Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 210936
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 70 85 60 25 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 62 61 61 61 63 58 57 55 53 53 57 61 62 54 52 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 51 63 49
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 6 9 24 26 26 25 27 27 26 23 17 14 12 8 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 13.3 13.2 13.2 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.1 10.5 9.2 9.3 9.8 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.5 9.9 9.6
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 65 85 60 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 55 59 66 67 67 59 53 50 48 52 62 66 66 53 49 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 47 68 44
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 6 8 18 19 19 19 20 21 19 16 12 12 11 6 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 13.3 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.1 10.3 9.2 9.3 9.8 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.5 9.9 9.6
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV OV BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 70 85 65 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 61 60 60 61 63 58 57 55 53 52 56 60 62 55 52 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 51 63 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 8 24 26 26 25 27 28 26 23 17 13 12 8 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.2 10.5 9.2 9.3 9.8 10.7 11.0 11.0 10.5 9.9 9.6
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 70 90 65 25 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 49 50 52 51 51 47 46 44 42 44 48 50 50 44 41 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 42 51 39
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W S NW N N
WIND (MPH) 11 14 39 41 41 42 46 48 46 40 34 27 20 16 8 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 70 72 74 79 86 94 95 88 82 69 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 13.3 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.1 10.5 9.2 9.3 9.9 10.8 11.2 11.0 10.5 9.9 9.6
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 60 85 80 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 59 60 63 66 65 61 58 56 52 53 59 64 65 57 53 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 51 65 50
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 18 19 19 19 20 23 23 19 14 16 14 8 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.2 12.9 12.8 12.5 11.7 9.4 9.3 9.8 10.8 11.3 11.1 10.5 9.9 9.7
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV OV SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 75 85 45 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 5 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 64 66 71 73 74 68 62 59 57 58 68 73 73 64 59 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 56 74 55
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 1 2 13 14 12 10 8 4 3 2 6 9 8 4 5 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 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) 13.2 13.2 13.1 12.7 12.6 12.2 11.5 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.9 10.8 11.1 11.0 10.4 9.9 9.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 65 85 60 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 5 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 64 66 65 68 68 62 59 57 55 58 62 68 69 58 54 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 54 69 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S W NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 19 20 19 16 18 17 16 13 9 9 6 5 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 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) 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.6 12.2 11.4 9.9 9.4 9.2 10.2 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.4 9.8 9.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 BK CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 75 75 95 50 5 10 25 20 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 56 58 68 70 70 63 56 51 48 52 61 63 63 54 50 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 47 64 42
WIND DIR S S S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 9 14 9 12 9 16 18 16 14 13 18 14 10 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 12.9 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.2 11.3 10.1 9.6 9.7 9.9 10.2 10.0 9.5 9.4 9.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 BK CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 75 90 50 5 10 20 15 5 5 0 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 55 56 66 69 69 63 55 50 47 51 60 64 62 54 49 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 46 64 42
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 8 14 9 13 10 17 18 17 16 13 18 16 11 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 13.0 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.2 11.4 10.1 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.2 10.0 9.6 9.5 9.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 90 90 90 15 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 58 57 69 73 74 69 60 54 51 51 63 68 67 61 55 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 49 69 46
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW W W W SW W SW W W NW NW NW NE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 11 10 8 5 4 3 4 8 10 12 8 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 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) 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.2 12.0 10.9 9.6 9.4 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.6 9.5
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 75 85 90 45 5 10 20 10 0 5 0 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 60 61 67 69 68 62 57 54 52 54 60 63 61 53 50 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 52 63 46
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W NW W E
WIND (MPH) 6 9 14 10 10 11 14 17 14 14 13 14 14 10 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 10 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.5 12.1 11.2 10.0 9.6 9.9 10.4 10.4 10.0 9.6 9.4 9.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 BK FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 70 85 90 55 5 15 25 15 0 5 0 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 61 61 67 69 68 62 57 55 53 54 60 63 61 53 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 52 63 46
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SE
WIND (MPH) 6 9 14 9 9 9 13 16 14 14 13 17 14 10 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 10 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.1 11.4 10.2 9.7 9.9 10.5 10.4 10.0 9.4 9.4 9.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV OV SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 60 90 80 25 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 64 64 64 67 68 61 57 56 54 56 61 64 63 54 52 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 54 65 50
WIND DIR S S S S W N N N SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 8 18 16 11 14 17 16 14 13 9 10 13 11 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.5 10.5 9.6 9.1 10.0 10.6 10.6 10.0 9.8 9.6 9.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN