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FWUS46 KMFR 141021
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
321 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 50 20 25 25 15 20 15 15 25 30 40 55 65 50 35
TEMPERATURE 35 35 37 41 41 35 34 34 34 36 45 49 50 45 42 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 51 41
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N N NW
WIND (MPH) 25 29 29 27 25 20 17 14 19 19 14 11 13 16 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 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) 7.3 8.0 7.8 6.7 6.1 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.7 7.5 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.6 8.6
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 60 25 25 25 10 25 15 15 30 35 40 55 65 55 35
TEMPERATURE 34 33 40 44 42 34 31 30 30 33 47 52 52 45 41 39 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 28 54 38
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE N N NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 19 24 23 20 19 16 12 11 14 14 11 9 10 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 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) 7.2 8.0 7.8 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.3 7.5 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.6 8.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 45 20 25 25 15 20 15 20 25 30 40 55 60 50 35
TEMPERATURE 36 35 39 43 42 35 33 34 34 36 45 49 50 45 42 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 51 41
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW N N NW
WIND (MPH) 26 31 31 25 25 20 17 14 19 19 14 11 13 16 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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) 7.4 8.1 7.8 6.7 6.3 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.5 7.4 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.6 8.6
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 70 65 20 20 20 10 25 15 15 25 30 40 55 65 55 35
TEMPERATURE 26 27 29 31 31 26 25 25 26 27 37 40 41 36 34 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 42 32
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 46 47 49 46 47 40 34 29 34 35 32 23 29 31 32 28 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 65 66 66 66 62 56 49 52 48 48 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 8.0 7.8 6.6 5.8 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.9 7.7 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.6
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 65 35 20 15 10 20 30 25 25 35 45 60 65 55 35
TEMPERATURE 35 34 37 41 41 34 31 31 32 34 44 50 52 47 42 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 52 40
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW N N NE N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 24 23 20 20 16 14 12 16 14 12 8 11 13 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S R S
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) 7.1 7.8 7.6 6.9 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.9 6.0 8.1 9.0 9.1 8.6 8.4 8.5
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 45 25 30 25 15 25 20 20 30 30 35 65 55 50 35
TEMPERATURE 41 40 47 51 50 43 40 39 38 40 50 57 59 54 50 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 59 47
WIND DIR NW N NW N N NW NW NW N NW N N NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 13 12 11 11 9 8 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 7.3 8.2 7.8 7.1 6.5 5.2 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.1 5.9 8.5 9.1 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 BK FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 60 25 30 30 15 30 20 20 35 30 40 60 60 45 35
TEMPERATURE 37 38 42 45 43 36 35 35 36 38 48 53 54 49 46 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 33 55 43
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 19 20 21 19 19 16 13 11 14 13 11 9 10 10 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
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) 7.1 8.1 7.8 7.0 6.6 5.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.4 6.1 8.4 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.6 8.6
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC BK SC BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 60 30 25 30 20 25 45 60 45 55 65 75 70 50 65
TEMPERATURE 32 32 31 33 33 26 25 25 26 30 42 46 46 40 37 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 23 47 35
WIND DIR W W W W W NW SW SE SE SE SW W W W S SW W
WIND (MPH) 28 26 28 27 24 21 17 16 17 18 14 12 13 16 19 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 44 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 60 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.69 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.4 5.4 4.7 4.1 2.7 2.4 2.5 3.0 3.7 5.3 6.9 8.4 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.8
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 SC SC SC FW SC SC BK SC BK BK OV BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 80 55 30 35 30 20 25 45 55 40 55 65 75 65 50 65
TEMPERATURE 32 31 32 34 33 27 25 25 25 29 41 46 47 41 36 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 23 48 34
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W S S SE SW W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 29 27 29 27 24 20 17 16 17 18 14 12 13 14 19 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 60 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.4 5.5 4.6 4.3 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.5 5.2 7.0 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 70 35 25 25 15 20 30 20 40 45 55 60 60 55 50
TEMPERATURE 37 37 36 38 39 32 30 30 30 32 43 52 53 46 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 54 38
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NE E E E SE SW W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 16 20 17 9 3 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.55 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) 7.3 6.9 6.2 5.5 4.9 4.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 5.1 7.1 8.9 8.6 8.0 7.7 7.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 60 35 30 20 25 25 35 50 45 60 65 75 65 55 55
TEMPERATURE 35 33 31 33 33 28 28 28 29 33 43 47 47 43 39 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 26 48 38
WIND DIR W W W W W NW E S S SE SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 28 25 26 26 24 20 17 14 17 18 16 12 13 16 19 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 46 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 50 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.53 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 6.2 5.2 4.6 4.0 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.4 5.3 6.7 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.7
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 SC SC FW SC FW SC BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 55 35 30 20 30 20 40 60 50 65 70 80 70 55 55
TEMPERATURE 34 32 30 33 32 27 27 27 29 32 42 46 47 42 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 25 48 38
WIND DIR W W W W W NW E SE S S SW W W SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 28 25 27 26 24 21 18 16 18 18 16 12 14 16 20 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 46 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 50 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 5.9 4.7 4.2 3.7 2.8 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.4 5.3 6.5 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.6
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/14/26 SUNDAY 03/15/26
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 SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 80 45 25 30 20 35 30 15 40 45 60 60 60 55 45
TEMPERATURE 36 36 35 36 36 33 33 33 33 37 45 50 51 47 44 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 31 51 41
WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW N NW SW SE SE SW W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 25 25 21 23 21 18 16 14 17 16 13 11 13 13 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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) 7.8 7.3 6.5 5.7 5.3 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.8 5.3 8.1 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.3
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T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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