Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
869
FWUS46 KMFR 041101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT SAT OCT 4 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 20 5 20 15 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 37 37 42 44 44 38 38 39 37 37 43 48 50 43 42 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 50 39
WIND DIR N N N N NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 8 6 8 10 11 13 12 8 5 6 6 9 11 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) 7.3 7.6 8.5 9.3 9.1 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.5 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.1
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 20 5 20 15 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 32 33 45 48 45 36 36 36 35 37 49 52 52 42 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 35 53 35
WIND DIR N N N NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 8 6 4 5 8 9 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) 7.2 7.6 8.5 9.3 9.1 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.1
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 20 5 20 15 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 37 37 40 43 43 38 38 38 37 37 42 47 50 44 43 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 50 39
WIND DIR N N N N NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 6 6 8 10 11 13 12 8 5 6 6 9 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) 7.3 7.6 8.5 9.2 9.1 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.2 7.1
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 20 5 25 15 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 28 30 36 36 35 31 30 30 30 31 37 38 39 35 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 30 39 32
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NW N NE E E NE NE NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 25 23 21 17 16 13 13 13 12 13 11 9 11 13 17 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 58 49 48 43 37 36 32 35 47 43 37
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) 7.3 7.7 8.6 9.3 9.1 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.4 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.2
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 25 15 35 20 35 20 20 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 34 34 39 45 45 41 38 38 36 36 42 49 50 45 41 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 36 50 36
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 6 6 8 9 10 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) 7.2 7.4 8.1 9.0 8.9 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.6 8.0 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.9 6.8
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 15 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 42 43 49 53 52 45 43 42 41 43 51 57 59 52 48 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 60 45
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NE E E E N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 2 4 5 6 5
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) 7.1 7.3 8.4 9.2 9.0 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.6 8.1 8.5 7.9 7.6 7.2 7.1
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC FW CL SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 25 5 35 35 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 37 39 42 47 47 41 40 40 39 42 46 52 53 46 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 37 54 39
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 4 5 5 6 6
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) 7.0 7.4 8.5 9.2 8.9 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.6 8.2 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.1
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV SC FW SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 85 80 75 40 25 40 35 45 35 0 0 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 34 36 40 43 43 39 37 36 35 34 40 47 48 44 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 34 48 35
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NE E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 12 16 14 11 12 11 6 6 8 10 10 8 8 8 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S 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) 7.5 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.4 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.4 6.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK OV OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 80 70 60 30 10 35 45 40 20 0 0 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 33 34 38 42 42 38 35 34 33 33 38 45 47 42 38 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 47 33
WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW N NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 16 14 10 12 11 6 6 8 9 9 6 8 8 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S 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) 7.5 8.3 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.8 7.0 7.5 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.4 6.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 55 45 45 25 5 20 40 40 25 0 0 0 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 35 35 41 47 47 43 41 39 37 36 44 53 54 49 44 42 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 36 54 37
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NE E E E E E E NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 8 8 6 4 3 4 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 5 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) 7.2 8.1 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.8 7.0 7.6 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.7
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 75 75 70 55 35 10 25 15 10 0 0 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 36 36 39 41 43 40 39 37 36 35 40 47 49 44 41 40 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 35 49 37
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NE E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 16 13 11 12 11 8 8 8 9 9 6 8 8 13 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S R 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) 7.5 8.2 8.5 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.4 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.4
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 85 80 70 50 10 15 10 5 0 0 10 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 36 36 39 42 43 40 39 37 35 34 41 47 49 44 40 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 34 49 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NE E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 17 14 12 12 12 8 6 6 9 9 8 8 8 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S R 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) 7.6 8.2 8.3 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.4 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC BK SC SC OV BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 40 40 70 60 40 15 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 38 37 41 43 42 39 40 39 37 37 44 50 52 46 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 37 52 41
WIND DIR N N N NW N N N N E E E E NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 9 8 9 6 5 5 9 6 5 6 8 9 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 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) 7.5 8.2 9.0 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.7 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.1 7.0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN