Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 230936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 20 20 5 15 20 35 25 20 40 5 5 5 15 35
TEMPERATURE 50 51 60 65 67 57 56 56 57 58 61 64 64 57 57 57 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 54 66 55
WIND DIR NW SE SE S S S W S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 5 4 10 13 17 19 20 21 18 14 18 20 23
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) 9.6 9.5 10.0 10.9 10.9 10.4 9.9 10.6 11.6 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 15 25 5 15 20 35 20 20 35 5 5 0 15 35
TEMPERATURE 46 50 66 70 70 56 52 51 51 56 67 69 68 56 53 52 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 49 70 50
WIND DIR NE NE E S SW SW N SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 5 5 3 6 10 12 14 16 17 13 11 13 16 17
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) 9.5 9.5 9.8 10.7 10.8 10.5 9.9 10.6 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 20 20 5 15 20 35 25 20 40 5 5 5 15 35
TEMPERATURE 51 51 59 65 66 58 56 56 57 57 60 63 64 58 57 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 54 65 54
WIND DIR NW NW SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 5 4 10 14 17 19 20 21 18 16 18 20 23
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) 9.6 9.5 9.9 10.8 10.8 10.4 9.9 10.6 11.6 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 15 25 5 15 15 35 25 20 30 5 5 0 15 35
TEMPERATURE 40 43 51 54 54 47 44 45 46 49 52 53 52 46 46 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 44 53 45
WIND DIR W SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 13 13 12 10 11 18 24 27 29 31 32 28 24 28 32 33
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 37 37 36 27 31 43 50 51 50 51 55 48 44 50 57 55
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) 9.6 9.5 10.2 11.1 11.1 10.5 10.0 10.5 11.5 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 30 10 15 20 40 30 15 25 5 5 0 15 30
TEMPERATURE 50 52 61 68 69 61 56 56 55 57 63 67 67 60 57 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 54 67 54
WIND DIR SE E SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 5 8 4 3 4 6 10 16 16 14 11 8 8 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) 9.7 9.6 9.8 10.8 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.8 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 FW SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 15 30 5 15 20 35 25 20 10 5 5 0 15 40
TEMPERATURE 55 58 71 77 77 67 62 61 61 63 72 75 75 66 63 61 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 59 77 59
WIND DIR N NW NE SE S S N S S SE S S S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 4 5 2 2 2 1 3 8 9 9 4 2 1 1
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) 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.5 10.8 10.6 10.1 10.6 11.5 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.7
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 FW SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 15 30 5 15 15 35 20 20 15 5 5 0 15 35
TEMPERATURE 51 55 64 70 71 61 58 57 57 63 66 70 70 61 60 59 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 54 71 57
WIND DIR NW NW NE E SE SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 10 10 8 6 5 8 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) 9.5 9.5 9.7 11.0 11.4 10.8 10.2 10.4 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 15 25 20 15 30 15 10 5 10 30
TEMPERATURE 42 47 63 67 68 60 54 50 48 53 68 72 72 61 56 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 73 49
WIND DIR W W W W W N E E E SE S SW W NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 6 3 9 11 11 9 9 10 9 3 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) 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.5 11.2 10.8 11.3 10.9 10.4 10.2 11.0 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 15 25 20 15 20 25 10 5 10 30
TEMPERATURE 42 46 62 67 66 58 53 50 47 51 66 71 71 61 55 52 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 72 48
WIND DIR W W W W W N NE E E SE S SW SW NW NW NE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 5 5 3 9 10 9 8 8 9 8 3 2 2 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) 9.3 9.3 9.5 10.7 11.2 10.9 11.3 10.8 10.3 10.3 11.1 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 35 20 15 25 10 10 0 5 20
TEMPERATURE 47 48 65 71 72 65 59 54 51 52 70 76 77 69 61 56 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 49 77 51
WIND DIR W SE W W NW NW NE NE E E S SW SW W W E E
WIND (MPH) 2 3 2 4 4 3 4 6 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 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) 9.3 9.2 9.4 10.5 10.8 11.4 11.2 10.5 10.2 10.6 11.0 11.5 11.7 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.4
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 15 35 20 15 30 15 10 5 10 25
TEMPERATURE 46 49 61 65 65 57 54 53 52 55 68 72 70 62 58 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 51 72 55
WIND DIR W SW W NW NW N E E SE SE SW SW W NW NE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 5 3 9 11 12 10 6 9 8 3 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) 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.4 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.4 10.3 10.8 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 35 25 15 30 20 10 5 10 25
TEMPERATURE 46 49 60 64 64 57 54 53 52 55 68 72 70 62 58 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 51 72 55
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N E SE SE SE SW SW W NW NE E SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 8 6 3 10 12 13 10 5 10 10 3 4 6 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) 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.4 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.2 10.8 11.3 11.6 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 40 35 15 25 10 5 0 10 30
TEMPERATURE 50 52 61 66 66 59 56 56 56 58 67 72 72 62 60 59 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 54 73 57
WIND DIR W W N N N N E SE S S S SW NW NW NW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 3 6 6 4 5 12 11 4 3 4 4 2 5 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) 9.3 9.2 9.3 10.2 10.6 11.3 11.1 10.4 10.2 10.3 10.6 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.1
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN