141
FWUS46 KMFR 080936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 15 0 0 5 15 10 5 10 15 10 15 20 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 45 51 54 56 57 52 48 46 44 52 60 62 63 59 55 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 64 50
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N NE E S SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 9 11 13 14 11 9 5 5 4 5 3 9 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.6 8.3 8.6 9.2 9.6 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.5 9.2 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.4 9.6
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 15 5 0 5 15 10 10 15 15 10 15 20 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 40 48 57 59 57 48 42 40 39 48 63 66 61 51 48 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 37 66 43
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW N N NE NE E S SW W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 6 8 9 9 6 4 3 3 3 4 2 6 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.6 8.2 8.4 9.0 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.4 9.2 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 15 0 0 5 15 10 5 10 10 10 15 20 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 46 51 52 54 56 53 48 46 44 51 57 60 63 59 55 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 64 51
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N NE E SE SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 9 11 13 14 12 10 5 5 4 5 3 9 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.6 8.3 8.6 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.4 9.2 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.4 9.6
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 15 0 0 5 20 15 10 10 15 15 20 25 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 34 38 42 43 43 39 34 32 31 38 47 49 48 45 41 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 50 38
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW N NE SE SE S SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 18 19 17 17 16 16 16 11 11 8 6 6 9 9 16 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 40 42 34 26 36 39 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.5 8.3 8.7 9.2 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.7 9.5 10.0 10.1 9.8 9.2 9.4 9.6
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 20 5 0 5 20 15 10 10 10 15 25 20 20 15 20
TEMPERATURE 44 49 53 56 57 55 47 44 42 49 57 62 62 61 52 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 64 48
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW NW N N NE E SE SW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 10 13 13 12 11 10 6 8 4 6 6 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.8 8.5 9.2 9.7 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.3 9.0 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.6
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 20 5 0 5 15 10 10 15 10 10 10 25 15 20 25
TEMPERATURE 53 61 66 69 70 63 56 53 51 61 71 75 75 67 62 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 51 77 58
WIND DIR SW N NE N N NW N N NW N E SE S NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 4 5 8 9 8 5 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.4 8.0 8.6 9.8 9.9 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.3 8.7 9.4 9.7 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.6
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 15 0 0 5 15 10 10 15 15 15 20 25 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 46 54 57 60 60 56 49 46 44 54 61 65 66 62 55 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 43 68 49
WIND DIR SW W NW NW N N N N N NE E SE S N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 9 10 10 8 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.3 8.0 8.6 9.5 9.6 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.9 9.8 10.4 10.4 9.5 9.3 9.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 45 0 10 15 40 25 15 15 25 15 20 35 20 30 45
TEMPERATURE 36 42 51 54 55 48 39 38 37 44 59 64 65 56 45 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 35 65 41
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW N N E SE S SW W NW N NE NW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 17 17 16 10 6 6 6 6 8 9 12 9 9 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.6 7.4 7.5 8.1 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.7 8.8 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.2
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 45 0 10 15 40 30 15 15 25 20 20 35 20 30 45
TEMPERATURE 35 41 51 54 54 47 38 37 35 42 58 64 64 55 45 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 34 65 40
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW N E SE SE SW W NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 17 17 16 11 6 6 6 6 9 9 11 9 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.6 7.4 7.6 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.7 8.6 9.6 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.2
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 40 0 0 5 30 30 15 10 15 20 25 25 15 20 25
TEMPERATURE 40 44 54 59 60 54 43 40 39 44 61 69 71 62 49 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 38 71 43
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NE E E SE SW W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 6 9 8 9 6 2 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.9 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.6 9.6 9.7 9.8 10.2 9.6 9.3
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 35 0 0 20 35 30 15 15 25 20 25 35 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 41 46 50 52 53 50 42 41 40 47 58 63 62 58 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 39 63 46
WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW N NE E SE S W W NW NE E NE
WIND (MPH) 12 13 16 16 14 10 6 6 8 5 4 9 12 9 9 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.5 7.3 7.4 8.1 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.7 8.9 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.1
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL CL SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 35 5 0 25 40 30 15 15 35 20 25 35 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 40 45 50 52 53 49 41 40 39 46 58 63 62 57 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 39 63 45
WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW NE E E SE SW W W NW E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 13 17 17 16 10 6 6 8 5 4 10 13 10 10 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.4 7.3 7.5 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.0 7.6 8.9 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.1
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 25 0 0 15 35 20 15 15 15 20 25 30 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 45 51 54 55 55 53 47 45 43 50 60 63 63 59 55 51 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 43 65 48
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N E SE SE SW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 10 13 17 23 19 11 5 6 9 6 6 12 18 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.5 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.5 9.5 9.8 10.0 10.1 9.5 9.5
--- 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