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FWUS46 KMFR 280936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 40 50 60 60 65 55 40 20
TEMPERATURE 28 28 39 43 41 33 32 34 32 31 40 41 38 33 32 31 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 30 41 27
WIND DIR N N N W W NW NW NW NW NW S SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 10 9 9 11 11 12 11 10 11 10 2 3 4 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) 4.1 4.0 5.2 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.3
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 40 50 60 60 65 55 35 20
TEMPERATURE 25 25 38 42 38 28 27 28 28 29 40 40 36 29 28 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 26 41 26
WIND DIR N N N W NW N N N N NE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 9 6 6 8 9 10 8 8 8 6 3 4 4 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) 4.0 3.9 5.1 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.7 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 25 30 40 55 60 65 65 55 40 25
TEMPERATURE 29 28 37 42 41 34 32 34 32 31 39 40 38 33 31 31 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 30 41 27
WIND DIR N N N W W NW NW NW NW NW S SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 10 9 9 11 11 12 11 10 11 10 2 3 4 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) 4.1 4.0 5.2 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.3
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 30 40 50 60 60 65 55 35 20
TEMPERATURE 22 23 33 34 31 25 25 25 25 26 32 32 29 24 23 22 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 24 32 19
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 21 23 20 19 20 20 23 23 25 23 21 19 17 3 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 51 47 48 55 54 56 56 55 56 54 44 37
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) 4.1 4.1 5.2 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.3
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 35 50 55 70 60 60 40 25
TEMPERATURE 27 27 37 42 41 32 31 31 31 31 38 40 38 32 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 30 40 27
WIND DIR N N N SW W NW NW NW NW SE S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 4 4 6 8 8 9 6 6 8 9 5 8 10 8
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) 3.8 3.6 5.1 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.2
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 35 35 45 55 55 60 55 30 20
TEMPERATURE 32 32 42 48 47 38 37 37 37 37 45 45 43 39 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 46 32
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW W W NW SE S S S S N N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 6 4 5 4 4 4 1 2 5 4 2 1 0 0
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) 3.9 3.7 5.1 6.1 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.2
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 20 35 40 40 55 55 60 55 30 15
TEMPERATURE 29 29 40 43 42 34 30 32 32 34 41 43 41 36 32 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 28 43 28
WIND DIR N N N W N NW N NW N E S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 6 6 6 5 3 3 4 3
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) 3.9 3.9 5.2 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.3
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK SC SC OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 45 55 65 70 65 60 75 60 40 45 70 70 65 50 45
TEMPERATURE 24 25 34 35 33 28 27 26 27 26 37 37 34 27 28 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 25 37 23
WIND DIR SW S W W W W E SE SE SE S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 16 13 1 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 3.8 4.3 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.9 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 SC SC BK OV BK BK OV BK SC SC OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 35 40 60 70 60 65 70 55 35 45 70 75 65 50 40
TEMPERATURE 23 24 33 36 33 27 25 26 25 24 36 37 34 27 27 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 23 37 23
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W N S SE SE S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 12 13 12 13 13 13 16 16 14 13 2 2 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 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) 3.8 4.2 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.9 5.0 5.3 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.7
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 30 35 35 30 35 35 40 35 55 65 70 60 40 35
TEMPERATURE 26 26 34 38 37 30 29 30 30 29 38 40 37 30 29 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 40 26
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SE E SW W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2
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) 3.7 3.9 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.4 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK SC BK BK SC SC BK OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 35 60 65 70 55 50 60 50 45 50 65 75 65 45 45
TEMPERATURE 26 27 32 34 32 30 29 29 28 27 35 36 34 30 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 27 37 27
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW E SE SE SE S SW W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 2 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 10 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 3.9 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.2 5.2 5.5 5.4 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 OV SC OV OV OV BK BK OV BK SC SC BK OV BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 80 45 75 80 85 65 60 70 60 50 45 65 80 70 50 55
TEMPERATURE 27 28 31 33 32 30 29 29 28 27 35 36 34 30 30 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 27 36 27
WIND DIR S S SW W W S SE SE SE SE SW SW W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 16 14 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 1 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 10 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 3.9 4.3 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.8 4.0 4.9 5.3 5.3 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/28/26 THURSDAY 10/29/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 15 35 25 20 20 25 40 35 50 60 60 50 35 30
TEMPERATURE 28 29 33 37 36 30 30 31 30 30 35 37 35 30 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 29 37 28
WIND DIR NW N N W NW N N S SE SE S SW N NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 13 11 11 11 12 2 3 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) 3.8 4.2 5.1 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.5 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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