Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 051036
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PST THU NOV 5 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW SC BK FW CL CL BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 40 55 5 5 5 65 60 70 50 35 10 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 30 30 37 42 39 34 36 36 35 38 46 49 46 41 43 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 34 50 40
WIND DIR N N NW NW N N N N N N N N S NW SE NW SE
WIND (MPH) 20 16 6 11 10 8 4 6 9 9 5 4 4 3 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.8 5.5 6.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.4 7.8 8.8 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC BK FW CL FW BK BK OV BK SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 45 55 5 5 5 70 60 70 55 30 10 10 5 15
TEMPERATURE 28 27 39 42 39 31 32 33 32 34 48 51 47 38 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 31 52 36
WIND DIR N NE N N N NE NE NE N N NE NE E NE NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 14 12 4 8 8 5 3 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.8 5.5 6.1 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.6 7.3 7.8 8.6 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC BK FW CL CL BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 40 55 5 5 5 65 60 70 50 35 10 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 30 30 36 41 39 34 35 36 35 38 44 49 46 41 43 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 34 50 40
WIND DIR N N N NW N N N N N N N N S NW SE NW SE
WIND (MPH) 20 16 6 11 10 8 4 6 9 9 5 4 4 4 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.9 5.5 6.1 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.4 7.8 8.7 9.2 9.3 9.0 9.2 9.1 8.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW SC BK CL CL CL BK BK OV BK SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 40 55 5 0 5 65 65 70 55 30 10 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 23 23 30 33 31 26 27 28 27 30 38 40 37 32 33 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 26 40 32
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 33 25 16 19 20 17 13 16 17 17 13 11 11 10 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 49 46 44 51 42 40 44 41 39 37 32 33 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.6 5.3 6.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.8 7.4 7.9 8.9 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC BK FW CL FW BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 30 45 55 10 5 5 65 60 65 50 35 15 20 5 5
TEMPERATURE 29 29 36 42 40 34 34 35 35 36 44 50 48 41 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 34 50 39
WIND DIR N N N N NE N NE NE N N E NE E NE SE NE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 13 5 8 8 5 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.1 5.6 6.2 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.5 7.4 8.3 8.9 9.1 8.9 9.2 9.0 8.7
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC SC FW CL FW BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 30 35 45 10 5 5 65 60 65 35 30 10 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 35 34 43 48 46 39 39 40 39 40 52 57 53 46 47 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 38 58 45
WIND DIR E E N N N NW SE SE W W N NE N W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 2 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.1 5.6 6.0 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 7.2 7.7 8.4 9.0 9.1 8.9 9.2 9.1 8.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC BK FW CL FW BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 25 40 50 5 5 5 70 65 65 45 30 10 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 32 33 38 43 42 37 35 36 35 39 47 52 49 43 41 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 34 52 39
WIND DIR N N N N N NE N NE N N NE E NE NE NE NE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 11 4 9 6 5 4 5 6 6 4 3 4 3 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.5 7.3 8.6 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.1 8.6 8.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW OV OV OV BK OV SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 35 25 65 35 20 10 80 80 80 60 70 45 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 30 29 35 42 40 33 31 32 32 33 44 48 46 38 37 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 48 34
WIND DIR W NE W W SW SE SE SE S S SW SW W S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 19 14 9 11 10 8 8 9 10 11 8 10 10 9 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.8 5.2 5.7 6.5 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.5 6.7 8.3 8.8 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.7 8.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC FW BK SC FW FW OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 35 25 65 40 15 10 80 80 80 60 70 45 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 29 27 35 40 39 32 31 30 30 31 43 47 45 37 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 48 33
WIND DIR W N W SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 19 14 9 11 10 8 6 9 10 11 8 10 10 9 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.8 5.3 5.7 6.4 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.5 6.8 8.4 8.7 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC BK FW FW FW OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 40 25 55 15 10 10 75 75 65 60 55 30 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 32 31 34 43 43 36 33 33 32 33 43 51 50 40 38 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 31 52 34
WIND DIR W SE W SW S E SE E SE E S W W E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 4 4 3 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.4 7.1 8.5 9.0 9.1 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.6
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 40 25 60 35 20 15 80 80 75 60 60 40 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 33 31 33 41 39 33 33 33 33 35 43 47 45 38 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 32 47 36
WIND DIR W SE NW W W SE SE SE SE S SW SW W SE S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 19 13 9 11 10 8 8 9 10 10 8 10 10 9 11 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.9 5.4 5.7 6.4 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.6 6.1 7.1 8.5 8.8 8.9 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.7
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 40 25 60 40 25 15 85 85 75 60 65 50 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 34 32 33 41 40 33 33 34 34 36 43 47 45 39 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 33 47 37
WIND DIR SW S W W W SE SE S S S SW SW W S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 20 14 10 11 10 8 9 9 10 11 8 11 10 10 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.9 5.3 5.7 6.4 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.8 7.0 8.5 8.8 8.9 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.8
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW SC BK SC SC SC FW FW OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 55 30 45 25 20 15 80 75 60 50 50 25 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 34 34 35 40 38 35 35 36 35 36 42 46 44 40 40 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 34 46 38
WIND DIR N E N SE S SE S S S S S S W SE S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 17 12 8 10 8 6 6 6 8 9 5 6 6 5 8 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.5 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.8 9.2 9.0 9.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN