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FWUS46 KMFR 072136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT THU MAY 7 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 25 30 40 35 10 20 5 20 20 30 5 5 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 59 54 49 48 47 51 55 56 57 53 48 45 44 53 60 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 58 43 64
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N NE E S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 10 9 9 8 8 10 10 12 10 9 4 5 4 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) 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.3 8.7 8.4 8.7 9.6 9.8 9.5 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.8 9.7 9.9
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 20 30 40 35 10 25 5 20 20 25 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 59 50 44 42 42 48 57 59 58 49 43 40 40 51 62 65 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 60 37 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N NE NE NE S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 8 6 6 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 3 3 2 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) 10.9 10.7 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.3 8.5 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.8 9.7 10.0
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 25 30 40 35 10 20 5 20 20 30 5 5 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 58 55 49 48 47 52 52 54 57 53 48 46 44 53 57 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 58 43 63
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N NE E SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 10 9 9 8 8 10 10 12 11 10 5 5 4 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) 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.7 9.6 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.8 9.6 9.9
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 15 20 35 30 10 25 10 25 20 35 5 5 0 5 20
TEMPERATURE 46 41 37 36 35 39 43 43 43 40 35 32 31 38 47 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 44 31 49
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W W W W W W NW N E SE S
WIND (MPH) 13 13 11 17 17 17 16 16 14 14 13 10 10 8 8 6 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) 10.9 10.8 10.1 9.3 8.7 8.4 8.8 9.5 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.8 9.8 10.0
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 15 30 45 50 10 30 5 20 20 25 15 5 0 10 15
TEMPERATURE 59 57 49 46 45 50 53 56 57 55 48 45 43 49 57 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 57 43 63
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N NE E SE SW
WIND (MPH) 11 6 6 6 5 6 9 9 12 12 11 10 10 6 8 5 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) 10.7 10.7 10.3 9.6 8.9 8.6 9.4 10.0 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.8 9.7 10.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 30 45 35 30 20 5 15 20 20 5 5 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 69 63 57 56 54 61 66 69 70 63 57 53 51 62 71 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 71 51 76
WIND DIR S SW SW N N N NW NW N NW N N NW N E S S
WIND (MPH) 6 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 4 4 8 8 5 2 3 4 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) 10.8 10.6 10.0 9.1 8.6 8.2 8.7 10.0 10.1 9.5 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.8 9.3 10.1
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 5 15 30 25 15 15 5 20 25 25 5 5 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 63 59 50 49 47 54 57 60 60 56 49 46 45 54 61 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 61 43 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 5 5 5 8 6 9 8 9 6 5 3 5 4 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) 10.8 10.6 9.8 9.0 8.5 8.2 8.8 9.6 9.8 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.8 9.8 10.4
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW SC BK CL FW SC SC BK SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 10 20 50 55 5 20 50 50 65 45 15 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 59 51 42 39 38 42 51 54 55 48 39 38 36 44 59 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 55 35 67
WIND DIR W W W SW SW W W W NW NW N NE E E SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 17 12 11 13 13 13 18 18 17 10 5 5 6 5 5 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
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 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.7 8.3 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.6 8.2 9.4 10.1
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW BK BK FW FW SC SC BK SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 15 15 20 50 55 5 20 45 45 65 45 15 25 20 35
TEMPERATURE 59 51 41 38 36 41 51 55 55 47 38 36 35 43 58 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 55 34 66
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N E E SE S W
WIND (MPH) 17 11 11 13 13 12 18 18 17 11 6 5 5 5 8 8 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) 8.7 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.7 8.4 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.6 8.2 9.2 10.2
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW FW SC CL FW SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 15 15 25 45 0 20 30 35 55 40 5 10 10 25
TEMPERATURE 65 58 46 43 41 45 55 59 61 55 43 40 38 44 61 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 61 38 71
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N E E SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 2 1 2 4 9 9 9 5 2 2 4 4 4 4 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) 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.5 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.9 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.7 8.0 8.5 9.4 10.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC BK SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 20 30 45 5 20 40 45 60 35 10 20 20 35
TEMPERATURE 58 53 46 43 41 47 50 53 53 50 43 41 40 47 58 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 54 40 63
WIND DIR W NW SW SW W W W W NW NW NE NE E E S W W
WIND (MPH) 16 11 11 12 12 11 16 17 16 10 5 6 6 6 3 8 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
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) 8.7 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.6 8.2 8.5 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.6 8.2 9.5 9.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW CL CL FW SC BK FW FW SC SC BK SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 5 0 25 35 55 5 20 45 45 65 35 15 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 57 52 45 42 40 46 50 53 53 49 42 41 39 47 58 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 53 39 63
WIND DIR W W SW S SW W W W NW NW NE E E E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 17 12 12 13 13 12 17 18 17 10 6 6 6 6 3 9 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
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 8.0 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.6 8.3 8.4 7.9 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.5 8.1 9.5 9.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 CL FW CL CL SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 30 25 20 5 25 35 35 45 10 10 5 10 25
TEMPERATURE 60 57 51 47 45 51 55 55 56 53 48 45 44 51 60 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 56 44 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E SE SE SW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 17 10 10 11 10 12 17 20 19 11 6 5 6 8 6 12
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) 9.7 9.2 8.8 8.2 7.7 7.3 7.9 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.4 9.1 10.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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