625
FWUS46 KMFR 031027
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 20 25 45 45 65 75 95 95 90 90 60 60 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 29 30 38 41 41 35 33 31 32 30 28 30 27 25 23 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 28 31 22
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W SW W W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 9 9 6 6 8 10 12 23 23 25 19 18 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.18 0.10 0.07 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 3.1 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.3 6.5 6.1 5.8 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 25 45 45 60 80 95 95 90 90 55 55 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 27 27 42 44 44 37 34 32 32 31 32 32 28 24 25 25 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 29 34 21
WIND DIR E E SE S S E SE S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 5 6 4 3 5 5 8 16 18 18 16 13 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 80 80 30 30 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.10 0.08 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.2 6.5 6.1 5.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 20 25 45 45 70 75 95 95 90 90 60 60 40 45 40
TEMPERATURE 29 30 39 42 41 36 33 32 33 31 29 31 29 25 23 24 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 29 32 23
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW W W W W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 9 10 6 6 8 10 13 23 23 24 19 17 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.17 0.09 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.5 7.3 6.5 6.1 5.8 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.4
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 25 50 45 65 75 95 95 90 90 60 60 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 20 22 31 34 34 28 24 24 23 21 19 21 18 18 16 17 15
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 18 24 15
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 10 13 14 10 9 12 14 18 29 33 35 28 25 19 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 55 58 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.23 0.16 0.13 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.7 2.2 1.7 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 4.9 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.1 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.2 6.4 6.2 5.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 20 30 45 50 70 70 95 95 95 95 60 60 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 30 30 39 43 43 38 34 34 33 32 30 33 30 27 25 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 30 34 24
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 10 12 10 9 11 13 16 24 24 27 23 21 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.08 0.04 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.4 6.8 6.2 5.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.4
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 20 20 35 35 60 80 95 95 95 95 60 60 30 40 40
TEMPERATURE 38 37 46 51 51 46 41 40 39 38 38 40 39 34 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 41 31
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S SW S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 8 4 3 4 5 6 13 14 18 14 13 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.3 6.4 7.0 7.4 7.5 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 25 25 40 50 60 75 95 95 90 90 55 55 50 60 60
TEMPERATURE 34 35 43 46 47 42 38 37 36 34 33 35 32 29 28 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 32 36 27
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 10 10 8 8 9 11 11 19 21 24 19 16 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.09 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.5 7.3 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 40 45 60 75 85 85 100 100 100 100 95 95 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 28 27 39 42 42 36 32 31 30 28 27 29 26 24 25 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 26 30 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 11 13 9 9 10 12 17 24 21 23 21 18 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.14 0.51 0.27 0.19 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.3 3.8 2.8 1.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.9 9.1 4.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.6 7.2 7.3 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 35 50 55 70 80 85 100 100 100 100 95 95 80 80 80
TEMPERATURE 27 26 37 42 41 36 32 31 30 27 27 29 27 24 24 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 27 31 22
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 13 10 10 10 12 17 25 21 23 21 18 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 40 100 100 100 100 90 90 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.41 0.24 0.17 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.3 3.4 2.5 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 7.7 3.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.6 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 30 45 50 70 75 85 100 100 100 100 85 85 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 33 32 42 48 47 42 37 37 36 33 31 33 31 29 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 31 35 28
WIND DIR S S S SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 5 8 5 3 4 5 9 14 14 14 12 10 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 100 100 100 100 70 70 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.41 0.26 0.14 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.9 1.8 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 5.4 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.2 6.4 7.0 7.5 7.2 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 35 45 55 70 80 85 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 32 31 40 43 42 38 35 34 32 30 28 30 28 27 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 28 32 25
WIND DIR S S S SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 10 13 8 8 9 11 14 23 21 23 19 16 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 41 42 37 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.13 0.42 0.25 0.19 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.7 6.9 3.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.2 6.5 7.1 7.3 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 35 45 55 70 85 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 31 31 40 43 42 37 34 33 31 29 28 30 28 27 26 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 28 32 25
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 11 13 9 9 11 12 16 24 23 23 20 17 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 41 41 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15 0.40 0.24 0.19 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.8 3.1 2.5 1.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0 6.9 3.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.2 6.5 7.0 7.2 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 35 50 60 55 70 90 100 100 95 95 75 80 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 35 35 40 44 43 39 36 35 34 31 30 32 29 30 28 28 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 29 34 28
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 8 13 10 9 9 10 13 24 27 28 23 18 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 100 100 90 90 60 60 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.29 0.28 0.22 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 3.4 2.8 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 5.8 3.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.3 6.4 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page