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FWUS46 KMFR 260936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 BK OV BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 65 75 60 50 60 75 70 75 90 90 90 90 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 32 31 33 34 36 34 32 33 33 32 33 36 38 38 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 30 39 36
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 6 9 11 11 12 13 12 8 8 18 17 18 23 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 40 60 50 30 50 40 20 60 80 80 90 90 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.14 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.1 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.7
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 60 70 65 55 60 75 75 75 90 90 90 90 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 29 30 35 37 37 33 30 30 30 31 35 38 40 39 37 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 42 32
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 12 9 10 10 12 12 12 11 11 11 9 6 13 12 13 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 60 50 20 40 40 20 60 80 80 80 80 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.09 0.13 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.8 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.0 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.8 8.4 8.1 7.7
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 BK OV BK SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 60 75 60 45 55 70 70 75 90 85 90 90 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 31 31 32 33 36 34 32 33 33 32 33 36 38 38 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 30 39 36
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 5 6 10 10 11 13 11 8 6 18 17 18 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 40 60 40 20 40 30 20 60 80 80 90 90 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.14 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.1 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 BK SC BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 65 80 65 60 65 80 75 80 95 90 90 90 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 21 21 22 23 25 24 22 23 23 23 24 28 30 31 30 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 21 31 26
WIND DIR NW N NW N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 10 13 17 16 16 17 16 14 16 32 32 36 37 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 49 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 40 70 50 30 50 40 20 60 80 80 90 90 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.11 0.15 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.1 7.6 8.2 8.5 8.8 8.4 8.1 7.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 BK BK BK OV BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 70 60 45 60 70 80 75 95 90 90 90 60 55 55
TEMPERATURE 32 32 33 35 37 36 33 34 34 34 34 39 41 42 41 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 32 42 38
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 13 13 9 10 13 16 16 16 16 16 12 9 10 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 30 60 40 20 20 30 20 50 90 90 90 90 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S R S R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.15 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.7 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.8 8.5 8.8 8.4 8.0 7.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 50 70 55 35 50 75 70 60 85 80 90 90 65 60 60
TEMPERATURE 38 40 43 46 47 43 39 39 39 41 43 46 49 46 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 37 51 42
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 10 13 14 14 13 14 17 12 9 9 9 6 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 60 40 10 20 20 20 40 70 70 80 80 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09 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) 4.5 4.7 5.5 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.7 7.3 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.8
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 60 80 70 55 80 85 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 60 55
TEMPERATURE 33 36 35 37 39 36 34 34 34 36 35 39 41 40 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 31 42 37
WIND DIR NW N NW N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 14 12 9 9 11 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 70 60 20 40 40 30 50 80 80 90 90 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.7 5.5 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.7 7.2 7.8 8.3 8.8 8.4 8.2 7.8
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 70 80 70 85 90 90 95 80 75 70 85 85 70 55 55
TEMPERATURE 28 29 32 35 37 35 32 32 32 33 40 48 50 47 42 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 30 51 37
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW N NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 9 11 11 10 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 40 70 50 40 10 40 60 5 50 50 70 70 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.22 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.0 7.3 8.1 9.0 9.9 9.9 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 65 75 65 85 85 90 95 80 75 70 85 85 70 55 55
TEMPERATURE 27 28 32 35 37 35 31 31 31 33 39 47 50 47 41 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 29 51 36
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW N N N N N NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 12 12 11 10 11 12 14 14 14 13 14 14 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 30 60 50 30 10 40 50 5 60 60 80 80 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.26 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.0 7.3 8.2 8.9 9.8 10.0 10.2 9.9 9.5 9.5
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 75 70 65 70 85 90 90 85 90 90 95 95 65 55 60
TEMPERATURE 32 31 34 39 41 39 36 36 35 35 38 44 46 47 44 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 33 48 39
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 9 10 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 40 60 50 50 30 20 60 40 80 80 90 90 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.27 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.6 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.6 7.5 8.4 9.3 9.7 9.9 9.4 8.7 8.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 70 75 75 85 85 90 95 85 80 75 80 80 65 50 55
TEMPERATURE 31 31 31 34 36 35 35 36 36 35 36 43 46 46 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 34 47 41
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 9 11 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 11 12 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 50 60 60 60 20 40 60 10 30 30 60 60 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R R R R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.18 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.0 7.1 7.8 8.9 9.8 9.9 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.5
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 70 75 80 85 90 90 95 85 75 70 75 75 65 50 55
TEMPERATURE 31 31 32 35 37 35 35 36 36 36 38 45 48 47 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 34 49 42
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 8 10 11 9 6 8 10 10 9 9 12 12 9 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 50 60 60 60 30 40 60 10 30 30 60 60 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.13 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.0 7.3 8.0 9.2 10.0 10.0 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.8
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 90 80 65 85 85 90 90 80 80 85 90 85 80 65 60
TEMPERATURE 33 33 30 33 35 35 35 37 36 35 33 38 40 42 42 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 33 42 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 10 14 16 17 16 16 16 16 10 13 13 11 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 80 70 50 80 60 50 50 60 60 60 80 80 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.11 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.11 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.5 7.0 7.6 8.7 9.4 9.9 9.3 8.7 8.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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