 51 42 39 38 44 56 59 59 51 42 39 38 43 52 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 59 37 55
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 8 8 9 10 9 9 16 16 12 9 11 12 12 13 16 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) 9.3 8.6 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.7 8.1 8.8 8.8 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 8.4 8.5
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK OV SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 25 25 15 15 5 25 20 10 60 75 45 30 5 5
TEMPERATURE 59 51 41 38 36 43 56 59 59 51 41 38 36 42 51 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 59 35 54
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 9 9 8 9 9 9 16 16 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 13
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 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.2 8.8 9.0 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 8.4 8.6
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 10 15 5 10 10 5 40 55 40 25 5 0
TEMPERATURE 65 57 45 41 40 46 60 64 65 59 47 42 40 45 55 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 65 39 60
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 5 5 4 4 8 10 11 8 4 3 3 5 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) 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.4 9.0 9.0 8.6 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.4 8.0 8.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW BK BK SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 15 10 15 10 5 5 15 15 10 55 70 45 30 5 5
TEMPERATURE 57 53 46 44 42 48 55 57 58 54 46 44 42 48 51 52 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 58 42 53
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 8 9 10 9 14 14 11 9 10 11 12 12 13 13
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 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.4 8.3 8.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW BK OV SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 20 15 15 10 5 0 20 20 15 60 75 50 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 57 52 45 43 41 47 54 57 58 53 45 43 41 47 50 52 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 58 41 53
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 9 10 10 9 14 14 10 9 11 12 12 12 14 13
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 8.7 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.6 8.2 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.4 8.4 8.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 15 10 5 10 30 10 10 15 15 20 35 60 25 20 5 0
TEMPERATURE 59 56 51 48 46 53 60 60 60 58 52 48 47 52 55 55 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 61 47 55
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW W NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 9 8 5 6 8 6 13 16 13 8 9 10 11 10 14 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) 9.5 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.7 9.6 9.9 9.2 8.4 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.6 8.5 8.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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