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FWUS46 KMFR 260936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 BK BK OV BK BK FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 65 70 60 60 25 15 15 15 25 25 20 25 25 15 20
TEMPERATURE 29 29 33 33 33 31 29 28 27 30 36 40 40 36 33 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 25 42 29
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW N NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 9 11 9 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 50 60 40 10 5 0 5 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.18 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.3 1.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.2 1.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.8 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.7
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 60 70 55 55 25 10 15 15 20 25 20 25 25 15 20
TEMPERATURE 28 29 35 37 34 30 29 26 24 30 40 42 41 34 31 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 24 44 26
WIND DIR N W W NW W NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 9 10 9 3 3 3 3 8 9 9 5 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 50 30 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.7
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 BK BK OV BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 70 70 60 70 30 20 15 15 30 30 20 25 25 15 20
TEMPERATURE 29 29 31 32 32 31 29 27 26 29 34 39 39 36 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 41 30
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 9 11 8 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 50 60 40 20 10 5 5 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.26 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.8 1.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.9 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 BK BK OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 65 70 55 65 30 20 15 10 25 25 20 25 25 15 20
TEMPERATURE 18 19 22 23 23 22 20 17 16 20 25 28 29 26 24 23 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 16 30 21
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW W NW NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 9 11 17 14 8 8 9 10 12 12 11 10 6 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 40 50 40 20 5 0 5 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.15 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.3 1.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.6
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 65 70 55 45 30 15 20 15 35 40 30 25 25 20 20
TEMPERATURE 30 31 34 35 35 33 30 29 27 31 37 40 41 38 33 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 42 30
WIND DIR NW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 6 5 3 3 5 6 5 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 50 50 40 20 5 5 5 5 20 20 10 10 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.6
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 60 65 60 75 40 20 20 15 35 35 30 35 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 37 38 41 43 41 38 37 35 34 38 45 49 49 44 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 33 52 36
WIND DIR SW S S S S SW NW W W NE E SE S SE W W E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 50 40 20 10 5 5 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.08 0.05 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) 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.8
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 55 65 55 75 40 15 20 15 15 25 35 35 25 20 20
TEMPERATURE 31 34 36 38 37 35 34 31 29 34 39 43 44 39 36 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 28 44 31
WIND DIR W NE N N N NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 6 8 10 6 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 50 30 20 5 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.11 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 20 65 65 35 35 15 15 10 15 30 35 25 25 20 30
TEMPERATURE 27 30 37 39 38 32 29 27 25 29 39 42 41 35 30 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 25 43 26
WIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 13 14 10 6 4 5 8 10 13 14 11 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 5
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) 4.0 4.1 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.9
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 25 65 65 30 30 15 15 15 15 30 35 25 25 20 30
TEMPERATURE 26 29 37 38 37 32 28 26 25 29 39 42 41 34 29 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 24 42 25
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N NW N NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 12 14 11 8 5 6 6 9 13 13 11 8 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 5
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) 4.0 4.2 4.8 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.2 4.9
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 25 40 30 25 15 20 15 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 29 33 40 44 44 38 33 30 29 33 43 47 46 41 34 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 29 48 30
WIND DIR NW W NW W NW NW N N NW W W W NW NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 10 13 14 10 6 4 3 4 10 12 12 10 5 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
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) 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 45 55 30 30 10 10 10 10 25 30 20 20 20 30
TEMPERATURE 30 32 37 38 37 35 31 29 28 32 39 41 41 37 33 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 42 29
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N NE N NW W NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 10 12 12 9 6 5 6 8 9 11 12 10 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.01 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) 4.0 4.2 4.9 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 55 65 35 35 10 10 5 15 25 35 20 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 30 32 37 38 37 34 31 29 27 32 40 41 41 36 32 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 27 43 29
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N N N NW W W W NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 10 13 12 8 5 5 8 9 9 11 12 10 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.01 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) 3.8 3.9 4.8 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 15 30 40 25 5 15 5 5 10 15 25 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 30 32 36 38 38 36 33 30 29 34 40 43 43 39 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 29 44 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW N NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 12 16 14 11 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 10 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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) 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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