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FWUS46 KMFR 220936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 60 70 65 60 40 25 35 25 5 5 0 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 24 25 28 30 31 30 27 26 26 30 38 42 44 38 34 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 45 29
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 9 10 13 16 18 16 14 11 12 10 4 3 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.2 4.8 5.6 5.9 5.8 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.5 6.1 6.9 7.1 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.3
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 OV BK BK SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 60 70 65 65 40 25 30 25 5 5 0 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 23 25 30 33 33 28 26 23 22 27 41 46 44 35 31 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 21 47 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 11 9 9 6 4 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 4.3 4.1 4.8 5.5 5.9 5.8 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.5 5.9 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 65 70 65 65 40 25 30 20 5 0 0 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 24 25 26 29 31 30 27 26 26 30 36 42 44 39 34 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 44 29
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 9 11 13 16 18 16 14 11 12 10 4 4 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.2 4.8 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 6.1 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.3
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 60 65 65 60 45 30 35 25 5 5 0 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 13 15 19 21 22 20 18 18 17 21 29 32 34 29 24 21 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 16 34 20
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW N NW W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 14 19 26 31 29 24 20 20 18 12 8 6 6 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 64 73 58 41 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.2 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.7 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.4 6.0 6.8 7.0 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.2
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 65 60 55 55 45 30 25 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 25 27 28 32 33 32 28 26 24 29 38 45 47 40 33 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 24 47 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 12 11 13 14 16 14 13 11 10 8 5 5 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.1 4.5 4.1 4.3 5.9 6.7 7.2 6.7 6.3 5.6 5.1
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 60 60 65 70 35 30 35 25 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 30 33 37 41 41 38 35 32 31 35 47 54 55 47 41 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 56 36
WIND DIR SW S SE S S W NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 5 5 3 8 6 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 4.1 4.0 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.3 5.4 6.3 6.9 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 60 60 60 65 40 40 45 25 10 5 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 25 28 31 35 37 33 30 27 27 33 40 46 47 41 35 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 26 48 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 8 9 10 13 13 12 9 10 10 8 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 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) 4.1 4.1 4.9 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.2 5.5 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.2
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 80 85 90 85 65 60 30 5 0 5 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 26 26 28 31 31 28 27 25 23 25 38 44 45 38 30 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 22 46 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW E E
WIND (MPH) 17 19 18 19 21 20 20 17 17 13 10 9 8 9 9 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 50 70 60 20 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.14 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 1.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.4 0.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.1 4.5
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 80 80 85 80 65 60 30 5 0 5 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 26 26 28 30 31 28 26 23 22 25 39 44 44 36 29 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 21 46 24
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 20 18 18 24 21 20 18 17 13 10 9 8 10 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 40 60 50 20 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.12 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.4 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.8 0.6 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.5 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.7 5.4 6.4 6.7 6.5 5.7 5.1 4.5
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 75 80 80 85 80 65 25 5 0 0 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 30 30 31 37 37 34 32 30 28 29 39 48 50 42 34 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 26 50 28
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 13 14 13 11 9 5 3 5 6 8 6 4 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 30 60 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.08 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.3 4.7 5.4 5.6 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.4 4.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 80 85 85 80 80 65 30 5 0 5 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 28 28 28 30 30 30 29 28 26 28 37 42 43 38 32 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 25 44 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W S SE E
WIND (MPH) 14 16 17 19 20 20 19 17 16 13 10 9 8 8 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 50 70 70 30 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.10 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.8 5.2 6.1 6.5 6.4 5.8 5.1 4.6
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 80 85 90 80 75 65 30 5 0 5 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 28 28 29 30 30 30 28 27 26 28 37 43 44 38 31 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 24 44 26
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 14 17 18 20 21 21 19 18 17 13 10 9 8 9 10 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 50 70 70 30 10 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.10 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.1 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.1 0.8 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.5 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 5.1 6.1 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
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 BK OV BK BK OV BK FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 70 70 75 65 50 75 65 25 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 27 28 31 33 34 32 30 29 29 32 39 43 44 40 36 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 45 32
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 10 14 17 17 14 13 12 10 6 8 9 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 10 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.6 5.7 5.2 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.2 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.1
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T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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