Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 212136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 63 58 57 55 53 53 57 62 62 54 52 50 51 51 60 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 49 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W W NW N N N SE SW S
WIND (MPH) 26 25 27 27 26 23 17 14 12 8 9 6 6 6 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.7 12.6 12.1 11.2 9.5 9.1 9.3 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.3 9.6 10.5 10.6
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 67 58 53 50 48 52 63 67 66 54 49 46 46 50 67 71 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 69 44 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N SE S S
WIND (MPH) 19 19 20 21 19 16 12 12 11 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 12.7 12.5 12.0 11.0 9.4 9.1 9.3 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.3 9.5 10.5 10.6
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 63 59 57 55 53 53 56 61 62 55 52 51 51 51 59 64 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 63 49 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W W NW N N N SE S S
WIND (MPH) 26 25 27 28 26 23 17 13 12 8 9 6 6 6 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.7 12.6 12.1 11.2 9.6 9.1 9.3 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.6 10.5 10.6
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 47 46 45 42 44 48 51 51 44 41 41 40 44 51 53 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 51 39 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W S NW N N N NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 41 42 46 48 46 40 34 27 20 16 9 6 8 8 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 74 79 86 95 94 88 82 69 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.7 12.5 12.1 11.2 9.6 9.2 9.4 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.3 9.8 10.7 10.7
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 25 5 0 5 0 0 5 15 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 66 61 58 56 53 53 59 65 65 58 53 50 50 52 62 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 65 50 69
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 19 19 20 23 23 19 14 16 14 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 12.9 12.9 12.4 11.8 10.3 9.1 9.2 10.0 10.9 10.8 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.4 9.6 10.7 10.7
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 74 68 62 60 57 59 68 73 74 65 59 57 56 59 71 76 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 75 55 78
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S NW NW NW NW N SE S S
WIND (MPH) 12 10 8 4 3 2 6 9 8 4 6 4 3 2 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 12.7 12.3 11.8 10.7 9.3 9.1 9.3 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.4 10.3 10.5
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 68 62 59 57 55 58 63 68 69 58 54 52 51 55 64 70 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 70 49 72
WIND DIR S S S S S S S W NW N NW NW NW N NE SE S
WIND (MPH) 19 16 18 17 16 13 9 9 6 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 12.7 12.3 11.8 10.6 9.3 9.1 9.5 10.4 11.1 10.9 10.3 10.0 9.6 9.3 9.6 10.8 10.9
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 60 10 10 15 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 71 63 55 51 48 52 61 64 63 54 49 45 43 48 63 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 65 42 68
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 9 16 18 16 14 13 18 14 10 3 2 2 3 4 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.7 12.7 12.3 11.7 10.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.2 10.0 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.4 10.4 11.0
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 65 15 10 15 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 70 63 55 50 47 51 60 64 62 54 49 45 42 48 63 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 64 42 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 10 17 18 17 16 13 18 16 11 5 3 2 3 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.7 12.8 12.4 11.8 10.5 9.5 9.6 9.7 10.3 10.0 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.0 9.5 10.5 11.0
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 45 5 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 10 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 75 70 59 54 51 51 63 68 68 61 55 50 47 49 65 71 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 46 73
WIND DIR SW W W W SW W SW W W NW NW N NE NE W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 4 3 4 8 10 12 8 3 2 2 3 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 12.6 12.5 12.1 11.3 9.9 9.2 9.4 10.2 10.6 10.6 10.0 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.5 10.7 10.9
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 55 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 10 5 10 10 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 68 62 56 54 52 54 60 63 61 53 50 48 47 50 62 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 63 46 66
WIND DIR W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SE NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 17 14 14 13 14 14 10 4 3 3 4 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.6 12.6 12.3 11.6 10.4 9.4 9.4 10.0 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.4 10.4 10.9
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 15 10 15 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 68 62 56 55 52 54 60 63 61 53 49 49 47 50 62 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 63 46 65
WIND DIR W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W SW S S W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 13 16 14 14 13 17 14 10 3 3 3 4 4 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.6 12.7 12.4 11.7 10.6 9.5 9.4 10.0 10.3 9.9 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.4 9.4 10.3 10.9
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 68 62 57 56 54 56 61 65 63 54 52 51 50 53 62 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 65 50 67
WIND DIR W N N N SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 17 16 14 13 9 10 13 11 5 4 4 3 2 3 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 12.4 12.1 11.7 10.6 9.7 9.0 9.3 10.3 10.7 10.0 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.4 10.3 11.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN