Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
503
FWUS46 KMFR 082136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 15 5 20 25 30 30 40 50
TEMPERATURE 62 53 52 53 53 53 63 67 68 58 58 59 59 57 62 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 69 57 67
WIND DIR S E SE E NW SE S W W W W NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 10 10 8 6 8 9 8 6 9 12 9 8 9 10 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) 10.6 10.0 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.8 10.1 11.0 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.1 12.2 11.5 11.6 11.9 11.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 15 30 30 30 40 50
TEMPERATURE 64 51 50 50 50 53 68 72 71 56 55 54 54 56 68 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 74 53 71
WIND DIR SW NE E N NE NE SE W NW N N N NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 9 5 5 5 8 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) 10.4 10.0 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.8 10.0 10.9 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.0 12.2 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 15 5 20 25 30 30 40 50
TEMPERATURE 62 53 52 53 53 53 61 67 68 59 57 58 58 57 61 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 69 56 67
WIND DIR S SW E E NW SE S SW W W W NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 10 10 8 6 8 9 8 6 8 12 9 8 9 10 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) 10.5 10.0 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.8 10.0 10.9 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.1 12.3 11.6 11.7 11.9 11.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 15 25 30 25 45 50
TEMPERATURE 50 42 42 42 42 45 53 55 54 45 47 47 47 48 52 53 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 56 45 54
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 14 12 9 9 10 10 12 13 17 21 12 12 13 14 16
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 10.2 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.9 10.2 11.1 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.0 12.2 11.5 11.5 11.8 11.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 5 15 0 0 0 0 10 15 10 15 10 20 30 40 45
TEMPERATURE 64 56 53 53 52 53 64 70 71 61 57 57 57 57 64 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 71 57 68
WIND DIR S NW NW NW N E SE W W NW NW W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 6 6 5 8 6 3 3 5 9 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) 10.3 10.2 10.7 10.3 9.9 9.8 9.9 11.1 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.4 11.5 11.8 11.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 10 25 30 25 30 40 45
TEMPERATURE 72 61 58 58 57 60 74 79 79 66 64 63 63 65 74 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 81 63 79
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW E E N NW NW NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 6 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) 9.9 9.7 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.8 10.1 10.9 12.1 12.1 11.8 12.3 12.3 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 30 25 30 40 45
TEMPERATURE 67 55 54 54 54 58 67 72 72 61 59 60 60 63 67 71 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 73 58 71
WIND DIR SE NE E N N NE S NW NW N N NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 8 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 4 4 5 6 12
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 9.9 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.8 10.0 11.1 12.1 12.1 11.8 12.2 12.2 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.3
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 10 25 25
TEMPERATURE 66 55 50 47 46 49 66 71 70 58 54 51 49 51 63 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 72 48 66
WIND DIR W E E E E SE SW W W NW N SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 8 12 12 12 8 5 9 11 9 11 11 6 5 8 14 14
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 10.1 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.8 10.8 10.3 10.1 10.3 10.2 9.5 9.8 10.0 10.4
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 15 15 25 25
TEMPERATURE 64 55 50 46 45 47 64 69 69 57 54 50 48 50 62 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 71 47 65
WIND DIR S NE NE NE E SE S SW W NW NW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 9 9 8 5 8 11 9 12 12 6 5 9 14 16
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) 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.3 9.5 9.8 10.0 10.4
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 25 25 45 35
TEMPERATURE 69 62 55 51 49 49 67 75 75 65 60 56 53 53 66 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 77 52 71
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SW W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 10 10 8 4 6 8 2 6 8 4 3 6 11 12
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 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.6 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.0 10.4 10.3 10.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 25 25
TEMPERATURE 63 55 51 49 49 50 65 70 68 58 56 55 54 53 61 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 70 53 64
WIND DIR NW NE E E SE SE SW W W NW S SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 12 13 13 9 5 9 10 9 11 12 6 4 8 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 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) 10.5 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.6 10.0 10.1 10.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 64 55 50 49 48 50 66 70 68 58 55 55 53 53 61 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 70 53 64
WIND DIR NW NE E E SE SE SW W W W S S SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 13 13 13 9 5 9 10 9 11 12 6 4 8 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 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) 10.6 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.8 10.9 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.8 10.0 10.4
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 20 35 50 40
TEMPERATURE 64 56 54 54 53 53 63 70 69 58 59 60 59 58 63 66 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 71 57 66
WIND DIR N N NE SE SE SE SE SW NW N N W SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 9 9 9 5 4 8 8 11 12 4 4 3 8 13
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 10.6 10.6 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.5 11.1 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.1 10.5 10.7 10.6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN