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FWUS46 KMFR 080937
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
237 AM PDT WED APR 8 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 10 55 75 60 40 35 65 50 80 80 75 75 50 60 65
TEMPERATURE 39 41 47 48 47 42 41 39 38 39 42 43 43 39 39 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 37 44 37
WIND DIR NW W S S SW W SW S SE SE S S S SW S SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 11 11 6 4 5 8 10 13 17 17 12 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 30 60 30 10 10 20 20 70 70 60 60 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.11 0.08 0.13 0.17 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.3 8.7 9.1 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.2
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK SC FW BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 15 55 75 55 35 25 60 55 75 75 75 75 55 60 65
TEMPERATURE 37 39 51 52 48 40 38 37 36 39 45 45 44 38 37 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 35 47 34
WIND DIR NW W S S S SE SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 9 9 4 2 2 8 9 12 13 16 9 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 30 60 30 10 10 20 20 60 60 60 60 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.11 0.13 0.02
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 8.3 8.6 9.1 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.0 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.2
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 10 55 75 55 40 35 65 50 80 80 75 75 50 60 65
TEMPERATURE 39 41 46 48 47 43 41 39 38 40 41 43 43 40 39 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 37 44 37
WIND DIR NW W S SW SW W SW SW SE SE S S S SW S SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 11 11 6 4 5 6 8 12 16 16 12 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 40 60 30 10 10 30 30 70 70 60 60 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.07 0.12 0.13 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.3 8.7 9.1 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.2
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 15 55 75 60 50 35 60 50 80 80 75 75 50 60 60
TEMPERATURE 28 30 36 37 36 33 31 31 29 31 32 33 33 30 28 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 29 35 28
WIND DIR W SW SW SW S SW S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 14 16 9 5 6 12 14 20 25 25 18 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 30 70 40 10 10 30 30 70 70 60 60 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.11 0.10 0.07 0.13 0.15 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.1 1.0 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.2
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 15 55 75 55 30 35 65 50 80 80 70 70 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 39 41 48 51 49 44 41 40 38 40 44 46 45 42 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 47 37
WIND DIR W SW S SW SW SW S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 11 12 9 5 5 9 11 16 16 18 16 12 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 30 60 30 5 5 30 30 70 70 60 60 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.01
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 8.1 8.5 9.0 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.3
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 10 55 75 55 40 25 65 60 85 85 80 80 60 70 70
TEMPERATURE 45 48 57 60 57 50 48 46 45 47 50 53 52 48 46 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 44 55 44
WIND DIR NW NW SE S S W N S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 9 10 4 2 2 4 4 10 11 12 9 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 30 60 40 20 10 30 30 70 70 70 70 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.01 0.06 0.09 0.06 0.04
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 8.4 9.0 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.2 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.2
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 15 55 75 55 35 30 50 50 80 80 75 75 55 60 60
TEMPERATURE 42 44 51 53 51 45 43 42 40 43 45 47 47 44 42 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 40 48 39
WIND DIR W W S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 10 6 5 5 9 10 13 16 18 13 10 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 30 60 30 20 10 20 20 70 70 60 60 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06 0.11 0.01 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.01
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 8.6 9.2 9.3 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.2
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 20 45 35 50 55 55 40 35 85 85 80 80 50 50 40
TEMPERATURE 35 37 48 51 50 43 39 38 37 39 48 51 49 42 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 52 36
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W SW SE SE SE SE S SW W N NW SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 12 13 8 4 4 5 8 10 10 8 8 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 20 80 80 70 70 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.09 0.12 0.01
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) 6.9 7.0 8.0 8.5 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.9 7.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 FW BK FW BK BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 25 50 25 50 60 55 45 40 85 85 80 80 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 34 36 48 51 50 42 38 37 36 38 46 50 49 41 39 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 51 35
WIND DIR W W SW W W W S SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 11 13 9 5 4 6 8 11 11 10 8 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 30 20 30 30 10 20 20 80 80 70 70 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.08 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) 6.9 7.2 8.1 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.9 7.6
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC FW BK SC BK BK FW SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 20 55 45 65 65 25 40 40 85 85 80 80 55 50 55
TEMPERATURE 38 41 51 57 56 48 44 41 39 41 50 54 54 46 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 39 56 39
WIND DIR W SW W W W W W E E E SE S SW W W SW E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 8 9 5 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 30 20 50 20 10 20 20 80 80 70 70 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.01 0.00 0.09 0.08 0.01
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) 7.2 7.8 8.2 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.4
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 BK FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 20 45 45 60 55 55 45 35 85 85 80 80 50 45 45
TEMPERATURE 38 40 48 51 50 45 42 41 40 42 48 50 48 44 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 39 51 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW SE SE SE SE S W NW N S SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 11 12 9 4 4 6 8 9 8 8 9 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 80 80 70 70 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.16 0.14 0.01
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) 6.9 7.0 8.0 8.6 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.9 7.5
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 FW SC SC BK SC BK SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 20 45 50 55 45 65 45 35 85 85 85 85 50 40 45
TEMPERATURE 37 39 48 51 50 44 41 41 39 41 49 50 48 43 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 39 52 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW S SE SE SE S W NW NE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 12 12 9 4 4 6 8 9 8 8 9 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 80 80 70 70 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.18 0.16 0.01
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) 6.8 6.6 7.9 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.6
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/08/26 THURSDAY 04/09/26
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 SC BK OV BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 15 40 65 75 50 25 45 35 80 80 75 75 55 50 40
TEMPERATURE 41 43 49 51 49 44 43 41 41 43 47 48 48 45 44 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 50 42
WIND DIR W SW SW W NW SW SW S S S S S SW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 9 16 11 6 5 9 10 11 11 14 12 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 50 40 5 10 20 20 70 70 60 60 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.11 0.01
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) 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.9 9.1 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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