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FWUS46 KMFR 262137
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
237 PM PDT SUN APR 26 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 OV BK SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 50 25 20 10 35 35 20 20 15 5 5 10 5 20 30
TEMPERATURE 33 30 28 27 28 29 36 39 39 35 32 31 29 35 43 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 41 29 48
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW SW SW W NW W NW NW N NW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 4 4 4 3 5 8 9 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 10 5 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.7 7.1 7.6
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 40 20 15 10 25 30 20 25 15 5 5 10 5 20 25
TEMPERATURE 34 29 28 26 25 29 38 42 40 34 31 28 27 33 46 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 44 26 50
WIND DIR W NW NW W NW W W NW NW W NW NW N N SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 5 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.3 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.7 7.1 7.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 OV BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 50 30 25 10 35 40 20 20 15 5 5 10 5 20 30
TEMPERATURE 33 30 29 27 27 29 34 37 38 35 32 31 29 35 42 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 40 29 47
WIND DIR W W NW W NW SW SW W W W W NW N NW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 4 4 4 3 5 8 9 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 10 5 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.7 7.1 7.6
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 OV BK SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 50 30 25 15 25 30 20 25 10 5 5 10 5 25 30
TEMPERATURE 22 20 18 18 16 20 25 27 27 26 22 22 20 26 32 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 29 20 37
WIND DIR NW N N NW N NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 10 6 5 5 4 9 12 13 10 6 6 8 6 9 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 10 5 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.8 7.1 7.6
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 OV OV SC FW SC FW SC OV SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 50 25 30 20 40 70 50 30 10 5 5 10 5 25 45
TEMPERATURE 35 33 31 29 28 31 37 39 40 38 33 31 29 34 43 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 41 29 48
WIND DIR W W N N NW NW W W NW W W W NW NW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 6 6 5 5 9 10 10 8 6 6 5 5 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 10 5 0 0 10 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.4 6.0 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.6 7.1 7.5
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 OV BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 55 30 25 15 15 40 40 30 15 10 10 10 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 40 37 37 35 34 38 45 49 49 43 39 37 35 42 52 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 51 35 58
WIND DIR S W N N NW N E W NW SW NW NW NW N S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 10 5 5 5 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 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) 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.9 6.4 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.2 7.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 50 20 20 10 10 30 30 35 15 5 10 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 36 35 33 31 30 34 39 43 43 39 35 32 30 38 46 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 43 30 51
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W NW N W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 10 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.6 7.1 7.6
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 35 30 25 15 20 55 35 15 5 10 10 20 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 38 32 29 27 26 30 39 41 41 35 29 27 27 32 43 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 43 27 48
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW W W W NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 12 8 4 3 4 10 14 16 12 6 4 3 3 8 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.4 6.0 6.5 6.8
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 35 35 25 15 20 55 35 15 5 10 15 25 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 36 32 28 27 26 29 38 41 40 34 29 27 26 31 43 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 42 25 48
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW W W NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 9 6 5 5 10 14 16 13 8 5 5 5 8 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.4 6.1 6.5 6.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 40 35 35 10 30 35 20 10 5 5 10 15 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 43 37 32 31 29 33 42 46 46 41 34 31 29 35 46 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 48 29 53
WIND DIR NW NW N NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 4 3 3 2 5 9 9 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.5 6.2 6.5 6.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 40 30 25 5 15 25 25 10 5 10 10 20 15 25 25
TEMPERATURE 37 34 32 30 29 33 39 41 41 37 32 31 30 35 43 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 42 30 47
WIND DIR NW NW N N NW W W W NW NW W W SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 5 4 4 4 10 14 16 11 5 4 4 4 8 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.3 6.0 6.4 6.6
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 35 30 20 5 10 30 25 10 5 10 15 20 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 37 34 32 29 29 33 39 41 41 37 32 30 29 34 44 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 43 29 47
WIND DIR NW N N N NW W W W NW W W SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 12 6 4 4 4 11 16 17 12 5 4 4 4 8 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.9 6.4 6.6
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/27/26 TUESDAY 04/28/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 35 15 15 5 10 20 20 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 38 35 32 31 30 33 38 41 42 40 36 33 32 37 45 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 43 32 48
WIND DIR NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 20 19 11 8 5 5 9 17 19 17 10 8 6 5 6 12 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.2 6.5 6.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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