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FWUS46 KMFR 242136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 30 20 45 30 25 35 40 45 35 35 20 20 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 51 45 42 41 40 39 45 45 43 35 31 28 26 28 38 45 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 45 25 47
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 16 23 19 20 21 17 20 28 26 24 17 13 11 12 12 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 8.6 8.7 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.7 7.1 6.1 4.9 4.0 3.5 3.3 4.6 5.5 6.1
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 FW BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 35 25 50 40 35 40 45 45 35 40 25 20 15 20 30
TEMPERATURE 51 42 41 39 37 38 47 49 44 36 32 28 27 28 42 47 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 49 25 48
WIND DIR S SE NW NW W W W W NW N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 17 14 14 16 11 17 21 20 18 13 10 8 9 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 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) 8.6 8.8 10.2 9.8 8.9 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.0 6.1 4.8 3.9 3.4 3.3 4.6 5.5 6.1
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 30 20 40 30 25 30 40 45 30 35 20 20 15 20 30
TEMPERATURE 50 44 42 41 40 39 43 44 43 35 31 27 26 28 37 44 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 44 25 47
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 17 23 20 21 23 18 21 28 26 24 17 13 11 12 12 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 8.6 8.6 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.7 7.1 6.2 4.9 4.0 3.5 3.3 4.6 5.5 6.1
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 35 30 55 40 30 40 45 45 35 40 25 20 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 37 32 32 31 29 29 32 31 30 24 20 18 17 19 29 36 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 32 17 39
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 36 41 36 37 39 33 34 49 48 44 39 34 27 24 23 18 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 100 100 90 89 93 84 85 96 101 103 100 94 75 51 48 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 8.7 8.8 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.6 7.0 6.1 4.8 4.0 3.5 3.3 4.6 5.6 6.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 35 15 30 25 10 35 40 40 35 35 20 25 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 50 45 41 40 37 38 43 45 43 35 29 27 24 25 34 43 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 45 23 45
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 16 18 13 17 17 11 11 21 19 17 13 11 12 13 13 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 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) 8.6 8.7 10.1 9.8 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.8 7.3 6.3 4.9 4.0 3.4 3.2 4.1 5.4 6.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 40 30 55 45 40 40 55 50 35 40 30 25 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 60 52 49 47 45 45 52 56 52 42 34 31 28 30 40 49 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 56 26 53
WIND DIR S S SW S SW SW NE N NW NW N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 4 4 3 5 11 17 14 16 16 17 14 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 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) 8.4 9.1 10.1 9.9 8.8 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.1 4.8 3.9 3.3 3.1 4.4 5.5 6.2
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK SC BK SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 40 35 55 50 35 50 60 55 45 50 35 25 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 54 46 44 42 40 40 47 49 45 37 31 30 27 28 38 45 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 49 24 47
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NW W NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 17 23 18 19 20 14 18 23 20 18 14 16 14 14 13 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 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 9.6 10.0 9.7 8.6 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.9 4.5 3.7 3.2 2.9 4.3 5.4 6.1
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 85 90 90 60 40 50 65 55 25 20 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 41 38 37 36 35 32 32 34 31 25 23 20 18 21 33 42 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 35 18 45
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW N NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 21 20 19 23 18 18 20 20 17 14 12 10 10 9 8 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 70 50 50 20 40 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.13 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.5 9.3 8.6 7.7 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 3.2 4.9 5.3
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 80 85 85 60 40 40 65 50 25 20 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 42 37 36 34 33 30 31 33 31 24 21 19 18 20 33 41 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 34 17 45
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW N NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 21 18 18 21 19 17 21 21 17 14 12 10 10 9 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 60 50 50 20 40 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.6 9.4 8.8 7.9 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.2 4.2 3.4 2.8 2.4 2.3 3.3 4.9 5.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK SC SC FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 80 80 90 85 70 50 35 50 50 45 30 15 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 52 45 43 41 40 38 38 41 38 31 27 26 23 25 36 47 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 42 22 50
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 18 13 13 12 12 12 12 14 14 13 9 8 8 9 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 30 30 30 30 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 0.02 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) 8.8 9.5 9.7 9.0 8.0 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.0 2.6 2.5 3.4 5.0 5.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 85 85 85 80 60 60 55 70 60 40 25 10 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 42 40 39 39 37 34 32 32 29 25 22 21 19 22 33 41 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 34 19 44
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N NE E E NE E
WIND (MPH) 21 19 19 18 20 19 21 21 18 14 12 10 10 10 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 60 60 20 20 40 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.15 0.07 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.4 9.3 8.5 7.6 6.6 6.0 5.5 4.9 4.0 3.2 2.6 2.2 2.1 3.2 4.8 5.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 85 85 80 55 60 65 75 60 35 20 10 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 40 39 38 38 36 33 31 32 28 24 21 20 18 21 33 41 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 33 18 44
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW N NE E E NE E
WIND (MPH) 21 19 18 18 20 19 21 19 16 13 11 10 10 10 8 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 60 60 20 20 40 30 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.20 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.2 9.1 8.3 7.4 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.6 3.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 1.9 3.0 4.8 5.2
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 75 90 85 85 60 45 55 55 65 60 45 30 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 50 46 44 42 40 38 37 37 34 30 26 25 24 27 37 42 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 38 23 44
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NE E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 17 14 16 17 19 17 17 25 20 18 12 10 10 11 9 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 8.8 10.0 9.6 8.9 8.0 7.0 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.4 3.6 3.0 2.5 2.3 3.8 4.8 5.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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