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FWUS46 KMFR 200936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 90 80 80 40 40 55 60 45 50 45 35 25 30 15 5
TEMPERATURE 64 61 60 63 65 62 62 62 62 62 65 67 69 65 63 62 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 60 70 60
WIND DIR SE W S SW SW SW SE S SE S S S SW W SW SE N
WIND (MPH) 11 6 9 11 11 9 9 12 13 12 10 9 8 6 3 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 10 5 0 5 0 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 0
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) 14.3 13.4 13.5 14.6 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.4 13.2
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 90 85 75 40 35 50 55 35 50 50 45 25 25 10 5
TEMPERATURE 58 60 64 68 70 64 58 56 56 61 69 72 72 65 58 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 54 74 54
WIND DIR E N S SW W SW SE SE SE SW S S S W NW SE N
WIND (MPH) 9 5 6 9 8 5 6 9 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
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) 14.2 13.3 13.5 14.6 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.1 13.9 13.9 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.4 13.2
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 80 80 40 40 55 65 45 50 45 40 25 30 15 5
TEMPERATURE 64 60 57 61 64 62 62 63 62 61 62 65 67 66 64 63 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 59 69 60
WIND DIR SE W S SW SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW SW S NW
WIND (MPH) 12 6 10 11 11 9 9 12 14 12 11 9 8 6 3 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
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) 14.3 13.4 13.5 14.6 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.2 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.4 13.2
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 85 80 45 45 55 60 40 45 40 40 25 25 15 10
TEMPERATURE 51 50 49 50 52 50 50 50 49 51 53 54 55 53 51 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 49 55 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W SE SE NW
WIND (MPH) 24 17 24 26 25 20 21 24 21 20 18 14 13 8 9 12 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 65 56 70 71 65 56 61 55 43 43 37 32 31 26 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 0
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) 14.2 13.3 13.5 14.6 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.4 13.2
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV OV SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 65 75 75 70 25 45 70 60 30 45 35 25 25 20 15
TEMPERATURE 62 60 60 65 66 65 62 61 60 61 65 69 70 68 63 62 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 59 71 60
WIND DIR W SW S SW W W S S S S S S S SW NW SW W
WIND (MPH) 13 8 8 8 10 9 9 11 11 11 9 8 6 6 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
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) 14.4 14.0 13.8 14.5 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.5 13.2
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 90 85 70 60 45 45 40 45 50 55 55 30 20 10 5
TEMPERATURE 70 70 69 74 75 71 68 68 67 72 75 77 78 74 69 68 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 65 79 65
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SW S S W S S S S SW N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 6 8 8 3 3 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 13.8 13.2 13.5 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.4 14.0 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.4 13.1
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 90 85 70 65 50 45 30 40 40 40 55 30 20 10 5
TEMPERATURE 65 68 63 67 69 64 64 63 62 71 68 71 73 67 65 62 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 59 74 59
WIND DIR E NE E W SW W E E SE S S S S NW N NE S
WIND (MPH) 10 6 8 9 6 3 5 8 9 9 9 8 6 3 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 13.6 12.9 13.5 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.4 13.1
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK SC BK SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 85 80 70 75 75 55 65 45 30 50 50 60 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 57 58 61 67 68 66 61 58 55 61 70 74 73 68 62 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 54 75 54
WIND DIR E SE W NE SW E E E E E SE W W NW N E NE
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 9 10 5 6 6 11 6 5 5 5 9 5 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.7 14.2 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.4 14.2 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.3
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC BK SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 85 90 75 75 80 60 60 55 30 55 45 60 35 30 30
TEMPERATURE 56 57 60 66 67 65 60 57 54 60 68 72 72 68 61 57 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 54 74 54
WIND DIR E SE W N SW NE NE NE E E SE W W N N NE N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 9 11 6 6 6 11 6 5 4 4 9 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 13.5 13.7 13.5 13.8 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.3 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.4
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 75 90 70 70 70 55 55 35 30 45 45 40 30 15 15
TEMPERATURE 60 57 66 71 72 72 67 63 59 59 73 77 77 76 68 62 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 57 79 57
WIND DIR E E S SW S NE E E E E S SW W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 5 5 5 8 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.7 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.5 13.3
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 90 70 70 75 50 55 35 35 50 55 50 35 25 20
TEMPERATURE 63 60 61 65 66 65 64 63 62 63 69 71 70 67 65 63 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 61 72 61
WIND DIR E SE SW E SW NE E E E SE SE W NW NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 9 9 5 6 8 9 6 6 5 6 9 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.7 14.2 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 95 80 70 75 50 60 35 30 50 60 55 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 63 60 61 65 66 65 63 63 62 63 69 71 70 67 64 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 61 72 62
WIND DIR E SE SW NE SW NE E E E SE E W NW NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 11 8 4 9 8 5 8 8 10 6 5 5 8 8 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 13.5 13.7 13.7 13.6 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 85 75 80 75 70 55 40 30 35 35 60 35 20 10 5
TEMPERATURE 68 66 62 67 67 65 65 68 66 68 70 73 71 67 66 67 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 63 73 65
WIND DIR SE SW E S NE N N NE SE SE SE SW NW NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 13 8 9 12 5 6 4 9 9 6 5 4 8 12 6 8 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.5 14.2 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.3 13.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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