Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
194
FWUS46 KMFR 260936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SAT SEP 26 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 BK SC BK BK BK SC BK OV BK FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 50 70 60 50 25 65 90 60 10 25 30 25 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 42 42 49 53 52 46 43 43 42 41 48 51 51 44 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 53 40
WIND DIR SE NW SE S S S S S SE E S SW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 8 6 4 4 8 4 2 6 6 6 5 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.2
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 BK SC BK BK BK FW BK OV SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 50 70 60 50 25 65 85 50 10 25 30 25 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 38 40 53 56 54 45 39 40 38 40 52 54 53 44 41 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 37 56 36
WIND DIR NE NE E S S S S SE NE NE S SW SW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 8 6 5 5 3 2 2 4 6 9 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.4 8.2
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC BK OV BK FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 50 70 60 55 25 65 90 65 10 25 35 25 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 42 42 47 52 52 45 42 42 42 41 46 50 51 45 43 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 53 40
WIND DIR SE NW SE S S SW S S SE E S S W NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 8 6 5 4 8 4 2 6 6 5 5 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.2
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 BK SC OV BK BK FW BK OV BK FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 45 70 55 55 25 70 90 55 10 20 30 25 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 33 34 40 42 41 35 32 32 32 34 38 40 39 33 32 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 40 31
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S SW SW SE SE S N N NE N N
WIND (MPH) 17 11 10 13 11 8 9 11 9 6 8 8 6 6 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 28 28 33 26 29 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.2
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC BK OV OV FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 45 65 60 60 25 60 80 70 20 25 35 30 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 40 40 48 54 54 48 43 42 42 43 49 54 53 47 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 41 54 41
WIND DIR NE NE SE S S SW SW SW SE NE S S W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 9 9 9 8 4 2 2 3 5 4 4 6 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.2 8.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 BK SC OV BK BK FW BK OV SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 40 70 50 50 20 60 85 40 10 35 50 20 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 47 49 58 62 62 52 48 47 48 51 59 62 61 51 48 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 46 63 45
WIND DIR W N E S S S S S SW N NE E N NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 8 8 6 4 3 1 2 4 5 8 10 5 5 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) 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.6 8.4 8.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 BK SC BK BK SC FW BK OV SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 35 65 55 40 20 60 85 35 10 25 35 20 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 47 52 57 57 48 43 44 43 48 52 56 56 45 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 40 57 39
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE S SE E NE SE SE NE N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 3 5 8 8 4 6 6 3 3 4 6 9 10 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.9 8.3 8.7 8.8 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.3
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 FW FW FW BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 15 10 25 50 45 55 60 55 40 35 40 30 30 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 34 34 48 54 54 46 41 39 38 38 50 53 51 43 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 54 37
WIND DIR E E E S W N NE NE E E NW W NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 3 3 5 6 5 3 4 3 6 9 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 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 8.2 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.1 7.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 FW FW SC BK SC BK BK OV SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 20 10 30 55 45 55 70 70 45 45 40 35 30 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 33 33 46 53 53 46 41 38 37 37 49 53 51 43 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 53 36
WIND DIR NE E E S SW N NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 4 2 4 6 5 3 4 2 8 9 6 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 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 6.6 7.4 8.1 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.8 9.1 9.2 9.0 8.7 8.1 7.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC FW SC BK FW SC BK OV SC BK SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 5 45 55 20 45 65 75 45 65 40 30 30 10 0 0
TEMPERATURE 36 37 49 57 58 50 44 41 40 40 51 56 56 47 42 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 39 57 37
WIND DIR E E E SE W NW W W E NE NW W NW NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 3 5 4 4 2 4 4 3 8 10 6 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 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) 7.2 7.3 7.6 8.3 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.0
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 15 5 30 50 40 50 55 60 40 30 35 30 30 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 35 47 53 52 46 42 41 40 40 49 52 50 43 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 52 39
WIND DIR E E E W NW NE NE E E E NW NW NW NW NE N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 3 5 5 6 5 4 4 2 8 9 6 5 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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 8.2 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 FW CL SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 10 5 30 45 55 55 50 55 45 20 25 30 30 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 35 47 52 52 46 42 41 41 40 49 52 50 43 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 52 39
WIND DIR E E E NW NW E E E E E NW NW NW N NE N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 3 5 5 8 6 4 5 3 8 9 5 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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 6.2 7.0 8.1 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.5
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC FW SC BK SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 10 35 45 30 50 60 45 20 45 55 25 25 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 38 38 46 54 53 47 44 44 43 42 48 52 52 45 42 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 42 53 41
WIND DIR E E E SE NW N N N N NE N N NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 3 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 8 10 11 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.2 7.3 7.4 8.1 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.3 8.3
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN