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FWUS46 KMFR 232221
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
321 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 40 45 40 20 10 10 10 20 30 35 30 50 30 25 25
TEMPERATURE 48 43 41 41 41 43 47 50 50 45 44 43 42 43 49 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 51 41 50
WIND DIR SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 19 26 28 26 24 25 33 32 24 20 23 20 23 24 25 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 43 54 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
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) 9.4 9.9 11.5 11.6 11.7 10.5 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.2 9.6 9.3 8.5 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 45 45 45 20 15 15 10 25 30 35 35 50 35 25 25
TEMPERATURE 49 41 39 37 38 41 49 52 50 43 42 40 39 40 50 51 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 53 38 51
WIND DIR S NE NW NW W SE S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 19 21 19 18 19 25 24 17 13 16 13 16 17 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
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) 9.1 9.8 11.5 11.7 11.7 10.5 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.2 9.8 9.3 8.5 7.4 6.7 7.0 6.7
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 35 40 35 20 10 10 10 20 30 35 30 50 30 20 25
TEMPERATURE 49 43 41 40 40 42 45 49 49 44 43 43 42 43 49 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 50 41 51
WIND DIR SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 20 27 31 28 26 27 33 32 23 20 23 20 23 24 25 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
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) 9.5 10.1 11.5 11.6 11.7 10.5 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.2 9.6 9.4 8.6 7.4 6.8 7.0 6.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 45 50 45 25 10 10 10 25 30 35 35 50 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 38 35 33 32 32 32 36 38 37 34 32 32 31 32 38 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 39 30 39
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 28 32 40 41 41 39 40 57 55 48 43 48 46 46 48 49 46
WIND GUST (MPH) 74 74 88 85 88 82 85 110 113 105 102 105 96 98 103 110 110
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
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) 9.4 9.8 11.3 11.6 11.6 10.5 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.3 9.7 9.3 8.5 7.2 6.7 7.0 6.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 30 35 20 15 5 5 15 20 30 35 30 50 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 49 45 41 38 38 40 44 49 49 44 42 40 39 40 46 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 50 39 48
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 20 21 19 19 20 26 24 18 13 17 13 17 18 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
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) 9.3 10.0 11.6 11.7 11.6 10.6 8.9 8.6 8.6 8.4 9.5 9.4 8.6 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.9
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 45 50 35 20 15 5 15 20 30 35 40 55 30 25 30
TEMPERATURE 58 52 48 46 46 48 55 60 60 53 49 46 44 46 52 56 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 61 43 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 5 4 5 6 6 9 11 11 8 5 5 3 5 6 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
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) 9.9 11.1 11.8 11.9 11.8 10.4 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.8 9.9 9.3 8.5 7.4 6.9 7.0 6.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 55 40 30 20 5 5 15 30 35 40 40 55 40 25 30
TEMPERATURE 53 47 44 42 43 44 51 53 53 47 46 43 41 44 49 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 54 41 51
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW S S S S S S W NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 18 23 24 23 21 21 26 24 18 14 17 14 16 18 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
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) 9.4 10.9 11.9 12.1 11.8 10.5 8.6 8.5 8.3 9.0 9.9 9.2 8.4 7.3 6.7 6.8 6.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 45 55 80 90 70 55 85 85 80 80 90 85 75 75 55
TEMPERATURE 48 39 35 34 35 36 43 46 46 40 38 37 35 32 32 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 47 32 32
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 20 23 21 18 17 23 32 26 25 25 24 20 21 19 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 0 0 20 20 30 30 70 70 70 70 70 70 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.17 0.11 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 7.0 7.9 9.7 8.6 9.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.7 8.0 7.4 6.5 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.7
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 40 55 80 85 60 55 80 80 80 80 90 80 75 75 50
TEMPERATURE 47 38 34 33 34 36 42 46 45 38 36 35 33 31 31 31 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 47 31 31
WIND DIR W W W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 20 23 21 16 14 23 32 27 25 25 24 20 21 20 19 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 0 0 20 20 30 30 70 70 70 70 70 70 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.11 0.08 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 7.2 8.8 9.9 9.7 9.7 10.0 8.9 9.2 8.8 8.1 7.6 6.7 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC SC BK BK FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 25 50 70 60 25 30 65 70 65 70 80 75 55 55 40
TEMPERATURE 53 44 39 37 38 40 48 55 54 48 44 42 40 38 38 38 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 57 37 38
WIND DIR W W W SW SW S SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 9 10 12 12 17 20 18 12 12 12 12 13 12 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 0 0 10 10 10 20 50 50 50 50 50 50 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.02 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) 7.9 8.4 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.7 9.5 8.5 8.5 8.3 9.4 8.3 7.0 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.1
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 45 55 70 75 55 50 85 85 80 85 85 85 70 70 55
TEMPERATURE 48 42 39 38 38 39 43 46 45 41 40 39 36 34 34 34 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 47 34 34
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 20 21 20 17 18 23 32 26 25 25 24 21 21 20 20 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 57 47 43 37 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 0 0 20 40 40 30 90 90 80 80 80 80 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.16 0.09 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 7.4 8.5 9.8 9.2 10.0 10.2 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.1 7.5 6.4 5.3 4.8 5.0 4.6
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 60 70 80 65 55 90 90 90 90 85 85 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 48 42 38 37 38 39 42 45 44 41 39 39 36 33 33 33 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 46 33 33
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 19 21 19 17 17 21 31 25 25 25 23 20 21 19 19 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 0 0 20 40 40 30 90 90 80 80 80 80 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.22 0.12 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 7.1 7.8 9.7 8.7 9.6 10.5 9.6 9.0 8.7 7.6 7.2 6.1 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/24/26 WEDNESDAY 03/25/26
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 OV SC SC FW BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 65 55 70 50 30 20 60 70 70 80 80 80 60 40 45
TEMPERATURE 50 45 43 43 43 43 48 52 51 46 44 41 38 38 38 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 38 38
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 18 18 16 19 20 29 26 19 19 21 18 19 20 21 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 0 0 10 5 5 10 40 40 30 30 40 40 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 8.5 10.4 11.1 10.9 11.0 9.2 8.3 8.7 9.9 9.3 8.3 7.1 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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