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FWUS46 KMFR 300936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT THU APR 30 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 30 35 20 25 5 10 40 40 40 40 45 55 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 39 42 49 52 53 48 44 42 41 44 51 54 53 48 44 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 39 56 40
WIND DIR NE NE E NE N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 5 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 11 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
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) 7.6 7.6 8.2 8.9 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.2 8.5 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.5
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 30 35 20 25 5 10 35 45 45 45 45 60 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 35 41 53 56 54 46 41 40 39 44 55 57 55 46 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 37 59 38
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N NE E E E SE S S SW N NE E
WIND (MPH) 6 3 4 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 10 10 8 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 7.6 7.7 8.1 8.9 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.5 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.5
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 30 35 20 20 5 10 35 35 40 40 45 55 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 39 42 48 51 52 48 44 42 40 44 50 53 53 48 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 39 56 40
WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 5 4 8 6 6 8 6 9 10 12 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
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) 7.6 7.7 8.1 8.8 9.3 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.5 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.5
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 35 35 30 25 5 15 40 45 40 40 50 60 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 26 31 37 40 40 36 32 30 28 33 40 43 42 39 33 32 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 28 45 29
WIND DIR NE E E E NE E SE SE S S S S S W N N NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 8 6 9 8 8 8 9 12 14 17 9 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
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) 7.6 7.6 8.3 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.5
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 25 25 45 30 10 10 40 40 35 40 45 65 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 38 42 49 54 55 52 45 43 41 44 52 56 55 50 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 57 41
WIND DIR N NE E E N N E E SE SE SE S S SW W S SE
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 5 4 6 5 5 5 8 10 10 11 9 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
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) 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.1 8.4 8.8 9.0 8.7 8.8 8.4 8.4
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 30 25 10 15 5 15 45 45 40 35 45 60 65 70 70
TEMPERATURE 45 50 60 65 64 56 51 49 48 52 62 65 65 56 52 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 48 67 47
WIND DIR NW N NE NE N NW NW NW NW E SE S S S N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 3 3 6 9 8 3 2 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T 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) 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.5 9.1 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.6 8.5
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 35 30 10 15 5 10 35 45 45 40 45 60 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 39 46 52 56 58 52 46 44 43 48 54 59 58 51 45 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 59 41
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N NW SE SE SE SE S S SW N E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 10 10 9 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE 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) 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.3 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.6
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 45 45 40 10 5 20 45 45 50 50 65 80 75 80 80
TEMPERATURE 36 39 51 55 56 48 42 40 38 42 53 58 57 48 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 38 59 39
WIND DIR E E E SE NW NW E E SE SE S S W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 4 4 6 9 9 10 8 10 6 8 10 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
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) 7.4 7.4 7.8 8.6 9.1 9.1 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.2 9.0 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.4 8.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 50 40 40 15 5 20 45 50 50 45 60 80 75 80 80
TEMPERATURE 33 38 50 55 55 48 41 39 38 42 53 58 57 47 42 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 36 58 38
WIND DIR NE E E SE NE NW E E SE SE S S W NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 5 3 8 8 6 8 8 11 8 10 10 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 7.4 7.4 7.8 8.6 9.0 9.0 8.4 8.1 8.1 7.9 8.2 8.8 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.3 8.4
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC BK SC BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 45 50 20 10 5 15 35 40 55 45 60 65 75 80 75
TEMPERATURE 37 42 54 60 62 54 45 42 40 44 57 63 61 51 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 40 65 41
WIND DIR NE NE E E N N NE NE NE E SE S W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 4 4 5 4 6 6 5 8 6 8 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 7.6 7.5 7.8 8.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.2 7.9 8.4 9.0 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.4 8.4
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC BK BK BK OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 50 45 35 10 0 25 45 45 55 50 65 75 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 38 42 51 56 56 50 45 43 42 45 54 58 55 49 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 58 42
WIND DIR E E E E N NW NE E SE SE S SW W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 5 8 6 5 8 9 6 9 6 8 10 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01
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) 7.4 7.4 7.7 8.5 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.4 9.0 9.4 9.3 8.9 8.4 8.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 SC SC FW CL FW SC SC BK BK BK OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 50 45 40 10 0 25 45 45 55 55 70 80 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 38 42 52 56 56 49 45 43 42 45 55 58 56 49 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 59 42
WIND DIR E E E E NW NW E E SE SE S SW W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 4 9 6 6 8 8 8 9 6 6 10 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01
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) 7.4 7.4 7.7 8.5 9.1 9.0 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.4 9.0 9.4 9.3 8.9 8.4 8.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 35 15 5 10 15 40 45 50 40 65 70 75 80 80
TEMPERATURE 40 45 51 55 57 51 46 46 44 49 54 58 56 49 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 44 59 43
WIND DIR E E E SE N N N NE E SE SE W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 6 4 9 5 5 6 6 9 6 8 14 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 20 20 5
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) 7.5 7.5 7.8 8.5 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.6 9.1 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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