Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
104
FWUS46 KMFR 302136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 70 64 58 57 56 60 66 70 72 66 61 59 57 58 64 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 73 55 70
WIND DIR SW SW N N NE E S S SW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 8 4 5 4 6 9 8 5 8 6 5 5 4 8 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) 11.8 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.0 11.1 11.7 12.9 13.0 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.2 12.8
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 74 64 55 52 52 61 72 75 75 65 58 55 53 58 69 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 77 52 75
WIND DIR SW N E E E SE S S S NW N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 6 4 4 3 5 8 6 4 6 4 4 4 5 8 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) 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.6 12.9 13.0 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.2 12.8
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 15 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 69 64 57 57 56 59 64 68 71 66 60 59 57 58 62 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 72 55 70
WIND DIR SW SW NW N N NE S S SW W NW NW NW N W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 8 5 5 4 6 9 8 5 8 6 5 5 4 6 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) 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.7 12.9 12.9 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.2 12.8
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 15 15 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 56 51 46 45 43 49 55 58 59 54 48 46 45 48 53 55 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 59 44 56
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 5 6 6 10 11 10 6 9 6 6 6 9 11 14
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) 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.2 11.9 13.0 13.0 12.5 12.2 11.8 11.7 11.6 12.1 12.7
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 15 15 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 72 66 58 56 55 60 68 73 74 69 61 58 56 59 66 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 74 56 72
WIND DIR SW SW SW SE SE SE S S SW W NW W NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 5 4 4 6 9 9 5 5 5 4 5 5 9 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) 12.0 11.8 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.8 12.8 12.8 12.5 12.3 11.9 11.7 11.7 12.7 12.7
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 81 74 65 62 61 69 79 82 83 75 68 65 62 69 78 82 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 84 61 83
WIND DIR S N N NW N SE SE S S W NW NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 5 3 2 1 3 5 5 3 4 4 3 3 1 2 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) 11.6 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.6 12.9 12.9 12.5 12.2 11.8 11.7 11.6 12.5 12.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 75 66 59 57 55 64 70 76 77 70 63 59 57 63 66 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 77 54 74
WIND DIR S N W SW S S SE S S N NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 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) 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.0 12.1 13.0 13.0 12.5 12.1 11.8 11.7 11.5 12.3 12.8
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 SC CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 45 20 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 70 63 53 51 50 58 71 74 75 66 56 52 48 53 62 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 75 47 66
WIND DIR W NW W S SE SE S W W W W SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 3 2 4 5 5 11 11 6 3 3 4 6 12 14 13
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) 10.5 11.0 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.5 12.3 12.1 12.4 12.5 12.1 11.6 11.5 10.9 10.1 9.7
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 SC CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 45 20 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 70 63 53 50 49 57 70 75 73 65 56 51 47 53 62 66 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 75 47 66
WIND DIR W NW W S SE SE S SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 5 3 4 5 5 9 11 8 5 5 5 8 12 16 13
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) 10.6 11.3 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.5 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.6 12.2 11.6 11.6 11.0 10.2 9.8
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 15 10 15 5
TEMPERATURE 73 68 58 54 50 54 73 78 78 72 62 56 51 52 65 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 79 49 70
WIND DIR W W W E E E S W W NW W W W NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 6 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) 11.1 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.8 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.2 11.7 11.6 11.1 10.8 10.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 15 25 30 20 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 66 60 54 53 51 57 69 72 71 63 57 54 51 53 60 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 72 51 63
WIND DIR W NW W S SE SE SW W W NW W SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 4 4 5 5 4 10 10 6 3 3 3 4 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
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) 10.6 11.1 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.4 10.9 10.1 9.7
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 20 20 15 5
TEMPERATURE 66 60 54 53 52 58 69 72 71 63 57 54 51 53 60 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 72 51 63
WIND DIR W NW W S S S SW W W W W S SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 4 4 6 5 4 11 10 6 2 2 3 5 12 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
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) 10.4 10.7 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.6 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.3 10.9 9.9 9.5
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/31/26 SATURDAY 08/01/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 15 40 20 15 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 66 60 55 54 53 59 67 73 72 65 60 56 54 56 61 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 73 54 64
WIND DIR NW NW W SE SE S S NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 12 12 8 8 5 3 3 4 12 11 11 10 9 8 10 12 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) 11.3 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.6 12.6 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.7 11.5 10.9 10.5 10.4
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN