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FWUS46 KMFR 151022
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
222 AM PST THU JAN 15 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 42 46 49 48 43 42 41 39 39 43 47 45 39 39 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 49 37
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 9 16 14 11 10 9 9 9 6 5 10 11 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) 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.3 6.2
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 31 30 38 42 39 31 30 29 29 29 38 44 41 32 30 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 27 47 27
WIND DIR N N NE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 5 11 11 9 8 6 6 5 4 4 8 9 8 8
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) 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.9 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 45 44 47 49 48 43 43 43 41 41 44 47 46 41 41 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 40 49 39
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 10 16 14 12 11 10 10 9 6 5 10 11 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) 8.6 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.3 6.1
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 35 39 43 40 35 34 32 31 31 36 41 39 33 32 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 30 43 30
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 9 23 21 18 14 14 16 17 13 11 13 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 36 33 41 36 29
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) 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.3 7.0 6.4 6.2
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 39 40 43 49 47 42 39 37 36 36 41 48 46 41 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 49 35
WIND DIR N N N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 12 12 9 8 12 11 8 6 6 6 6 4 5 9 9 9 8
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) 8.2 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.8 7.5 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.5
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 47 47 47 54 53 47 46 46 45 44 46 52 51 47 45 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 44 54 44
WIND DIR N NW NW N NW SW NW W NW NW NW N NW NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 4 8 8 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) 8.7 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.7 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.6
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 49 48 52 55 53 50 48 48 47 47 52 53 51 47 46 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 45 55 43
WIND DIR NW NW S SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 5 11 11 9 6 6 6 5 4 3 8 8 8 8
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) 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 37 37 42 48 46 38 36 35 34 33 40 47 44 36 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 32 47 33
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 14 16 18 17 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8
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) 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.5 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 36 35 42 48 46 38 35 33 32 31 39 46 43 35 33 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 30 47 30
WIND DIR NE NE E E E NE NE E NE E E E E NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 8 8 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) 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.3 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 36 36 40 47 45 39 36 35 34 33 38 46 44 38 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 32 47 32
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 14 16 16 13 13 14 16 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 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) 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.1 6.6 5.7 5.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 45 45 48 52 51 45 44 43 41 41 45 50 48 43 42 42 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 41 51 40
WIND DIR E E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 10 12 14 14 12 11 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 11 11 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) 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.0 5.8
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 44 44 48 53 51 45 44 43 41 40 45 51 49 42 42 42 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 40 51 40
WIND DIR E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 13 11 10 9 10 9 9 9 6 6 11 11 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) 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.0 5.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 46 46 49 52 51 46 45 44 43 44 49 51 49 45 44 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 43 51 41
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 10 14 16 13 13 14 14 11 9 10 6 9 12 13 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) 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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