Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
112
FWUS46 KMFR 130936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 33 34 42 47 47 40 37 36 35 37 48 55 57 49 45 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 57 42
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 18 13 10 8 9 10 10 11 12 9 6 5 4 6 8 8 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) 6.4 6.4 7.2 7.9 8.2 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.4 9.3 9.9 10.0 9.4 9.0 9.0 8.7
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 32 34 44 49 49 41 36 35 34 37 52 59 58 47 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 32 61 38
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N N N N N NE N N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 11 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 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) 6.4 6.5 7.1 7.7 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.4 9.3 9.9 10.0 9.5 9.1 9.0 8.7
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 10 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 33 34 41 46 47 40 37 36 36 37 47 55 57 49 45 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 57 42
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 18 13 10 8 9 10 10 11 12 9 6 5 4 6 8 9 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) 6.4 6.4 7.2 7.9 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.4 9.2 9.8 9.9 9.4 9.0 9.0 8.7
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 25 27 33 36 36 31 29 28 28 31 39 44 44 38 35 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 45 33
WIND DIR W W W NW N N N N N N N NE NE N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 33 29 25 20 19 20 17 13 16 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 74 67 57 48 50 36
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 6.4 7.2 7.9 8.2 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.5 9.4 9.9 10.0 9.4 8.9 9.0 8.7
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 0 0 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 35 35 43 48 49 43 39 38 37 38 48 56 57 51 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 57 43
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N N N N N NE NE N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 6 9 12 13 14 16 11 8 5 5 8 10 10 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) 6.4 6.4 7.2 7.7 8.1 7.9 7.8 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.7 9.3 9.4 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 40 43 53 59 59 48 45 43 42 47 59 67 67 57 53 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 42 69 49
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 5 6 9 8 8 6 5 4 3 3 8 8 6 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) 6.5 6.5 7.2 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.3 8.8 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.1 9.1 8.8
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 10 0 20 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 35 40 45 51 51 42 39 37 35 42 50 59 60 50 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 34 60 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N NW N NW N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 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) 6.5 6.5 7.3 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.8 9.5 9.6 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 75 85 75 35 0 10 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 33 33 36 40 42 38 35 34 33 37 51 57 57 46 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 58 38
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N N NE NE NW NW NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 19 16 11 10 9 2 4 5 4 3 2 3 4 2 5 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 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) 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.5 8.4 9.2 9.3 9.0 8.6 8.3 8.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 SC CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 75 70 70 70 25 0 10 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 33 33 35 41 41 38 35 33 33 35 50 57 57 47 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 58 38
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N N N NE NE W NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 18 16 12 11 9 3 4 5 3 3 2 2 3 2 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 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) 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.5 8.5 9.3 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.3 7.9
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 70 50 30 45 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 37 37 40 46 48 43 38 36 36 37 52 61 61 51 46 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 34 62 40
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.4 7.7 7.8 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.8 8.3 8.9 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.3
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 BK OV BK SC CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 65 70 65 35 0 10 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 36 36 36 40 41 39 36 35 34 37 50 55 55 46 42 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 34 56 40
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N N NE E NW NW NW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 8 6 2 4 5 5 3 2 4 4 1 8 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 30 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 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) 6.5 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.5 8.2 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.3 8.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 BK CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 70 85 75 50 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 36 36 36 39 41 39 37 35 34 38 50 55 55 46 42 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 34 55 40
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N N NE E NW NW NW SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 10 8 6 2 4 5 4 2 2 4 4 1 9 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 30 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 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 6.5 6.9 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.3 8.1 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 65 45 40 35 45 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 37 38 41 44 44 41 39 38 37 39 49 56 55 48 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 36 56 41
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW N NE NE NE N N NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 3 5 9 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 5 4 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 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) 6.6 6.7 7.2 7.5 7.8 7.9 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN