Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 202136
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 40 45 55 25 35 10 30 15 5 20 40 5 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 65 62 62 62 62 62 65 67 69 65 64 63 63 63 66 68 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 70 60 70
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW N E S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 10 9 8 9 11 10 3 6 6 5 8 13 18 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.7 13.3 13.2
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK FW SC FW SC FW CL FW SC CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 30 40 40 60 20 25 5 25 15 5 20 35 5 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 70 64 57 55 56 62 69 72 73 66 59 57 57 63 71 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 74 55 74
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S SW W NE N S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 8 2 5 4 4 5 11 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.3 13.2
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 40 50 50 30 35 10 30 15 10 25 40 5 30 30 30
TEMPERATURE 64 63 62 62 62 61 62 66 68 65 64 64 63 62 63 66 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 69 60 69
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S SW W NW NW E S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 10 11 10 9 9 10 11 10 4 6 6 5 8 13 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.7 13.3 13.2
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 35 45 45 55 25 30 10 30 20 10 15 35 5 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 51 51 49 50 49 51 53 54 55 53 51 51 50 53 54 55 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 55 50 56
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW W NE N S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 25 20 23 19 17 17 18 17 12 5 6 10 10 14 19 24 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 39 41 36 41 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.3 13.2
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW BK FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 35 20 50 30 10 10 30 30 30 25 55 10 40 40 35
TEMPERATURE 66 65 62 61 60 62 65 69 70 68 63 62 60 63 67 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 70 60 71
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SE S S SW W W NW S S SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 10 6 8 10 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 11 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.9 14.7 14.5 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.2
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 45 35 50 40 15 15 25 15 5 20 25 5 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 75 71 68 68 66 72 75 77 78 74 70 69 68 74 77 78 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 79 66 80
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S NW NW N SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 4 4 5 9 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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) 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.3 13.1
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 50 30 65 35 20 20 30 20 0 10 20 5 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 69 64 64 63 62 71 68 71 73 68 65 64 63 73 70 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 74 60 75
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S SW NW NW NW NE S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 9 9 9 10 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 6 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.3 13.2
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 60 80 80 20 30 40 45 50 40 10 5 5 65 65 65
TEMPERATURE 68 66 60 57 55 61 70 72 74 69 62 58 55 62 72 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 74 54 75
WIND DIR W NW N E E E S W NW NW NE NE NE E SE SW N
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 8 6 5 5 5 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
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) 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.7
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV FW SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 60 80 80 20 35 35 40 55 45 20 5 5 65 65 65
TEMPERATURE 67 65 60 56 54 60 68 72 73 69 61 57 55 61 70 72 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 74 54 74
WIND DIR NW NW N E NE NE SE SW NW NW N NE NE E SE S NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 6 6 6 5 8 10 9 6 5 5 5 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
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) 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.7
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV BK SC OV BK FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 50 70 55 10 20 10 40 30 20 5 15 10 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 72 72 66 62 58 59 74 77 78 76 68 63 59 60 75 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 78 57 79
WIND DIR S S W SE E S S W NW NW NW N NE E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 2 3 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.6
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV BK BK OV FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 50 60 70 20 25 30 45 50 30 5 10 5 65 65 60
TEMPERATURE 65 65 63 63 61 63 69 71 71 68 65 64 62 65 70 71 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 72 62 73
WIND DIR W NW N E E E S W NW NW N E E E SE W N
WIND (MPH) 9 6 6 6 5 4 4 9 10 8 6 6 8 5 5 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
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) 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV BK BK OV SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW CL OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 55 55 75 30 25 40 45 55 35 10 10 5 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 65 65 63 63 61 63 69 71 71 68 65 64 62 65 71 71 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 72 62 73
WIND DIR W NW N E E SE S W NW NW NE E E E SE NW NE
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 6 6 4 3 9 10 8 6 6 8 5 5 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
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) 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.7
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK BK BK SC OV SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 65 50 80 25 5 25 50 20 15 5 20 15 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 66 64 65 68 66 68 69 72 71 67 67 68 67 70 71 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 73 65 73
WIND DIR NW N NW NE E E SW NW NW NW NW NE E SE SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 6 6 5 4 3 6 11 11 9 5 6 5 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
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) 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.0 13.9 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.4 13.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN