608
FWUS46 KMFR 042136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 40 30 45 10 20 25 20 25 45 55 50 50 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 42 37 37 36 36 36 42 47 51 41 39 38 38 39 42 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 52 37 48
WIND DIR SW W W SW S S SW S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 12 11 11 10 8 10 9 5 8 9 9 10 12 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 30 30 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
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) 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.1 7.9 8.2 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.1 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.8 9.1
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 30 25 35 10 5 10 20 25 45 50 55 50 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 44 36 36 36 35 39 47 50 51 41 40 39 40 43 47 47 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 55 39 51
WIND DIR SW N NE S E SE S S SW SW W S S S S S W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 9 8 9 6 8 10 9 3 5 6 6 6 9 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
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) 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.8 8.1 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.8 9.0
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 35 35 50 10 20 25 20 25 45 55 50 50 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 42 37 37 36 36 35 41 46 50 42 39 38 38 39 41 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 51 37 48
WIND DIR SW W W SW W SW SW S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 13 12 12 10 8 10 9 6 8 9 9 10 12 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 30 30 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
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) 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.8 9.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 45 30 35 10 10 15 20 30 45 50 50 50 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 30 28 27 27 27 29 35 38 39 31 30 32 31 34 35 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 40 30 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 18 16 20 20 21 18 16 16 13 12 17 18 17 16 19 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 37 44 47 48 47 41 37 34 40 44 43 40 33 43 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 5 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 30 30 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.1 7.9 8.3 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.9 9.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 SC SC CL FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 30 40 40 50 30 5 20 20 35 50 50 50 80 80 65
TEMPERATURE 43 39 39 39 38 38 44 50 51 44 40 40 39 41 43 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 52 39 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SE S S S SW W S S S S W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 8 4 5 6 9 12 11 6 6 5 6 8 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 70 70 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
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) 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.8 8.0 8.6 8.7 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.6 8.8
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 30 30 20 25 10 5 15 20 40 35 50 45 75 75 55
TEMPERATURE 54 46 44 44 44 46 53 58 61 50 47 45 45 47 51 53 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 63 45 57
WIND DIR S SW NW NW W E SE S S S NW W SW S S SW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 5 3 3 2 6 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 70 70 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
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) 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.9 8.5 9.0 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.3 8.7 9.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 25 10 15 10 15 15 30 35 50 40 50 50 85 85 55
TEMPERATURE 47 39 39 39 38 41 46 52 55 45 43 42 41 45 46 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 55 41 51
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S SE S S S W S S S S S N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 4 5 5 8 9 6 4 6 5 5 5 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 30 30 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.13
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) 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.7 8.1 8.8 9.3 9.3 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.4 8.8 9.0
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK SC SC BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 70 55 60 40 35 55 50 55 65 90 80 80 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 43 39 36 35 33 36 45 51 52 44 40 39 38 40 44 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 52 37 47
WIND DIR SW W SW S S S S SW W NW N SE S S W NW W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 5 6 8 8 9 10 5 5 5 4 5 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 10 20 10 50 50 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.22
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) 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.6 8.0 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.2
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 BK SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 60 50 60 50 30 60 50 55 75 90 80 80 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 42 38 36 34 33 34 44 49 51 44 40 40 39 39 43 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 51 38 46
WIND DIR SW W SW S SE SE S SW W NW N SE S SE W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 4 6 8 8 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 10 30 20 50 50 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.22
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 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 55 35 40 25 25 25 40 55 55 85 80 80 90 90 65
TEMPERATURE 48 46 42 39 37 38 49 54 57 51 45 44 43 42 46 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 58 42 51
WIND DIR W W W SE E SE S SW W NW NW NE NE SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 9 5 4 4 3 4 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 30 10 50 50 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.16
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 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 BK SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 65 45 60 40 25 45 50 60 65 90 80 80 85 90 75
TEMPERATURE 41 39 38 38 37 38 44 49 50 44 41 41 40 41 43 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 52 40 47
WIND DIR SW W SW S SE SE S W W NW NE SE S NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 6 5 6 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 10 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 10 40 40 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.19
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 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK SC FW BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 70 55 65 45 25 55 55 55 65 90 80 80 85 90 80
TEMPERATURE 41 39 38 38 37 38 44 49 51 44 41 41 40 41 43 44 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 51 40 47
WIND DIR SW W S S S S S W W NW NE SE S N NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 8 5 6 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 10 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 10 40 40 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.22
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 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.8 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/05/26 SUNDAY 09/06/26
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 SC SC SC SC CL FW SC SC BK BK OV BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 30 40 25 30 5 10 35 45 50 60 75 65 75 85 85 65
TEMPERATURE 43 38 39 39 39 40 44 49 51 45 43 43 43 43 43 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 53 42 49
WIND DIR W NW S S S S S NW NW NW NW SW SW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 9 6 4 4 4 5 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 40 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.12
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) 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.2
--- 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