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FWUS46 KMFR 052136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 10 5 5 5 20 10 15 10 15 20 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 53 50 48 46 45 50 57 58 57 55 51 48 45 53 56 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 43 59
WIND DIR N N N N N E S W W N NW NW NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 8 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 6 3 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.1 10.5 9.9 9.0 8.8 9.1 10.5 10.9
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 10 5 5 0 15 10 15 10 10 20 15 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 55 43 42 40 40 48 60 63 59 47 45 42 43 52 59 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 63 40 61
WIND DIR NW N N N NE SE S W NW N NE N N W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.2 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.5 9.9 8.9 8.7 8.9 10.6 10.9
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 10 5 5 5 20 10 15 10 20 20 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 53 50 48 46 44 50 54 56 57 55 51 48 45 54 53 55 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 43 58
WIND DIR N N N N N E S SW W NW NW NW NW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 8 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 6 6 3 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.1 10.6 10.0 9.0 8.8 9.1 10.5 11.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 10 5 5 5 20 10 15 10 10 15 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 41 38 35 33 32 38 45 45 45 43 38 36 34 41 45 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 46 34 48
WIND DIR N N NE NE N N W W NW NW S W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 6 2 3 3 5 6 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.4 11.0 11.3 11.0 10.5 9.9 8.9 8.7 9.2 10.5 10.9
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 10 5 5 5 20 15 15 15 15 20 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 53 48 46 44 50 55 58 60 58 50 46 44 52 55 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 60 44 59
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N SE S SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 9 5 2 4 5 6 5 5 3 2 3 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.1 9.2 8.8 9.2 10.4 11.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 10 10 5 0 5 15 15 15 20 35 20 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 58 55 53 50 60 67 70 68 63 59 55 51 63 67 68 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 50 69
WIND DIR N NW N NW NW N SE SE S NW NW SW W SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 11 4 2 3 2 4 5 4 8 8 2 3 1 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.8 11.4 11.2 10.5 9.8 8.9 8.8 8.9 10.7 10.9
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 10 5 5 5 15 25 15 10 10 15 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 58 53 49 47 46 55 59 61 62 59 52 49 46 57 59 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 62 44 63
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW S SE SE NE N NW W W S E S S
WIND (MPH) 11 14 9 6 5 3 5 4 4 9 6 4 5 1 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.0 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.9 11.4 11.1 10.4 9.6 8.8 8.7 9.1 10.6 10.6
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 25 35 20 20 35 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 49 43 41 40 47 59 60 60 51 43 40 38 45 56 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 62 38 60
WIND DIR NW NW NE NE SE SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 8 5 3 3 3 8 11 12 10 8 8 8 8 10 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.5 10.0 10.0 8.9 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.6 8.5
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 30 25 20 35 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 49 42 40 40 45 58 61 59 51 42 39 37 44 56 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 61 37 60
WIND DIR NW NW N N SE S W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 9 6 4 4 4 6 10 12 10 9 9 9 6 9 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.5 10.4 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.1 9.7 10.1 10.0 8.9 8.7 8.1 7.8 7.7 8.1 8.6 8.6
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 10 15 30 20 35 10 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 60 56 45 43 43 48 61 65 65 57 47 43 42 47 60 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 66 42 66
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE S SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 9 4 3 3 3 6 10 11 8 8 5 4 5 9 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 10.3 10.6 10.4 10.3 9.9 9.5 9.6 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.8
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 25 35 35 20 30 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 55 52 46 45 44 50 57 59 60 55 48 44 42 49 55 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 61 42 59
WIND DIR NW NW N E SE S W W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 3 2 3 3 5 9 10 6 5 5 5 5 8 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 25 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.5 10.0 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.2 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.5
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 0 5 5 5 5 10 30 45 35 25 30 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 55 52 46 44 44 50 57 59 60 54 47 43 41 48 55 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 61 41 59
WIND DIR NW NW N E S SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 5 3 2 3 3 6 9 10 6 4 5 5 5 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 25 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.1 9.5 10.0 9.7 8.9 8.5 8.0 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.5 8.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
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 CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 15 15 20 30 15 30 15 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 54 53 50 48 47 53 60 60 59 57 53 49 46 54 60 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 61 45 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW S S S NW NW NW W W SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 5 2 3 2 3 8 12 11 5 4 5 3 4 8 11
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) 9.6 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.1 9.7 9.6 10.5 10.3 9.6 9.2 8.5 8.2 8.3 8.5 9.4 9.9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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