Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
236
FWUS46 KMFR 160936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW OV BK OV OV OV BK BK FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 20 70 60 85 75 90 60 70 20 45 25 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 51 52 59 63 65 57 56 57 57 56 59 63 65 58 55 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 54 65 54
WIND DIR S SE S S S S SW SE SE SE S S S W SW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 8 5 4 11 11 11 12 8 11 10 5 3 3 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) 9.2 9.3 9.6 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.6
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV BK BK FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 10 30 60 60 85 75 90 55 70 15 45 25 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 46 51 64 68 69 59 52 51 51 54 65 68 69 59 52 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 49 70 48
WIND DIR E E SE S S SW NW E SE SE S S S W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 9 5 3 9 9 9 9 8 10 10 4 3 3 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) 9.2 9.3 9.5 10.0 10.2 10.4 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.3 10.4 10.6 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.6
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW OV BK OV OV OV BK BK FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 20 70 60 85 75 95 60 65 20 45 25 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 51 52 57 62 64 57 56 57 57 56 57 62 65 59 55 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 54 65 54
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW SE SE SE S S S W SW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 8 5 4 11 11 11 12 8 11 10 5 3 3 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) 9.2 9.3 9.5 10.1 10.2 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.6
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW OV BK OV OV OV BK BK FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 20 75 65 85 70 95 60 70 25 50 25 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 40 44 49 52 53 47 45 45 45 47 50 52 52 46 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 44 52 43
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE S S S S S S S W S W NW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 12 12 10 11 19 19 19 20 12 13 13 6 9 9 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 28 37 41 37 39 31 26
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) 9.2 9.4 9.8 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.0 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.6 10.7 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.6
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW BK BK OV BK OV BK BK FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 15 15 70 70 85 60 80 55 55 25 50 25 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 49 52 60 66 67 61 56 56 55 56 61 65 67 60 55 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 54 67 53
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W SW S SW S S S SW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 9 8 4 3 3 4 5 10 12 11 8 4 4 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) 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.9 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 10.3 10.5 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW BK SC OV BK OV SC BK FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 20 15 65 50 75 70 85 45 70 10 35 20 20 25 25
TEMPERATURE 54 59 69 74 75 68 61 61 60 63 70 74 75 67 61 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 58 76 58
WIND DIR SW S SE S S SW NW NW N E S S S SW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 9 8 3 2 2 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) 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.4 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.8 10.1 10.5 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW OV BK OV OV OV SC BK FW BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 20 75 50 85 75 85 50 65 15 55 25 15 15 25
TEMPERATURE 51 57 63 69 70 61 58 58 58 62 64 69 71 61 58 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 55 71 55
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SW W S S S S SE S NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 9 8 4 2 2 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) 9.3 9.4 9.5 10.4 10.7 10.9 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.5 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.7 10.7
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW BK BK OV OV SC OV BK OV OV SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 60 50 85 85 45 95 65 85 85 35 30 40 25 25
TEMPERATURE 47 52 64 67 67 61 55 53 51 55 65 67 68 60 55 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 49 68 48
WIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW NE E E E SW W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 3 6 8 4 3 3 4 4 5 10 11 8 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 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 10.9 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.9 12.2 12.1 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW BK BK OV OV SC OV BK OV OV SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 20 50 50 85 85 50 95 65 85 80 25 30 40 25 25
TEMPERATURE 46 51 63 67 66 61 55 52 50 54 64 67 66 59 54 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 49 68 48
WIND DIR SE SE S W NW NW N NE NE NE S W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 6 5 3 3 4 4 5 9 11 9 4 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 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 10.7 11.9 12.2 11.6 11.6 11.3 11.2 11.0 11.6 12.3 12.2 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW SC BK OV OV SC OV BK OV BK FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 20 30 55 95 90 50 80 65 70 65 10 25 20 15 20
TEMPERATURE 50 51 66 71 72 67 60 56 52 53 66 71 72 67 59 53 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 50 73 49
WIND DIR E E S W W NW N NE NE E SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 5 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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 9.9 10.1 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.8 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW SC BK OV OV SC OV BK OV OV SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 45 50 90 90 50 90 65 75 80 50 30 30 20 20
TEMPERATURE 51 54 62 65 65 60 56 56 55 56 64 65 65 59 56 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 54 67 53
WIND DIR SE SE W W NW NW NE E E E W W NW NW NW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 10 6 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 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 10.6 11.7 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.9 11.6 12.0 11.9 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW BK BK OV OV SC OV BK OV OV OV SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 20 50 60 90 90 45 95 60 75 85 70 30 35 25 20
TEMPERATURE 51 54 62 65 64 59 56 56 55 56 64 65 64 58 55 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 54 66 53
WIND DIR S S W NW NW NW NE E SE E NW W NW NW NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 6 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 9 10 6 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 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) 10.9 10.6 10.8 11.9 12.0 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.2 12.0 12.3 12.0 11.4 11.3 11.6 11.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW BK OV BK BK OV BK OV SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 20 55 90 65 65 75 65 75 50 30 20 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 54 56 62 67 66 61 59 59 58 59 63 67 66 59 58 58 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 57 68 56
WIND DIR SE S S NW NW NW NW W E E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 2 2 8 6 5 3 3 4 3 5 11 10 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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 9.8 10.7 11.5 11.5 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.6 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.2 11.2
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN