Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 282136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT WED OCT 28 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 30 50 60 60 80 80 80 55 10 40 40 35 25 35
TEMPERATURE 40 32 32 32 32 31 39 41 39 32 31 31 28 28 33 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 42 28 37
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 8 9 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) 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.6 5.6
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 30 45 60 55 80 80 80 50 15 40 40 35 25 35
TEMPERATURE 39 29 29 29 29 30 41 42 38 30 29 27 27 26 35 36 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 43 26 38
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 4 5 5 4 6 9 5
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 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.6
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 30 45 55 55 80 85 80 55 15 45 40 35 25 35
TEMPERATURE 40 32 31 32 32 32 38 40 38 32 31 31 28 28 32 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 42 28 37
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 8 9 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 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.4 5.4 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.6
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 25 45 60 60 80 85 80 55 10 40 40 35 25 35
TEMPERATURE 32 24 23 23 24 25 32 33 31 25 23 22 22 22 27 27 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 34 21 29
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 3 4 8 9 9 9 12 12 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) 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.5 5.5 5.6
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 25 30 50 55 80 90 80 60 10 40 40 40 25 40
TEMPERATURE 41 32 29 30 30 31 37 40 39 33 31 30 29 28 32 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 41 28 36
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 8 5 6 9 10 10 9 11 11 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) 6.2 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.3 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.6 5.6 5.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV SC FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 20 35 60 65 80 75 75 50 10 35 40 30 25 30
TEMPERATURE 46 37 35 35 35 36 43 47 44 38 35 33 32 31 38 41 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 49 31 43
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N SE S S S S S N SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 5 3
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) 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.3 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 5.5 5.6 5.7
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW FW SC BK BK OV OV BK BK FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 20 40 60 60 75 75 70 50 10 35 40 35 30 40
TEMPERATURE 42 34 30 31 32 33 40 43 43 36 31 31 29 30 36 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 44 28 39
WIND DIR NW W W W W W S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 3
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) 6.2 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 5.4 5.5 5.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 65 50 40 30 45 60 75 90 75 60 80 70 45 40 30
TEMPERATURE 35 29 26 26 26 25 36 39 37 28 27 26 26 25 32 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 40 25 36
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 2 3 4 4 4 5 8 3 1 3 4 5 5 8 8 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.8 4.6 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.9 4.8
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 55 45 35 30 40 65 80 90 75 55 75 70 45 35 35
TEMPERATURE 35 29 25 25 25 23 35 38 37 28 26 26 25 24 31 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 40 24 36
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 3 1 2 4 4 5 6 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.7 4.6 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.9 4.9
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 SC SC FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK FW SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 30 20 30 40 60 70 75 80 65 20 45 65 45 30 30
TEMPERATURE 39 32 28 29 27 27 36 39 40 33 30 30 28 28 32 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 42 28 38
WIND DIR W W W SW SW S SW W W NW W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 3
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) 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.1 5.0 5.8 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.6 5.1 5.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 55 50 40 35 45 65 90 90 75 55 70 65 50 35 30
TEMPERATURE 34 30 28 27 27 27 34 36 35 30 29 28 28 27 31 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 39 27 35
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 5 5 5 3 5 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.9 4.8 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.9 4.9
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 60 40 35 40 60 95 95 85 75 80 65 55 40 30
TEMPERATURE 33 31 29 28 27 27 34 37 36 30 29 29 28 28 31 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 39 28 35
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W S S S SW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 5 5 5 4 5 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.1 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.7
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/29/26 FRIDAY 10/30/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV FW SC BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 15 10 35 45 55 70 70 80 15 30 65 55 45 30 25
TEMPERATURE 36 30 29 29 28 28 33 36 37 32 30 29 27 28 30 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 39 27 36
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W NW W SW W SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 4 5 5 1 1 3 2 3 5 5 4 2 2 2
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 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.9 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.2 4.0 4.4 5.1 5.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN