Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS46 KMFR 030936
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
136 AM PST TUE NOV 3 2026


...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   90   85   75   65   55   25   20   25   50   40   65   80   55   35   25
TEMPERATURE        34   33   31   31   31   29   30   29   28   29   34   39   37   35   35   34   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  27                  40                  31
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW    E    W    N   NW    N    N   NW   NW    N    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         20   20   20    8    8    4    4    5    5    5    4    5    6    9   10    9   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30   70   40   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.7                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.2  6.4  6.3  6.4  6.4  6.4  6.2  6.1  6.4  7.4  7.6  7.5  7.3  7.0  6.6  6.0


...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   90   90   70   60   50   25   20   25   50   40   60   75   50   35   25
TEMPERATURE        32   32   32   32   32   28   28   27   28   28   37   39   37   32   33   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  26                  41                  29
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    E    N    N    N    N   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         18   17   14    9    8    4    5    3    3    3    3    5    8    6    8    6   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30   70   30   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.5                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.2  6.3  6.2  6.3  6.3  6.3  6.2  6.1  6.4  7.1  7.3  7.3  7.1  7.0  6.6  6.0


...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   90   85   80   65   60   25   20   25   50   40   65   80   55   35   25
TEMPERATURE        33   33   30   31   31   29   29   29   28   28   33   38   37   34   35   34   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  27                  40                  31
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW    W    W    W    N   NW    N    N   NW   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         20   20   20    8    8    4    4    5    5    5    4    5    6    9   10    9   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30   70   40   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.05      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.7                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.2  6.3  6.3  6.4  6.4  6.3  6.2  6.0  6.4  7.4  7.6  7.6  7.3  7.1  6.6  6.0


...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   BK   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   90   80   70   55   50   25   15   25   50   45   65   75   55   35   20
TEMPERATURE        26   26   23   24   24   22   22   21   21   23   27   29   28   26   27   25   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           27                  20                  30                  24
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         36   34   26   13   11   10   12   13   13   11    8   11   12   17   17   17   24
WIND GUST (MPH)    80   74   46                  37   39   37                       34   36   36   50
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30   70   40   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.6                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.2  6.4  6.5  6.6  6.5  6.5  6.3  6.1  6.5  7.5  7.6  7.5  7.3  7.1  6.6  6.0


...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   90   95   75   65   55   45   30   25   35   50   60   85   60   35   20
TEMPERATURE        33   33   31   32   32   31   30   29   29   28   33   38   37   35   34   33   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  28                  39                  30
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    S    W    N   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         20   18   18   11    9    5    3    4    4    3    3    3    5    8    9    8   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0   20   50   40   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    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)  6.2  6.2  6.2  6.2  6.2  6.1  6.1  6.0  5.8  6.2  7.1  7.6  7.5  7.1  6.9  6.4  5.8


...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   95   90   75   70   50   40   30   25   25   40   55   65   45   25   20
TEMPERATURE        37   37   36   35   35   35   34   34   33   32   40   45   43   40   39   38   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  31                  47                  36
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S   SW    S   SW   SW   SE    E    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    9    9    6    5    3    4    3    1    1    3    3    4    4    4    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30   90   30   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.05      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  6.1  6.1  6.0  6.1  6.1  6.2  6.1  6.1  6.3  6.9  7.6  7.6  7.3  7.0  6.6  6.1


...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   90   85   70   45   40   35   20   20   30   50   60   70   50   30   20
TEMPERATURE        36   36   34   34   34   33   29   30   31   33   38   42   40   38   36   35   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  28                  42                  32
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    E   NW    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         18   16   18   12   11    6    4    4    4    4    3    4    6    8    8    9   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0   30   80   30    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.02      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)  6.0  6.1  6.2  6.2  6.3  6.2  6.3  6.1  6.1  6.4  7.2  7.5  7.5  7.2  7.0  6.5  5.8


...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   80   75   80   75   70   30   15   35   30   35   80   95  100   90   80   65
TEMPERATURE        33   32   38   39   37   32   30   29   29   27   38   40   37   33   33   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  27                  41                  30
WIND DIR            E    E   SE   SW    W    N   NE   SE   SE   SE   SW    W    W   SW    W    W    E
WIND (MPH)         10   10   10    6    4    4    4    3    2    2    4    8    9   13    9   13   19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   50   50   70   70    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.3  6.0  6.2  6.6  6.7  6.5  6.3  6.2  6.0  6.2  6.8  7.0  7.0  6.7  6.6  6.2  5.8


...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   75   80   85   75   60   35   20   40   35   35   80   95  100   90   75   60
TEMPERATURE        32   30   37   37   36   31   29   28   27   27   36   39   37   33   32   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  26                  40                  28
WIND DIR            E    E   SE   SW    W   NW    N   SE   SE   SE    S   SW    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    9   10    6    6    4    5    4    3    2    3    6    8   12   10   13   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   50   50   70   70    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.3  5.8  6.1  6.6  6.7  6.5  6.3  6.1  5.9  6.1  6.9  7.0  7.0  6.7  6.6  6.1  5.7


...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   90   90   75   45   20   20   30   40   55   75   75   95   80   75   55
TEMPERATURE        35   33   36   39   38   34   31   31   30   28   36   42   40   36   35   35   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  28                  42                  32
WIND DIR            E    E   SE    S    S   SW    S    W    E    E    S    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    8    8    4    3    2    2    2    4    2    5    8    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   10   10    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   40   40   30   30    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)  6.0  5.8  6.2  6.5  6.6  6.6  6.4  6.2  6.0  6.1  6.8  7.0  7.0  6.8  6.8  6.4  6.1


...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   80   85   75   50   20   15   25   30   40   80   80   95   90   85   65
TEMPERATURE        35   34   37   38   36   33   32   31   30   29   37   40   37   35   36   35   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  29                  40                  32
WIND DIR            E    E   SE    W    W   NW   SE   SE   SE   SE   SW    W    W   SW    W    W   SE
WIND (MPH)         11   11    9    8    4    3    3    3    2    2    3    6    9   13    9   13   19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   70   70   70   70    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01
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)  6.3  5.9  6.2  6.5  6.7  6.5  6.3  6.1  6.0  6.2  6.8  7.0  7.0  6.8  6.7  6.3  5.9


...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   75   85   80   55   25   15   30   25   35   85   90  100   95   85   65
TEMPERATURE        36   34   38   39   37   34   32   31   31   29   38   40   37   36   36   36   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  29                  40                  33
WIND DIR            E    E   SE    W    W    N   SE   SE   SE   SE   SW    W    W    S   SW    W   SE
WIND (MPH)         11   11    9    6    4    2    2    2    1    2    3    6    9   13   10   14   19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   70   70   70   70    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.02
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  6.0  6.2  6.5  6.7  6.5  6.3  6.1  5.9  6.2  6.8  7.0  7.0  6.8  6.7  6.2  5.9


...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/03/26                        WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   75   80   80   65   35    5   10   20   40   50   50   55   90   70   65   45
TEMPERATURE        38   36   35   36   35   34   32   32   32   31   35   37   36   37   37   37   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  31                  38                  35
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S   SW   NW   NW   SW   SE   SW   SE    S    W   NW    N   NW    N    E
WIND (MPH)         19   18   14   10    4    3    3    4    4    4    2    5    9   13    9   11   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5   10   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S
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  5.9  6.2  6.5  6.7  6.7  6.5  6.5  6.4  6.2  6.8  7.1  7.2  7.2  7.0  6.5  6.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN