Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
192
FWUS46 KMFR 030936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC OV BK OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 10 20 5 10 0 5 40 75 70 80 85 65 35 25 15
TEMPERATURE 56 55 63 66 66 57 58 60 59 58 65 66 65 58 60 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 56 67 56
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SE E SE SE SE S SW S NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 10 6 8 6 3 3 5 9 8 6 6 5 8 5 8 5 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) 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.6 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.7 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC OV BK OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 10 20 5 10 0 5 40 70 65 80 85 65 30 25 10
TEMPERATURE 50 52 68 69 67 54 53 53 52 54 69 69 66 55 54 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 50 70 50
WIND DIR NE E S SW S SE N NE NE NE S SW S NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 8 5 8 5 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) 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.6 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.8 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW SC OV BK OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 15 15 5 10 0 5 40 75 70 75 85 70 35 25 15
TEMPERATURE 57 56 61 66 66 57 59 60 60 58 63 66 65 58 61 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 56 67 56
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SE SW E SE SE S SW S NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 6 3 4 5 9 8 6 6 5 8 5 8 5 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) 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.6 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.7 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC OV BK OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 15 25 5 10 0 5 40 70 65 80 85 65 35 25 15
TEMPERATURE 45 46 53 55 53 45 47 47 48 49 55 55 53 46 48 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 45 55 45
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SE S S SW S S SW S NW E S S
WIND (MPH) 13 10 11 10 5 8 13 16 16 12 12 10 13 12 13 12 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 41 41 32 28 32 36 36 35
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 10.4 10.4 10.7 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.8 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 40 70 70 75 90 70 40 40 25
TEMPERATURE 55 53 63 68 68 59 57 57 57 55 65 69 67 60 58 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 55 69 55
WIND DIR NE E S S S W SW SW NW E S SW SW W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 8 5 4 4 8 8 5 5 6 8 8 9 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) 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.7 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.8 12.0 12.2 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW SC OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 15 15 5 10 0 5 45 70 80 80 80 60 25 20 10
TEMPERATURE 62 64 71 76 75 64 65 64 63 65 73 76 74 66 66 65 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 61 77 62
WIND DIR NW SE SE S S SW W W W NW N SW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 5 3 4 6 6 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 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) 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.7 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.5
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL SC BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 10 15 10 5 0 5 45 65 70 80 85 60 30 15 10
TEMPERATURE 56 60 67 71 71 60 60 60 58 61 68 71 69 61 61 61 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 55 71 57
WIND DIR NE E S S SE E N NE NW SE S SW S NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 3 4 8 9 8 5 5 4 4 4 6 3 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) 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.7 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.8 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 0 10 15 5 15 30 30 75 80 75 60 40 20
TEMPERATURE 45 46 64 69 68 56 54 51 50 50 67 70 68 58 55 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 48 71 49
WIND DIR E E S SW W N E E E E S W W W W S S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 8 8 4 5 8 6 8 8 6 9 8 5 8 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) 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.8 11.0 10.8 11.1 11.6 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.3 11.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 5 10 15 5 15 30 35 75 75 75 60 40 20
TEMPERATURE 44 45 63 68 67 55 53 50 48 49 66 69 67 57 54 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 47 70 48
WIND DIR E E SE SW W NW NE E E E S SW W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 6 4 5 8 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 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) 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.9 11.0 10.8 11.2 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.4 11.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW SC SC OV OV OV BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 10 10 20 5 5 20 40 50 75 90 75 70 35 15
TEMPERATURE 48 47 64 73 73 62 57 53 51 49 67 73 72 64 59 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 49 75 50
WIND DIR E E SE SW W NW SE E E E S W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 9 6 4 3 3 2 4 6 6 5 3 4 4 3 5 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) 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.4
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 20 30 40 80 95 75 60 40 20
TEMPERATURE 49 49 63 68 67 57 56 55 54 54 66 69 67 59 58 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 70 54
WIND DIR SE SE SE SW W E E E E SE S W W W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 13 12 6 5 4 6 8 9 9 9 5 6 8 6 9 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) 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.4 11.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 10 15 10 20 25 35 80 100 75 60 40 25
TEMPERATURE 48 48 63 68 67 57 55 55 54 54 65 69 67 59 58 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 70 54
WIND DIR SE SE S W W E SE SE SE SE SW W W SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 13 12 6 6 4 6 9 9 9 9 5 6 8 8 8 10 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) 9.8 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.7 11.0 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.3 11.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW FW CL SC BK OV OV OV OV BK FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 10 15 5 10 0 40 55 75 80 95 70 55 25 10
TEMPERATURE 56 55 63 69 68 58 60 60 59 58 65 69 67 60 61 61 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 58 69 59
WIND DIR SE SE SE S NW N N SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW S S
WIND (MPH) 16 12 5 5 4 5 6 10 11 14 6 4 5 4 6 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) 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.6 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.5 11.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN