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FWUS46 KMFR 292136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT WED APR 29 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 20 30 45 35 15 5 10 25 30 25 25 45
TEMPERATURE 48 43 40 39 39 42 49 53 54 48 44 43 42 45 55 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 55 41 57
WIND DIR NW N NE NE E E E E NW N E SE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 5 3 5 6 6 6 8 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.5 8.1 8.8 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.6 8.0 8.6 9.0
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 20 35 50 30 15 5 10 25 30 25 30 45
TEMPERATURE 50 41 37 35 34 40 53 56 54 46 42 40 39 45 57 59 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 57 38 60
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE E E SE W NW NE E E E S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 9 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.6 8.1 8.8 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.1 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.0
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 20 30 45 35 15 5 10 20 30 25 25 45
TEMPERATURE 48 42 40 38 38 43 48 51 53 49 44 43 42 46 53 56 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 54 41 57
WIND DIR NW N NE NE E E E E SE NW E SE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 6 8 6 9 5 3 5 6 6 8 6 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.8 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.6 8.0 8.6 9.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 20 35 50 35 20 5 10 25 30 25 25 50
TEMPERATURE 37 32 28 28 27 32 38 40 40 37 34 32 31 36 44 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 42 31 46
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E E E NE NE SE SE S S SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 13 12 10 11 11 6 5 5 8 8 8 9 12 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 37 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S
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 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.5 8.3 8.9 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.0
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC BK FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 5 5 5 15 30 40 55 25 10 10 20 30 25 30 50
TEMPERATURE 51 47 40 39 38 41 49 54 54 52 45 43 41 45 54 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 55 41 57
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE E E E E NE E E SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 8 6 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 11 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.5 8.0 8.7 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.9 8.6 9.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 5 5 15 45 45 30 15 5 10 30 35 25 20 45
TEMPERATURE 59 51 47 46 45 50 60 64 64 56 52 51 49 54 64 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 66 49 68
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N E E N NW NW NW NW E SE S S
WIND (MPH) 4 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 3 3 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.4 9.3 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC BK FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 20 45 50 25 15 5 10 25 35 30 30 45
TEMPERATURE 53 47 41 40 38 45 52 56 58 52 46 44 43 49 57 60 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 58 42 60
WIND DIR NW N N N E E E E NW N NW SE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 4 4 3 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 5 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.7 9.3 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.7 8.1 8.7 9.1
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 10 30 45 45 50 25 10 10 40 45 35 45 60
TEMPERATURE 51 44 38 36 35 39 50 55 56 49 43 40 39 43 55 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 57 39 59
WIND DIR N NE E E E E E E N NE E E SE SE S SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 13 12 9 8 8 4 5 6 9 9 10 8 10 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.4 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.8 8.5 9.0
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 10 30 50 45 50 25 10 15 40 45 35 40 60
TEMPERATURE 50 44 37 35 33 38 50 55 55 48 41 39 37 42 54 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 56 37 59
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 12 10 8 6 9 4 4 6 8 6 8 8 11 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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 7.9 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.4 8.8 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.8 8.5 9.0
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 5 20 40 35 35 15 5 15 35 40 35 35 55
TEMPERATURE 55 47 40 38 36 42 54 60 62 55 45 42 40 45 58 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 62 40 66
WIND DIR NW NW NE NE NE NE E NE N N NE NE NE E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 9 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 7.9 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.7 8.4 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.8 8.5 9.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 10 25 45 45 45 20 5 15 35 40 35 45 55
TEMPERATURE 49 45 40 39 38 42 51 56 56 51 45 44 42 46 56 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 57 42 59
WIND DIR N N NE E E E SE E N N NE E SE SE S W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 10 9 8 8 4 8 5 5 8 9 6 8 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 8.1 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.6 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.8 8.5 9.0
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 10 25 45 45 50 25 5 15 35 40 40 45 55
TEMPERATURE 50 45 39 39 38 42 52 56 57 51 45 44 42 46 57 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 57 42 59
WIND DIR N N E E E E SE E N N E E SE SE S W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 10 8 8 8 3 9 5 6 8 8 8 9 8 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 8.2 8.0 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.6 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.8 8.5 9.1
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 10 30 50 45 35 5 5 15 40 40 35 35 55
TEMPERATURE 49 45 41 40 40 44 51 56 57 52 47 46 44 47 55 59 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 57 44 60
WIND DIR N N N NE E E E E N N N NE E SE E NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 6 5 8 6 8 5 6 9 5 5 6 6 6 6 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.7 8.4 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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