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FWUS46 KMFR 270936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV OV FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 0 0 0 0 35 60 60 80 95 90 75 20 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 54 52 58 61 62 55 51 51 50 50 56 61 62 56 54 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 48 64 51
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 13 13 16 17 11 19 18 18 14 16 18 16 12 14 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.6 11.1 10.9 11.2 10.9 10.5 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.8 11.2 10.8 10.4 9.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 0 0 5 0 25 55 60 80 90 85 70 20 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 49 52 63 66 66 55 48 47 46 51 62 66 66 55 51 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 45 69 45
WIND DIR SE S S S SW N NE SE SE SE S S S W SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 10 11 14 14 9 16 14 13 9 13 16 13 10 12 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.6 11.1 10.9 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.3 10.5 10.9 11.3 10.8 10.3 9.8
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV OV FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 0 0 0 0 35 60 60 80 95 90 75 25 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 53 52 57 61 62 56 51 52 51 50 55 60 62 56 54 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 49 64 52
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 14 13 16 17 12 20 18 18 16 16 18 16 12 14 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 10.0 9.8 9.9 10.6 11.1 10.9 11.2 10.9 10.5 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.8 11.2 10.8 10.4 9.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV OV FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 0 0 0 0 30 60 60 80 95 90 75 20 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 42 44 48 49 49 43 40 40 40 42 47 49 51 46 44 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 39 52 42
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 26 23 18 21 23 18 29 28 28 27 27 27 21 19 25 27 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 50 44 48 47 43 51 51 51 57 55 54 50 44 47 51 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.7 11.2 10.9 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.3 10.6 10.9 11.2 10.8 10.3 9.8
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV OV FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 0 0 0 0 35 60 60 80 95 85 90 25 10 0 0
TEMPERATURE 52 53 60 65 65 58 53 52 50 52 58 64 64 58 55 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 49 66 50
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW NW S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 14 18 17 12 12 11 11 12 18 20 17 12 13 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 10.0 9.8 9.9 10.5 11.2 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.6 10.8 11.3 10.9 10.5 9.9
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV BK FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 0 0 5 0 25 50 55 80 90 75 70 20 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 58 61 70 75 75 66 59 56 55 59 67 73 73 65 59 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 54 75 54
WIND DIR W SW SE S S SW NW W W S S S S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 6 10 10 5 6 4 4 4 10 11 10 6 9 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 9.9 9.7 9.8 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.1 10.6 10.3 10.0 10.1 10.6 10.9 11.0 10.7 10.2 9.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC BK OV OV OV BK FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 0 0 5 0 20 45 60 80 90 75 65 15 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 54 58 63 68 68 60 55 55 54 59 64 69 70 60 56 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 52 71 51
WIND DIR SW S SE S SW W W SW SW S S S S W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 9 11 12 10 11 9 10 9 13 14 12 10 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.8 11.1 10.9 11.0 10.5 10.1 9.9 10.2 10.8 11.2 11.2 10.7 10.1 9.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW BK SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 5 5 5 5 5 25 50 30 10 5 5 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 45 48 58 61 61 53 47 45 42 46 60 63 63 52 48 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 64 41
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W NW SW S S SW SW W W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 17 14 10 12 9 9 8 11 16 14 12 12 6 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) 10.2 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.1 9.9 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.1
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL FW CL CL FW SC BK SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 0 5 5 5 10 30 60 35 15 0 5 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 45 47 58 61 61 53 47 45 42 46 60 63 61 52 48 44 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 63 40
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 17 14 12 12 8 8 6 11 16 16 14 13 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) 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.1
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL FW FW BK OV SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 0 5 0 15 15 55 70 35 35 40 15 10 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 49 49 61 67 68 61 53 49 46 47 61 67 67 60 54 50 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 44 68 45
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W S SE S SW W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 9 10 8 5 3 4 3 8 10 11 9 6 4 4
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) 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.9 10.5 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.8 10.3 10.7 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.3
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC BK SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 5 5 0 5 10 25 50 25 15 10 5 10 10 5 15
TEMPERATURE 49 50 56 59 59 52 47 46 45 47 58 61 60 52 49 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 44 62 45
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SW S W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 12 13 12 10 11 8 9 6 10 13 13 11 11 6 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) 10.3 10.3 10.0 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.3 9.5 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.0
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 5 0 0 5 5 10 45 25 5 5 5 10 10 5 15
TEMPERATURE 49 50 56 59 59 51 47 46 45 47 58 61 60 51 48 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 43 62 44
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W NW SW S SW S W W W NW W SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 13 14 12 10 11 9 9 6 10 13 12 10 10 6 5
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) 10.4 10.3 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.3 9.3 8.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 5 0 0 5 15 40 50 35 15 10 5 5 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 53 53 57 61 60 54 50 51 50 51 58 62 60 53 53 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 49 62 50
WIND DIR SW S S W NW NW SW SW SW S SW W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 10 13 14 9 9 8 6 6 10 16 14 11 8 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) 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.3 9.7 10.5 10.6 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.3
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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