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FWUS46 KMFR 262136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 80 80 75 75 85 95 85 85 70 65 60 60 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 35 34 33 34 34 33 34 39 41 38 38 38 38 41 42 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 36 46
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N NW NE NE NE NE NE N E NW
WIND (MPH) 13 19 21 24 26 28 19 17 11 12 19 14 13 12 13 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 40 70 40 100 90 80 80 40 40 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.14 0.14 0.04 0.02 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.4 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.1 9.2
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 85 85 75 75 85 95 85 85 70 65 60 60 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 37 33 30 31 31 32 37 41 43 39 37 35 34 38 46 47 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 44 32 49
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N NW N SW N N NE N E NW SE SW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 16 17 18 20 14 12 9 9 14 11 10 9 10 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 20 40 70 40 90 90 90 90 40 40 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R R R S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.14 0.13 0.03 0.02 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.9 7.8 8.4 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.4 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.1 9.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 80 80 70 75 85 95 80 85 70 65 60 60 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 35 34 32 34 34 33 34 38 41 38 38 38 38 40 40 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 36 45
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N E NE NE NE NE NE N E NW
WIND (MPH) 12 18 21 23 25 27 19 17 10 12 19 14 13 12 13 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 40 70 40 90 90 80 80 40 40 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.13 0.14 0.04 0.02 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.4 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.0 9.2
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 80 85 80 75 90 95 85 85 70 60 60 60 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 25 24 23 23 23 23 26 30 32 31 30 27 25 30 32 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 32 25 35
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE N NE E E E NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 18 24 26 27 28 39 37 31 28 24 31 29 26 25 25 17 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 58 49 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 20 50 80 50 100 90 90 90 40 40 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.15 0.13 0.04 0.02 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 7.0 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.3 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.1 9.2
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 85 80 85 80 90 95 80 80 75 55 55 55 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 37 36 34 35 35 34 35 41 43 42 40 39 38 40 43 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 37 48
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E N N N W NE N SE SW
WIND (MPH) 11 18 20 21 21 25 17 16 9 9 16 11 11 11 11 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 10 40 80 40 90 70 80 80 20 20 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.12 0.13 0.03 0.01 0.12
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) 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.8 7.7 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.0 7.4 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.0 9.2
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 75 80 80 75 85 90 70 85 65 65 60 60 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 46 42 39 39 39 41 43 49 51 47 45 45 44 48 52 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 53 42 57
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 11 11 12 12 13 9 6 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 60 30 80 90 80 80 50 50 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.17
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) 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.6 7.5 8.2 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.7 8.2 8.9 9.3
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 90 90 85 90 90 95 85 85 80 60 55 55 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 39 37 34 35 35 36 36 42 44 41 41 40 40 47 46 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 44 37 49
WIND DIR NW N N N NW N N N W N N N NW N N NE S
WIND (MPH) 10 13 14 16 16 17 13 11 10 9 12 9 9 8 8 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 40 80 50 90 90 90 90 50 50 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R R R S S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.10 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.5 7.3 8.3 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.2 7.7 8.3 9.0 9.3
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 95 95 90 65 70 50 90 95 85 55 55 55 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 37 35 33 33 33 35 45 54 55 49 44 40 39 45 52 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 56 37 55
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE N E NE NE NE N SE W W
WIND (MPH) 11 14 13 21 21 21 19 16 17 14 18 14 10 12 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 60 40 20 5 40 80 80 20 20 40 40 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R R S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.04 0.23 0.03 0.02 0.39
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.3 7.3 9.0 10.1 10.0 10.4 9.9 8.9 8.6 8.4 9.2 9.9 10.2 10.2
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 90 95 95 65 70 45 90 95 85 55 55 60 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 37 35 32 32 32 35 45 53 54 48 43 39 38 43 51 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 55 37 54
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE N E NE NE N N SE NW W
WIND (MPH) 12 16 14 21 21 21 20 18 17 14 18 14 10 12 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 20 50 40 20 5 40 90 90 20 20 40 40 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R R S S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.29 0.02 0.02 0.35
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.3 7.4 8.9 10.0 9.9 10.3 9.8 9.0 8.6 8.4 9.1 9.7 10.1 10.1
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 85 90 90 80 90 75 90 95 90 60 35 45 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 41 39 36 37 35 36 41 50 52 49 45 42 41 43 52 53 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 53 39 57
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 10 50 80 20 30 70 90 90 20 20 20 20 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.09 0.31 0.03 0.00 0.28
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) 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.3 7.6 9.4 9.7 9.8 9.5 8.9 8.2 7.7 8.4 9.1 9.7 9.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 90 90 90 80 80 55 90 95 90 55 45 50 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 36 36 35 36 36 36 41 49 50 48 46 45 43 46 50 49 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 51 43 52
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW E E NE E N E NW W
WIND (MPH) 11 13 12 19 21 20 18 14 16 16 18 12 10 12 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 30 70 40 10 5 30 80 80 20 20 30 30 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R R R R S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.24 0.02 0.01 0.36
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) 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.2 7.1 8.7 10.0 9.9 10.4 9.8 9.0 8.5 8.5 9.2 9.8 10.0 10.1
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 85 95 95 80 80 50 85 95 90 50 55 55 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 37 36 35 36 36 37 43 52 53 50 47 45 43 47 52 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 53 43 54
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N NE N NW E E NE E N E NW W
WIND (MPH) 11 14 12 21 21 20 18 14 14 14 18 12 9 11 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 30 70 40 10 5 30 80 80 20 20 30 30 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.22 0.02 0.02 0.40
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) 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.4 7.5 9.1 10.2 9.9 10.6 9.9 9.1 8.6 8.9 9.6 10.1 10.2 10.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 90 90 90 75 75 85 95 100 60 45 45 80 80 95
TEMPERATURE 35 35 36 38 37 36 34 41 45 44 45 45 43 47 47 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 45 43 49
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW E NE E NE N NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 14 19 21 24 24 25 19 16 20 19 18 13 12 12 9 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 30 40 90 20 30 30 80 80 20 20 20 20 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R R R R S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.17 0.02 0.00 0.23
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.1 7.0 8.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 8.9 8.2 7.8 8.2 8.9 9.3 9.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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