Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 292136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 10 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 59 51 49 49 47 46 57 62 63 54 52 52 51 50 60 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 64 50 66
WIND DIR N N W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E SE SE SE SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 8 4 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 4 6 8 6 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) 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.6 11.1 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.9 11.3
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 10 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 60 48 45 44 42 43 60 65 63 50 48 47 46 47 64 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 67 45 69
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW N NE NE NE E E S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 6 5 4 4 3 5 8 8 5 4 6 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) 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.3 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.8 11.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 5 5 10 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 59 52 50 49 48 47 55 61 63 54 52 52 52 51 58 63 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 51 66
WIND DIR N N W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E SE SE SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 9 5 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 8 8 6 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) 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.6 11.1 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.3 10.8 11.3
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 10 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 46 39 38 37 37 38 46 50 49 41 40 40 40 41 49 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 51 40 53
WIND DIR N N SW SW W W W SW W SE S SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 9 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 10 12 11 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 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) 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.1 9.9 10.2 10.7 11.1 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.9 11.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 15 5 5 10 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 61 53 49 48 46 46 56 63 64 56 52 51 50 49 59 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 65 49 67
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE E S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 9 5 5 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) 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.4 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.9 11.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 15 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 69 59 56 54 53 54 66 73 73 61 59 57 57 58 70 75 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 75 56 77
WIND DIR N N NE E E N N N N N N E E N E S S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 4 4 5 9 10 9 8 5 4 4 4 2 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) 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.6 11.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 15 20 5 5 15 5 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 62 53 49 48 46 48 57 65 65 56 52 51 50 52 62 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 66 48 70
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE S NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 8 5 8 9 8 9 10 10 8 5 5 3 4 5 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) 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.2 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.7 11.3
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 15 5 0 5 5 5 5 35 40 20 15 10 25 10 20 15
TEMPERATURE 56 46 43 42 41 42 57 62 61 50 47 44 43 44 60 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 63 43 66
WIND DIR NW NW NE E NE NE NE NE N NE E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 3 4 6 8 9 6 4 8 6 9 6 9 8 2 3 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) 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.5 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 11.0 11.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 15 5 0 5 0 5 5 30 40 20 15 10 20 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 56 46 43 41 40 40 56 62 61 50 46 44 42 43 58 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 63 42 66
WIND DIR NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 5 8 8 5 4 8 6 6 4 6 6 2 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) 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.5 10.4 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.9 11.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 15 10 10 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 60 50 45 43 41 41 57 65 65 54 49 46 45 44 60 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 67 44 71
WIND DIR W W W E E E NE W NW NW E E E E NE W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 3 3 5 9 6 6 9 5 6 6 6 5 2 4 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) 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.3 10.6 10.8
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 15 0 5 5 5 5 5 30 35 20 20 20 20 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 54 46 44 44 43 43 55 60 58 50 48 47 46 46 58 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 60 46 64
WIND DIR NW NW NE E E E NE N NW N E E E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 8 5 5 4 4 9 2 4 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) 10.0 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.8 11.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 0 5 10 5 5 5 35 40 25 25 25 20 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 54 46 44 44 43 43 55 59 58 50 48 47 46 46 58 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 60 46 64
WIND DIR NW NW NE E E E NE N N N E E E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 3 3 4 9 2 4 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) 10.0 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.5 10.0 10.4 10.5 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.9 11.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 20 15 20 20 25 15 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 55 48 46 45 44 44 53 59 58 51 50 49 48 48 57 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 60 48 65
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE N N N NE NE E E E NE N
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 5 6 5 5 8 9 6 5 5 4 4 2 3 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) 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.4
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN