Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 080936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 5 25 10 25 45 55
TEMPERATURE 58 56 67 71 71 61 60 59 56 53 59 61 58 49 46 43 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 53 62 36
WIND DIR SE SE S S S W SE NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 6 8 6 10 13 11 11 13 14 16
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) 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.8 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.5 9.8 9.8 9.4 8.8
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 5 25 10 25 45 55
TEMPERATURE 51 52 72 74 71 58 55 52 50 49 63 63 58 46 40 37 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 48 64 32
WIND DIR E E S S S N NE NE N NW W W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 8 10 10 10 10 12 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) 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.7 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.1 10.9 10.5 9.7 9.7 9.4 8.7
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 5 25 10 25 40 55
TEMPERATURE 59 56 66 71 72 63 62 61 59 55 58 61 59 50 47 44 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 53 62 36
WIND DIR E E S S S W E W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 8 6 5 5 6 8 6 10 13 11 11 13 14 16
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) 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.5 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.8
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 5 10 30 10 25 50 60
TEMPERATURE 47 48 56 59 57 48 47 46 43 41 48 50 47 39 35 34 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 41 50 27
WIND DIR S SE S S S SW S SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 9 9 6 9 10 11 11 17 24 23 23 26 26 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 48 51 57 61 50
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) 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.9 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.2 11.0 10.5 9.7 9.8 9.5 8.8
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 5 10 10 30 15 25 40 55
TEMPERATURE 57 55 67 72 72 63 60 58 56 53 60 63 60 51 45 43 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 53 63 36
WIND DIR NE NE SE S SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 10 12 12 12 11 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.6 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.0
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 5 0 5 15 10 15 35 45
TEMPERATURE 65 65 77 81 79 68 68 66 64 63 70 72 67 55 49 45 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 62 73 40
WIND DIR NW NW NE SE S W NW NW W W S W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.2 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.4 9.5 9.6 9.3 8.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 5 5 5 5 30 10 20 55 60
TEMPERATURE 57 61 70 75 74 64 62 60 57 58 63 65 63 51 45 42 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 54 65 34
WIND DIR SW SW E E W NW W W W W W NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 4 6 6 4 5 5 8 10 11 10 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
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) 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.9 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.2 9.4 9.5 9.4 8.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 5 35 40 55 75 80 70 50
TEMPERATURE 48 49 68 72 71 56 53 48 45 43 55 57 52 43 39 34 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 43 57 26
WIND DIR SE S SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 10 9 4 5 5 6 13 16 14 17 19 14 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.4 10.3 10.3 9.6 8.8 8.4 8.7 10.2 9.2 7.6 6.5 5.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC BK OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 5 30 40 40 70 75 70 45
TEMPERATURE 47 49 67 71 70 55 52 47 43 42 56 58 52 44 40 34 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 42 58 26
WIND DIR SE SE SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 9 9 5 6 6 8 13 14 16 16 19 16 10 9
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) 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.3 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.4 9.9 9.0 8.5 8.8 10.2 9.5 7.9 6.7 5.5
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 15 15 30 45 70 75 65
TEMPERATURE 49 48 70 76 75 63 55 48 45 42 56 61 56 47 42 38 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 42 61 29
WIND DIR NE E SE W NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 8 8 5 4 3 4 5 9 12 13 8 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.4 10.0 9.4 8.5 9.2 9.9 8.9 7.2 6.0
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 15 10 25 40 65 75 80 80 65
TEMPERATURE 54 52 67 70 69 58 55 52 49 45 53 55 50 43 40 37 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 45 56 28
WIND DIR SE SE SW W NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 9 8 4 5 5 5 14 16 16 17 17 14 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 10.8 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.5 9.9 9.0 7.6 6.4 5.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 15 15 30 55 75 85 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 54 52 66 70 69 58 55 52 48 45 52 55 49 43 40 36 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 45 55 27
WIND DIR S S W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 9 6 3 5 5 5 13 14 16 18 17 13 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.5 10.2 8.6 7.0 6.1 4.9
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26
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 CL CL FW CL BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 60 60 65 75 65
TEMPERATURE 59 58 69 74 73 63 60 58 54 51 57 58 53 46 44 42 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 51 58 33
WIND DIR S S S W NW NW W SW W N N NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 4 9 8 5 4 6 12 14 14 14 16 17 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.2 10.6 10.1 9.7 8.9 9.4 10.0 8.8 7.2 5.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN