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FWUS46 KMFR 200936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT MON APR 20 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 70 85 85 95 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 31 31 33 30 29 30 32 32 30 30 31 32 32 29 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 34 24
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S S W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 37 37 40 37 36 26 25 21 18 20 16 11 5 4 4 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 61 64 61 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 60 80 90 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.25 0.66 0.50 0.18 0.09 0.18 0.19
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.1 5.5 4.7 1.8 0.9 1.8 2.2
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 10.2 2.7 4.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 4.8 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.7
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 65 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 32 34 37 34 33 31 33 33 33 33 35 37 34 28 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 31 38 23
WIND DIR S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 28 28 31 28 29 19 19 16 12 13 12 8 5 5 3 5 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 50 70 90 90 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.21 0.60 0.43 0.13 0.08 0.16 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.1 3.7 3.2 1.0 0.0 1.1 1.6
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 6.9 1.0 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.7
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 70 85 90 95 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 31 31 32 29 29 30 33 32 31 31 30 31 31 28 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 30 33 23
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S S W W W W
WIND (MPH) 37 37 40 37 36 26 26 20 18 21 16 11 6 4 4 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 61 64 61 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 60 70 90 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.22 0.65 0.50 0.20 0.09 0.18 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.7 4.9 4.3 1.9 0.9 1.7 2.1
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 9.2 2.8 3.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.8 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 60 80 85 95 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 23 23 22 22 23 24 26 26 25 24 25 26 25 21 20 19 16
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 24 28 14
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 59 60 64 62 62 47 48 41 39 40 34 23 9 8 4 11 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 103 107 115 115 115 103 105 89 96 93 85 55 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 50 80 90 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.41 0.80 0.54 0.16 0.10 0.19 0.22
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 4.3 8.5 6.3 1.8 1.1 2.1 2.7
12 HOUR SNOW 4.5 14.8 2.9 4.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 55 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 34 35 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 30 33 33 31 29 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 35 27
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 28 28 29 28 23 20 21 14 13 17 13 10 8 6 4 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 40 60 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 100 100 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.27 0.39 0.15 0.07 0.09 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 1.1 2.1 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 3.2 1.5 2.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 4.9 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 75 85 85 95 95 95 95 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 37 39 41 38 37 35 36 36 35 36 36 38 37 33 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 34 40 30
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SW NW E W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 13 14 10 8 6 10 11 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 40 60 70 90 90 80 80 80 100 100 90 90 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R S S S S S R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.34 0.65 0.45 0.25 0.11 0.30 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.7 1.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 65 80 80 95 90 90 85 85 95 95 95 95 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 34 35 34 34 33 33 33 33 32 33 33 35 34 31 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 31 36 26
WIND DIR S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 31 31 29 29 33 19 18 17 11 10 12 10 8 5 8 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 40 60 70 90 80 70 80 80 90 90 90 90 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.32 0.51 0.43 0.13 0.09 0.25 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.7 2.9 3.1 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.9 6.0 1.3 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.5 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 55 65 75 85 80 85 95 85 95 95 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 38 39 45 49 46 39 36 35 34 33 35 35 35 31 29 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 33 36 26
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 24 26 17 18 23 12 14 9 11 13 8 11 13 12 13 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 40 80 70 80 80 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.06 0.09 0.13 0.15 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 45 60 80 85 80 90 95 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 36 38 44 47 44 37 36 35 33 33 36 37 36 32 30 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 33 38 25
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE S S NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 23 26 18 18 23 13 14 10 11 13 8 12 14 13 14 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 40 70 70 80 70 70 100 100 90 90 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.15 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.4 1.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.7
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 30 55 75 85 85 90 90 85 100 100 95 95 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 41 42 47 49 46 40 38 37 36 35 37 40 39 34 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 35 42 30
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE E SE SE S S SW W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 18 19 17 12 8 8 8 10 6 6 9 10 12 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 40 60 70 70 70 70 70 100 100 90 90 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R R S S S S R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.09 0.20 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.0 4.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 50 65 75 85 80 85 95 85 95 95 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 40 41 46 48 45 40 37 36 34 35 35 35 34 32 31 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 37 27
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE S SE S SE S NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 23 24 26 17 14 23 13 14 8 10 13 8 8 11 11 12 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 48 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 30 40 80 70 80 80 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.10 0.20 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 6.6 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.6
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 65 65 80 90 75 85 95 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 40 42 48 50 47 41 38 36 34 35 35 35 34 33 31 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 34 37 28
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE SW SE SW SE S NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 21 25 14 16 23 14 14 6 10 13 8 6 10 10 12 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 30 40 80 70 80 80 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.10 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.17 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.6
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 45 75 80 90 85 90 90 80 95 95 95 95 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 38 39 39 40 40 38 35 33 32 33 36 38 35 32 32 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 39 28
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 27 29 28 25 26 19 14 11 5 5 11 9 11 14 13 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 50 70 70 70 40 60 60 90 90 90 90 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.18 0.16 0.04 0.13 0.36 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 2.2 1.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.8 0.4 3.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.0 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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