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FWUS46 KMFR 250936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT MON MAY 25 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 35 35 45 60 50 30 45 55 60 60 50 50 50 60 60
TEMPERATURE 47 49 50 51 51 47 40 36 33 32 34 35 36 35 32 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 32 38 30
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 13 20 25 24 17 12 12 12 12 11 11 20 26 27 27 28
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 44 44 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 5 5 5 40 40 30 30 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 8.7 8.7 9.2 9.8 8.4 7.2 5.5 4.9 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.7
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 50 45 30 40 65 50 30 45 60 60 60 55 55 50 60 60
TEMPERATURE 42 47 55 56 54 45 37 33 30 31 37 39 37 33 30 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 29 41 28
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 16 20 20 11 10 12 10 11 10 11 17 20 20 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 10 20 5 5 5 40 40 30 30 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 9.1 8.6 8.7 9.1 9.7 8.3 7.1 5.5 4.8 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.7
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 35 40 45 60 50 25 40 50 60 60 45 50 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 47 48 48 49 50 47 41 36 32 31 33 34 36 35 32 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 31 38 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 13 20 25 24 17 11 11 11 11 10 9 19 25 26 26 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 44 44 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 5 5 5 40 40 30 30 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 8.7 8.7 9.2 9.7 8.5 7.3 5.6 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 30 35 45 60 55 40 45 60 65 60 55 55 55 65 65
TEMPERATURE 34 37 39 40 38 35 29 25 21 22 23 25 25 24 22 22 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 21 26 21
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 14 19 26 32 32 25 17 14 13 13 12 12 26 32 32 31 32
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 54 61 51 34 44 54 54 51 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 5 5 5 40 40 30 30 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 8.7 8.7 9.3 9.8 8.4 7.2 5.3 4.9 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 SC SC BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 50 30 45 60 80 60 60 70 70 65 45 45 45 65 65
TEMPERATURE 46 49 51 53 52 50 43 38 33 32 34 36 37 37 33 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 32 38 32
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 11 18 21 23 11 10 11 11 10 8 10 16 24 24 24 25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 10 10 5 40 40 20 20 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.01 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 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.7 8.7 7.3 5.8 4.8 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 45 35 30 60 35 30 40 45 60 60 45 50 45 50 50
TEMPERATURE 52 58 62 64 63 55 48 43 39 40 45 48 47 42 40 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 38 51 37
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 5 11 14 16 9 5 8 8 5 5 9 12 17 17 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 40 40 20 20 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 8.9 8.4 8.5 9.1 9.3 8.0 6.9 5.6 4.7 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK SC BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 40 35 30 50 45 55 65 80 70 65 65 65 60 65 65
TEMPERATURE 48 58 55 58 57 48 42 37 34 37 37 39 39 37 34 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 33 41 31
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 10 14 19 18 13 8 9 9 8 8 10 14 20 19 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 5 5 50 50 40 40 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
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) 8.8 8.4 8.5 9.1 9.0 7.9 6.7 5.5 4.7 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.8
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 40 30 55 90 90 85 95 85 90 90 75 70 75 80 85
TEMPERATURE 40 47 54 55 48 36 32 29 28 29 32 34 36 34 32 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 28 36 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 14 20 21 20 19 17 11 8 8 9 10 13 14 11 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 40 80 40 50 60 40 80 80 50 50 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.1 8.3 8.9 7.6 6.6 5.8 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.9
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 40 30 50 85 85 85 90 80 85 85 70 60 65 80 85
TEMPERATURE 39 46 55 55 48 36 31 28 27 28 32 34 35 34 31 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 27 36 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 13 19 21 21 19 18 11 8 8 10 12 14 17 12 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 80 40 40 60 40 80 80 40 40 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.2 8.4 9.1 7.9 6.7 5.9 4.8 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 45 40 35 85 85 90 90 80 80 80 70 65 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 45 49 59 62 55 43 38 34 32 32 35 39 40 39 36 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 32 41 33
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 8 14 19 18 10 12 8 5 5 6 9 8 10 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 70 50 40 60 60 70 70 40 40 30 30 60
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.2 8.5 9.2 8.0 6.7 5.8 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 45 35 60 90 90 85 95 85 85 85 75 75 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 46 50 54 53 46 37 34 32 31 31 31 33 35 35 34 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 30 35 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 13 18 21 18 16 13 9 6 5 8 9 12 14 11 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 60 80 50 60 80 60 80 80 70 70 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.1 8.2 8.9 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 60 50 35 70 90 90 85 95 85 85 85 80 80 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 45 49 53 53 45 36 34 32 31 31 32 34 35 35 34 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 31 35 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 13 20 21 17 16 12 8 6 5 8 9 12 14 10 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 60 80 50 60 80 60 80 80 70 70 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 7.4 6.3 5.5 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.0
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 05/25/26 TUESDAY 05/26/26
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 FW FW OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 25 20 20 85 80 75 80 85 85 85 85 85 80 75 80
TEMPERATURE 50 54 57 57 51 40 38 35 34 34 33 34 35 34 35 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 33 36 33
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 10 14 19 21 13 12 11 5 4 8 10 17 20 21 23 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 40 30 40 20 50 80 80 80 80 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.05 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.0 8.1 8.4 7.5 7.1 5.7 4.8 4.6 5.1 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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