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FWUS46 KMFR 192136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL FW OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 25 70 85 90 95 100 65 50 60 65
TEMPERATURE 71 65 61 60 60 60 64 67 68 62 63 63 63 61 61 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 68 61 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 9 10 11 11 11 10 8 12 14 14 14 14 17 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.3 12.7 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.1 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.7 13.0 12.7 12.8 12.5 12.5
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL SC OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 25 70 85 90 95 100 65 50 65 65
TEMPERATURE 75 64 56 55 54 59 70 72 72 62 58 57 57 59 67 68 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 73 55 70
WIND DIR SW SW W S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 3 5 8 8 8 9 10 9 5 9 11 11 11 12 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 12.3 12.7 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.6 12.1 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.1 12.7 12.8 12.5 12.4
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 25 70 90 90 95 100 65 50 60 65
TEMPERATURE 71 64 61 60 59 59 63 66 68 63 63 63 62 60 60 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 68 59 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 13 14 14 14 14 17 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.2 12.6 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.1 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.5 12.5
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 30 70 85 85 95 100 70 50 65 70
TEMPERATURE 59 52 49 48 48 50 55 56 56 51 51 51 50 51 52 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 56 50 53
WIND DIR W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 11 17 18 20 21 21 21 19 18 27 27 25 27 28 28 36
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 47 47 50 51 51 54 50 51 65 58 52 61 66 59 78
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.5 12.8 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.2 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.5 12.5
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 20 60 90 80 95 100 55 40 55 65
TEMPERATURE 74 67 60 59 57 59 66 70 71 65 62 62 61 61 63 66 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 71 60 67
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 6 8 10 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 11 16 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 12.2 12.6 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.8 12.3 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 5 0 5 20 70 85 95 95 100 65 50 65 60
TEMPERATURE 82 74 66 65 63 67 74 78 79 72 67 67 66 67 71 74 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 79 65 76
WIND DIR S SW W SW S SE S S S S SW S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 6 5 4 5 4 9 10 9 9 3 4 1 2 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
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) 12.3 12.7 12.5 12.2 11.8 11.6 11.6 12.1 12.6 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.7 12.7 12.4 12.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL SC OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 25 75 85 85 90 100 70 55 70 55
TEMPERATURE 77 68 63 63 61 65 69 73 74 65 65 66 65 66 66 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 74 63 70
WIND DIR SW W NW SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 3 6 5 9 8 10 11 9 9 8 11 13 11 12 12 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
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) 12.7 13.0 12.5 12.2 11.7 11.5 11.6 12.1 12.5 12.7 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.5 12.4
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW CL FW FW CL CL FW BK BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 15 5 0 10 50 70 65 85 100 70 65 85 75
TEMPERATURE 75 65 58 55 54 58 71 74 75 66 60 57 56 58 68 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 75 55 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW S SW S SW SW W NW N E SE S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 5 5 5 6 10 11 8 5 8 6 13 20 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE 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) 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.8 12.3 13.0 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.7 12.7 12.7
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL FW FW CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 15 5 0 20 65 75 70 95 95 65 60 80 75
TEMPERATURE 74 66 57 54 52 57 70 74 74 67 59 56 55 57 66 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 74 54 70
WIND DIR W NW NW SW W SW S SW W NW N E SE S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 6 4 8 8 14 19 11 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE 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) 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.8 12.6 13.0 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.8 12.7 12.7
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 15 65 85 85 95 95 65 60 70 75
TEMPERATURE 79 72 63 58 55 57 73 78 79 74 65 60 58 57 69 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 79 55 75
WIND DIR W W W SE SE S SW W W W W NE E SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 2 3 3 6 8 9 5 4 2 3 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
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) 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.5 12.2 11.8 11.6 12.1 12.9 12.8 12.8 13.0 12.7 12.5 12.8 12.6 12.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL SC OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 5 0 5 45 70 65 80 100 70 70 80 75
TEMPERATURE 72 65 59 58 57 60 70 73 72 66 61 60 60 61 67 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 73 59 69
WIND DIR NW NW N SE SW S SW W W NW N E SE S S W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 6 6 6 9 8 8 6 8 8 12 21 17 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R T 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) 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.7 12.1 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.4 12.7 12.7 12.7
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 5 5 10 5 0 5 35 65 55 75 100 75 70 80 75
TEMPERATURE 71 64 59 59 57 60 70 72 72 66 61 61 60 61 67 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 72 59 69
WIND DIR NW NW N SE S S SW W W NW NE E SE S SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 6 6 6 9 8 8 6 8 6 11 23 18 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R T 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) 12.6 12.6 12.9 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.7 12.1 12.8 13.1 13.1 12.7 12.8 12.3 12.7 12.7 12.7
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 35 50 55 80 100 75 75 80 75
TEMPERATURE 72 65 61 61 61 63 70 74 74 66 63 63 63 64 65 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 74 63 69
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE S S S W NW N N E E SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 9 10 16 23 17 14 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.8 13.0 12.7 12.3 11.8 11.4 11.2 12.2 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.3
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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