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FWUS46 KMFR 220926
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
226 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 35 40 45 40 50 50 40 50 25 25 40 50 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE 34 37 47 51 52 47 44 43 42 42 49 51 51 47 44 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 51 43
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW SW W W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 18 16 9 8 8 10 11 11 9 10 13 14 12 20 24 27
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 6.3 6.3 7.2 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.4 8.3 9.2 9.6 9.9 10.4 10.4 9.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 35 35 40 40 50 55 45 50 30 30 40 50 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 31 34 49 54 52 45 41 39 38 39 51 54 52 45 40 39 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 36 54 38
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE W NW W W SW SE S SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 5 5 5 8 9 9 6 8 8 10 10 16 18 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 6.3 6.2 7.1 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 8.2 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.4 10.4 9.7
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 35 40 50 40 50 50 35 50 25 25 40 50 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 34 37 46 51 53 48 44 43 42 42 49 50 50 47 43 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 41 51 43
WIND DIR NW NW SE SE SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 18 16 10 8 9 10 12 11 9 10 13 16 12 20 24 27
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 6.3 6.3 7.2 7.9 8.3 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.4 8.3 9.2 9.6 9.9 10.4 10.4 9.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 35 40 50 40 50 50 40 50 25 25 40 50 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 24 27 38 41 41 36 33 32 31 33 39 41 40 37 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 42 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 21 21 18 17 16 18 23 24 20 21 23 29 29 39 43 50
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 54 52 58 62 75
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 6.1 6.2 7.3 8.1 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.4 7.5 8.5 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.4 10.4 9.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC BK SC BK BK SC BK FW SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 25 45 60 45 55 55 45 55 20 30 40 55 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 33 35 44 51 52 47 43 41 40 41 48 50 51 47 42 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 40 51 42
WIND DIR NE NE NE E W NW W W SW S S SW SW S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 17 17 16 11 9 10 9 9 9 5 12 14 18 14 13 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 6.1 6.1 7.0 7.9 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.4 8.0 9.1 9.5 9.8 10.4 10.4 9.9
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 30 35 35 40 45 50 50 55 30 25 35 45 55 60 55
TEMPERATURE 42 43 54 61 62 58 53 51 49 49 57 61 60 56 52 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 48 61 50
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW W SW W NW SE S S S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 6 5 5 4 4 4 2 5 9 10 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 6.4 6.4 6.9 7.5 8.2 8.5 7.9 7.4 7.3 7.7 8.3 9.3 9.6 10.0 10.5 10.3 9.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 40 35 35 55 50 50 45 55 30 30 35 55 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 37 40 48 54 55 50 47 45 43 45 52 56 56 51 48 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 43 56 46
WIND DIR N NE NE NE N NW W W S S S SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 14 13 9 8 8 6 8 8 5 6 9 12 9 13 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 5.8 6.0 6.9 7.7 8.6 8.5 8.0 7.3 7.1 7.3 8.3 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.4 10.3 9.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 35 55 60 75 70 55 75 70 60 55 65 80 70 75 85
TEMPERATURE 26 28 43 50 52 43 38 36 33 34 46 50 50 43 38 36 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 32 51 36
WIND DIR E E E E SE E E W SW SW SW SW W SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 11 10 8 8 13 16 17 17 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 3.7 3.9 5.4 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.0 5.8 6.5 7.2 7.7 8.4 8.7 9.2 9.1
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 35 55 55 75 65 50 75 70 55 50 65 75 70 70 80
TEMPERATURE 25 27 43 49 52 44 38 34 32 34 46 50 50 42 36 35 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 31 52 35
WIND DIR E E E E E NE N W SW SW SW SW W W SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 11 10 8 8 13 17 16 17 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 3.8 3.9 5.3 6.4 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.8 6.5 7.3 7.8 8.5 8.8 9.3 9.2
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 45 55 40 60 60 55 65 70 40 40 55 65 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 30 31 44 55 58 48 41 37 35 37 48 56 56 48 41 38 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 34 57 38
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N NW W W W NW SW W W W W SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 6 6 3 2 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 4.3 4.2 5.5 6.6 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.3 6.1 6.8 7.9 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.9 9.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 40 55 65 65 60 50 60 65 50 50 65 75 65 70 75
TEMPERATURE 29 31 43 49 51 46 41 39 37 38 46 50 50 45 42 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 50 42
WIND DIR E E E E N NE SE SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 8 9 8 8 10 9 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 3.6 3.8 5.3 6.4 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.7 6.5 7.3 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.3 9.1
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 40 50 70 70 65 50 65 60 60 55 70 75 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 29 31 43 50 52 45 41 39 36 37 46 50 50 45 41 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 35 50 41
WIND DIR E E E E NW E SE SW S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 9 8 9 8 8 10 9 8 8 13 17 17 17 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 3.3 3.6 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.6 5.8 5.6 6.4 7.1 7.6 8.3 8.6 9.0 9.0
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 40 45 45 60 60 60 55 55 40 40 55 70 70 70 70
TEMPERATURE 34 36 46 51 52 47 43 41 39 40 49 53 54 50 49 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 39 54 48
WIND DIR E E E SE N N W NW NW S S SW NW NW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 14 11 13 14 12 10 10 8 8 10 18 14 13 13 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 4.6 4.9 5.8 6.8 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.3 6.2 7.4 8.1 8.8 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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