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FWUS46 KMFR 022136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 OV BK BK BK OV SC BK OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 60 65 60 75 50 70 75 75 55 45 55 65 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 49 45 42 44 43 45 53 53 48 41 42 40 38 40 43 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 56 38 45
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE S S E N S SE N N NW
WIND (MPH) 21 19 19 18 16 14 12 11 12 10 5 10 6 9 12 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 50 50 20 20 30 30 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.20 0.01 0.05 0.06
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 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.5 9.6 10.0 9.5 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.1
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV SC BK OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 60 65 65 70 45 70 75 75 60 50 55 65 65 65 55
TEMPERATURE 51 44 42 43 42 47 56 56 50 39 40 38 37 40 45 47 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 58 36 47
WIND DIR S SE E E E SE SE NE SE SW S SW SW SW W NW W
WIND (MPH) 18 17 17 16 14 13 11 9 11 8 5 6 5 6 9 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 50 50 20 20 30 30 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.16 0.01 0.03 0.05
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 9.2 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.5 9.6 10.0 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.2 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.1
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 OV BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 60 70 65 75 50 70 75 75 55 50 55 65 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 48 45 42 44 43 46 51 52 48 41 42 39 38 40 41 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 55 37 44
WIND DIR S SE SE E E SE SE NE SW S E N S SE NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 20 18 18 17 14 13 12 11 12 10 5 9 6 9 12 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 50 50 20 20 30 30 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.19 0.01 0.05 0.06
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 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.5 9.6 9.9 9.5 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.1
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 OV BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 75 60 70 60 75 50 70 75 75 60 50 50 60 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 37 34 33 33 33 35 41 42 38 33 32 30 29 31 33 35 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 29 35
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE NE S E NE NE E NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 36 32 32 31 25 24 21 16 21 20 14 20 14 19 23 32 32
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 54 54 51 47 44 33 47 48 47 54 47 44 50 61 62
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 50 50 20 20 30 30 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE T S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.24 0.02 0.09 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.7 10.0 9.6 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK OV BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 65 75 70 70 55 60 80 80 65 45 50 55 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 51 48 44 44 43 47 54 55 51 44 42 41 39 41 45 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 57 39 48
WIND DIR S SW E E SE SE SE SW NW SW SW W W SW W NW W
WIND (MPH) 19 17 14 13 13 12 11 9 12 8 8 8 6 8 10 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 30 60 60 20 20 30 30 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.14 0.01 0.01 0.06
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 9.6 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.6 10.0 9.9 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.0 8.9 9.2 9.3
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 65 60 65 55 80 55 60 80 75 60 55 60 75 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 60 54 50 49 49 54 62 64 58 49 49 46 44 47 50 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 66 44 53
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE S SW N W W SW S S NE N
WIND (MPH) 11 5 5 5 5 4 6 9 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 60 60 20 20 30 30 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.02 0.06
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) 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.9 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 65 65 65 80 55 60 75 80 60 50 50 65 65 65 55
TEMPERATURE 53 48 46 45 44 50 56 58 53 45 44 42 40 45 46 49 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 59 40 50
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE E NE SW NE S SW SW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 20 18 16 16 16 16 11 10 10 8 6 6 5 8 9 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 40 50 50 20 20 30 30 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.16 0.01 0.01 0.05
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 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.5 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.1
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 60 45 45 30 30 50 65 65 50 35 35 20 55 55 40
TEMPERATURE 57 51 45 43 42 47 58 61 60 51 47 45 43 46 56 57 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 63 43 58
WIND DIR E E E SE E E SE E NE N NW NW NW N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 12 8 14 13 12 10 9 8 10 12 11 11 8 10 12 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 0 0 0 0 5 30 40 40 20 20 10 10 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.02
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) 9.6 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.9 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.0 9.1 9.6 9.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 65 50 45 35 35 50 65 65 50 35 35 25 55 55 40
TEMPERATURE 56 50 43 42 41 45 57 60 59 50 46 44 42 45 56 57 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 62 42 58
WIND DIR W E E SE SE E SE SE NE N W NW NW N NE N N
WIND (MPH) 13 9 14 13 12 9 9 8 9 12 10 11 8 10 12 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 0 0 0 0 5 30 50 50 20 20 10 10 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.02
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) 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.0 9.1 9.7 9.7
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK BK BK BK SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 55 65 65 55 45 55 75 75 55 50 45 45 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 62 56 48 47 45 49 61 65 62 54 48 45 44 45 54 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 67 43 58
WIND DIR S SE E E E E E E NE W W N W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 8 6 5 4 6 8 10 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 5 30 60 60 20 20 10 10 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.01 0.00 0.05
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) 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.2 8.5 9.0 9.4 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.5 9.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 55 55 50 35 30 50 70 65 40 40 35 30 55 55 45
TEMPERATURE 57 52 47 46 46 49 59 61 59 52 48 47 45 47 53 54 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 62 45 55
WIND DIR SE E E SE SE SE SE NW N N NW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 16 13 12 11 8 6 11 13 16 11 8 9 11 12 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 20 20 10 10 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.14 0.01 0.00 0.02
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) 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.8 9.3 10.0 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.1 9.0 9.5 9.5
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK BK SC FW FW BK BK BK SC SC SC FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 60 50 40 20 20 50 65 60 30 35 30 20 50 50 40
TEMPERATURE 57 52 47 46 45 49 59 62 60 54 49 47 45 48 55 56 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 45 57
WIND DIR E NE SE SE SE SE SE W N NE NW NW NW N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 14 11 11 10 8 6 11 13 16 11 6 8 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 20 20 10 10 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.01
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) 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.7 9.3 10.0 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.5 8.9 8.9 9.4 9.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26
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 BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 65 55 65 75 60 55 75 80 65 50 55 65 55 55 45
TEMPERATURE 55 51 48 47 47 50 57 60 54 47 47 46 44 46 46 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 60 44 49
WIND DIR S NW SE SE SE SE SE NE SW SW W S W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 11 14 17 16 14 9 8 12 9 11 10 8 10 11 13 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 60 60 20 20 10 10 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.16 0.01 0.00 0.02
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 8.6 8.9 9.0 8.5 8.9 9.4 10.2 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.3
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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