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FWUS46 KMFR 202132
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
232 PM PDT MON APR 20 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 90 90 95 95 80 95 95 80 80 75 75 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 30 31 31 31 30 29 29 29 29 28 27 28 27 28 31 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 31 25 33
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S W W W NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 36 26 25 21 18 20 16 11 5 4 4 9 12 12 14 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 100 90 90 70 90 60 90 90 70 70 60 60 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.62 0.52 0.44 0.29 0.22 0.12 0.05 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 5.4 5.2 4.5 2.8 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 10.6 7.3 2.8 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.9
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 90 90 90 95 75 95 95 85 80 75 70 70 70 70
TEMPERATURE 32 29 30 30 29 29 31 32 31 27 26 27 26 27 33 35 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 33 24 37
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SW SW W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 29 19 19 16 12 13 12 8 5 5 3 5 9 6 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 80 90 70 90 60 90 90 70 70 60 60 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.52 0.43 0.37 0.22 0.25 0.13 0.04 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 3.4 3.3 3.1 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 6.7 4.8 2.6 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.6 5.9
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 90 95 95 95 80 95 95 80 80 75 75 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 30 31 31 31 30 29 28 29 29 29 27 28 27 28 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 31 25 33
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S W W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 36 26 26 20 18 21 16 11 6 4 4 9 11 12 14 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 90 90 70 90 60 90 90 70 70 60 60 70 70 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.63 0.56 0.44 0.27 0.21 0.12 0.05 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 4.9 5.0 4.1 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 9.9 6.6 2.6 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.6 5.9
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 90 90 90 95 75 95 95 80 85 75 75 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 21 22 22 22 20 21 20 20 20 19 18 19 19 19 21 22 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 21 17 23
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S W NW NW NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 62 47 48 41 39 40 34 23 9 8 4 11 20 16 19 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 115 103 105 89 96 93 85 55 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 100 90 90 70 90 50 90 90 70 70 60 60 70 70 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.73 0.55 0.35 0.24 0.28 0.16 0.05 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 8.1 6.6 4.2 2.8 2.8 1.7 0.5 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 14.7 7.0 4.5 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.9
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 85 90 90 85 85 95 95 85 85 80 80 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 34 34 32 32 31 30 30 31 31 30 29 29 28 29 30 32 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 32 28 34
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 23 20 21 14 13 17 13 10 8 6 4 9 11 14 17 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 90 80 90 70 80 60 90 90 80 80 70 70 70 70 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.39 0.46 0.28 0.11 0.17 0.09 0.05 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 2.7 2.1 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 4.1 2.9 1.7 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.6 5.9
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 80 95 95 80 85 75 70 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 39 37 37 37 36 36 37 39 39 35 34 35 34 35 39 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 41 32 43
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S SW NW E W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 10 11 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 5 5 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 90 80 80 80 70 90 90 70 70 50 50 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.64 0.58 0.46 0.28 0.25 0.12 0.03 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.5 1.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 5.1 5.6 5.9
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 85 90 80 70 95 95 80 85 75 65 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 33 33 31 30 31 30 32 34 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 34 28 37
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S W W W NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 33 19 18 17 11 10 12 10 8 5 8 6 9 9 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 90 90 60 60 50 50 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.53 0.50 0.36 0.16 0.24 0.09 0.02 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 2.6 3.4 2.7 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 6.0 3.6 2.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 85 85 85 90 85 95 95 95 85 90 90 90 95 95 80
TEMPERATURE 46 39 36 35 33 33 35 35 35 31 30 28 27 27 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 37 26 32
WIND DIR S SE S SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 23 12 14 9 11 13 8 11 13 12 13 19 19 21 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 40 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 70 70 60 50 70 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 90 90 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.09 0.06 0.21 0.15 0.11 0.09 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.6 1.6 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 85 85 90 90 90 90 95 95 85 85 90 90 95 95 80
TEMPERATURE 45 38 35 34 33 32 35 35 35 30 29 28 27 27 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 26 32
WIND DIR S SE S SE SE SE S S NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 23 13 14 10 11 13 8 12 14 13 14 20 20 20 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 70 70 70 50 60 90 90 90 80 80 70 70 90 90 60
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.16 0.11 0.21 0.16 0.12 0.08 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.3 5.4
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 90 85 85 75 75 90 95 95 85 90 85 85 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 49 42 39 38 37 36 38 41 40 35 34 33 32 32 32 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 42 30 37
WIND DIR S SE E SE SE S S SW W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 8 8 8 10 6 6 9 10 12 12 13 13 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 80 60 60 60 60 80 90 90 70 70 60 60 80 80 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.18 0.20 0.06 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.4 5.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 90 85 80 85 80 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 95 95 80
TEMPERATURE 45 41 38 37 36 35 35 35 34 33 31 31 30 30 29 31 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 36 29 31
WIND DIR S SE S SE S SE S NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 23 13 14 8 10 13 8 8 11 11 12 17 18 19 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 41 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 80 70 60 40 70 90 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.18 0.16 0.16 0.09 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.7 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 90 85 75 85 80 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 46 42 38 37 36 35 36 35 35 33 31 31 30 29 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 37 29 31
WIND DIR S SE SW SE SW SE S NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 23 14 14 6 10 13 8 6 10 10 12 17 20 21 20 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 41 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 80 70 60 40 70 90 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.08 0.05 0.21 0.12 0.11 0.09 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.2 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 90 90 85 80 75 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 38 36 35 34 33 33 34 35 33 32 32 32 30 32 33 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 35 30 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 26 19 14 11 5 5 11 9 11 14 13 11 12 13 16 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 70 70 60 40 50 70 90 90 50 50 50 50 70 70 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.25 0.15 0.19 0.39 0.13 0.01 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.3 1.2 0.5 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 1.6 1.7 3.4 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 5.0 5.4 5.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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