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FWUS46 KMFR 070936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 20 10 20 30 25 30 40 30 35 5 0 5 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 47 53 57 58 59 55 49 49 48 52 55 56 57 53 48 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 45 57 43
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W NW NW SW W W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 4 2 8 9 9 4 2 2 3 3 8 8 10 10 12 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 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) 9.0 8.7 9.2 10.4 11.0 11.1 10.3 9.3 8.7 8.6 9.3 9.8 9.8 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.4
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 10 15 35 20 30 45 35 30 5 0 5 5 15 10
TEMPERATURE 41 49 59 61 60 50 44 43 43 49 57 59 58 47 42 38 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 39 60 37
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW SE E NE W W NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 2 1 4 5 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 8 8 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 9.0 8.7 9.0 10.2 10.9 11.1 10.2 9.2 8.7 8.4 9.0 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.4
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 15 20 35 25 35 45 25 35 5 0 5 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 46 53 54 56 58 55 49 49 48 52 52 55 57 53 48 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 46 57 43
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 4 2 8 9 10 4 2 2 3 3 6 8 10 10 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 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) 9.0 8.7 9.2 10.4 11.0 11.1 10.3 9.3 8.8 8.6 9.3 9.8 9.9 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.5
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 5 15 30 30 30 45 25 35 5 5 5 5 15 5
TEMPERATURE 34 40 45 46 46 42 38 38 36 39 43 43 43 40 35 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 34 44 31
WIND DIR W W W W W NW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 10 11 12 5 4 4 4 6 11 13 14 14 13 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 9.0 8.7 9.3 10.4 11.0 11.0 10.3 9.3 8.7 8.6 9.2 9.8 9.8 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 15 15 30 35 40 45 35 25 10 5 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 44 51 56 59 59 57 49 47 45 51 53 56 57 55 48 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 45 57 43
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 4 2 9 10 11 6 6 6 5 5 9 9 12 12 11 10 10
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) 9.2 8.7 9.3 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.4 9.6 8.9 9.0 10.0 10.1 9.6 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.4
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 15 5 10 15 10 25 45 35 15 5 5 5 5 15 10
TEMPERATURE 53 62 68 70 69 64 58 57 55 62 66 69 70 63 57 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 54 71 51
WIND DIR W N S S S SW SW SW SW N NW NW N NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 0 4 5 8 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 9 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.9 8.6 8.9 10.4 10.9 10.8 10.1 8.9 8.5 8.4 9.6 10.1 10.1 9.6 9.1 8.7 8.5
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 5 10 20 10 15 40 30 15 5 5 5 5 15 5
TEMPERATURE 47 56 60 62 63 59 51 49 48 55 57 60 61 57 50 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 46 61 43
WIND DIR W SW S SE S SW SW SW SW NW N N N N NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 6 6 8 4 4 4 3 4 8 6 10 9 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 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 8.6 9.1 10.5 10.8 10.9 10.0 8.9 8.4 8.4 9.3 9.9 9.8 9.4 9.0 8.5 8.3
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK BK CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 0 0 10 5 20 65 55 65 5 5 15 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 39 44 56 59 59 51 42 40 39 43 51 55 55 48 39 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 37 55 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 12 17 17 9 3 5 5 12 18 18 17 10 4 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
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) 7.7 7.5 8.0 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.1
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 20 70 55 70 5 5 15 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 37 43 57 59 59 51 41 38 37 42 51 55 55 47 38 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 36 55 34
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 12 17 17 11 5 8 8 12 18 18 17 11 6 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) 7.8 7.5 8.1 8.8 8.9 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.1
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC BK CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 0 10 5 0 20 50 40 55 5 5 10 15 25 20
TEMPERATURE 41 46 60 64 65 58 47 43 41 45 55 60 61 55 44 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 39 61 38
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 6 8 8 5 3 2 2 5 9 9 9 6 3 3 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) 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.6 8.6 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.7 7.6
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK BK CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 20 55 50 60 5 5 15 15 25 25
TEMPERATURE 42 48 55 57 58 54 46 44 42 47 50 53 54 50 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 54 40
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 11 14 16 9 3 4 4 9 16 17 16 10 3 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 28 33 34 33
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) 7.8 7.6 8.1 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.8 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.2
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK BK CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 0 5 10 5 20 60 60 60 5 5 15 15 30 25
TEMPERATURE 42 47 55 57 58 53 45 43 42 46 50 53 53 49 42 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 53 39
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 12 17 17 9 2 5 5 10 17 18 17 10 2 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 28
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) 7.6 7.5 8.2 8.8 8.7 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.1
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/07/26 FRIDAY 05/08/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 50 30 25 5 5 10 15 25 20
TEMPERATURE 46 53 60 60 61 58 52 48 46 52 55 55 56 54 48 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 46 56 44
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW W SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 11 17 17 8 5 5 6 12 17 20 19 11 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) 8.3 8.1 8.6 9.5 9.9 9.3 8.7 8.1 7.6 7.6 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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