Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
995
FWUS46 KMFR 140936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 5 15 10 15 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 35 37 49 56 56 47 45 45 44 46 56 59 58 48 45 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 60 41
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 6 5 4 6 8 8 5 3 5 6 8 8 10 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 8.1 8.2 8.7 9.6 10.0 9.6 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.7 10.2 10.4 10.3 9.7 8.9 8.6
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 33 37 52 59 58 47 43 42 42 45 59 62 60 47 43 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 40 64 38
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE E SW SW SW W S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 5 6 6 6 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 8.1 8.1 8.7 9.6 10.1 9.6 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.6 10.3 10.4 10.3 9.6 8.8 8.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 5 15 10 15 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 35 38 47 55 56 49 45 45 44 46 54 58 58 49 45 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 60 41
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 6 5 4 6 8 8 5 3 5 6 8 8 10 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 8.1 8.2 8.7 9.5 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.7 10.2 10.4 10.3 9.7 8.9 8.6
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 10 15 15 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 27 30 40 44 44 38 35 35 34 38 46 47 46 38 35 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 34 48 32
WIND DIR N N N NE NE E E W W W W SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 14 10 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 10 12 12 12 16 19 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33 41 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 8.2 8.2 8.8 9.7 10.0 9.6 9.3 9.1 8.9 9.1 9.8 10.2 10.3 10.3 9.6 8.8 8.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15 10 5 10 20 20 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 37 38 48 56 57 50 46 46 45 46 56 61 60 51 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 44 62 42
WIND DIR N NE NE NE N N N NE NE N SW SW W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 14 13 8 6 5 8 9 10 6 3 4 9 10 8 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5
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) 8.1 8.1 8.4 9.1 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.9 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.7 8.9 8.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 5 5 15 10 10 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 43 47 59 67 67 56 54 51 51 55 67 70 69 57 53 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 50 72 48
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NE S SW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 3 3 8 6 6 3 2 2 4 4 5 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.1 8.2 8.5 9.1 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.8 10.4 10.5 10.3 9.6 8.9 8.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 10 15 10 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 36 41 51 59 60 50 47 45 44 50 59 64 63 51 47 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 42 65 41
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.1 8.1 8.5 9.3 9.8 9.6 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.8 10.3 10.4 10.3 9.5 8.6 8.5
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 0 30 30 20 30 40 35 25 20 25
TEMPERATURE 33 37 51 57 57 46 43 41 40 43 56 57 54 45 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 39 58 36
WIND DIR NE NE E W NW NE SE S W W W W W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 1 2 4 2 5 4 2 3 9 11 10 4 6 12 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 7.5 7.4 7.9 9.0 9.5 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 9.1 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 30 25 20 35 40 35 25 20 25
TEMPERATURE 33 35 50 57 56 46 43 40 39 41 55 57 54 45 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 38 57 36
WIND DIR N NE SE W NW N NE SW W W W W W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 4 2 3 6 12 11 5 6 12 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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) 7.5 7.4 7.9 9.0 9.6 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL CL SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 25 15 15 25 0 20 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 36 37 53 61 61 52 46 43 42 43 57 62 60 50 45 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 40 62 39
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NW NW NE NE NE W W W NW NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 6 6 3 3 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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) 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.2 8.7 8.2 8.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 5 35 25 15 30 35 30 25 20 20
TEMPERATURE 34 37 50 55 54 46 43 42 42 44 54 55 53 45 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 41 55 39
WIND DIR N NE NE N NW N SE S NW W W NW NW NW N NE E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 1 3 4 1 6 6 3 2 6 10 8 4 6 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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) 7.6 7.4 7.8 8.6 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.0
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 SC SC FW SC BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 40 30 20 30 50 35 30 25 30
TEMPERATURE 34 37 50 55 54 46 42 42 42 45 53 55 52 44 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 41 55 39
WIND DIR N NE N NW NW N S SW W W W NW NW NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 4 5 1 3 4 1 8 8 3 2 6 10 8 3 6 11 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
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) 7.4 7.3 7.7 8.6 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.2 8.7 8.6 8.1 8.0
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/14/26 TUESDAY 09/15/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 25 15 5 10 15 10 10
TEMPERATURE 38 40 50 56 55 48 46 44 44 45 53 58 55 47 44 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 43 58 41
WIND DIR NE NE E NE N NW NW SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 9 12 8 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.3 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.5 8.3 8.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN