Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 251101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 60 60 60 70 50 40 35 45 60 60 80 75 60 55 35
TEMPERATURE 60 60 66 67 65 58 57 58 58 59 63 64 62 57 56 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 57 67 55
WIND DIR SE SE NE NW SE N N NE N N W W W W NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 9 11 9 10 12 13 6 6 8 10 12 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 40 40 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.12 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.14 0.02
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) 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.5 13.4 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.8 12.8 13.1 13.0 12.5 12.6 12.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 60 60 60 65 50 35 35 40 60 60 80 75 55 50 35
TEMPERATURE 54 58 71 72 68 54 52 53 53 56 67 68 66 53 52 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 52 72 50
WIND DIR NE NE E NW SW NW N NE NE NE W W SW W NW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 9 6 9 6 8 9 10 6 5 5 8 9 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 40 40 40 10 10 20 20 40 40 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.14 0.02
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) 13.1 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 13.0 12.9 12.5 12.6 12.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 60 60 60 70 50 40 35 45 60 60 80 75 60 55 35
TEMPERATURE 60 60 65 66 64 59 58 58 60 59 63 63 61 57 56 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 57 66 55
WIND DIR SE SE NE NW NW N N NE N N W W W W NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 10 12 8 10 12 13 5 6 8 10 12 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 40 40 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.13 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.15 0.03
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) 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.5 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.0 12.5 12.6 12.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 65 65 65 70 50 40 45 45 60 65 80 80 60 50 35
TEMPERATURE 48 50 54 54 52 47 47 47 47 49 53 51 49 44 45 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 46 53 44
WIND DIR SW SW NE NW NE N NE NE NE NW NW W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 10 14 16 12 18 21 24 10 12 16 19 21 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 47 44 47 48 33 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 50 50 50 20 20 20 20 40 40 70 70 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R T T T T T T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.14 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.15 0.02
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) 13.1 13.0 13.1 13.4 13.5 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 13.1 12.9 12.5 12.6 12.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 65 65 70 65 50 35 40 40 65 65 80 80 60 45 40
TEMPERATURE 58 59 67 69 65 59 57 58 57 59 65 65 63 59 57 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 57 68 55
WIND DIR NE NE N N E NW NW N N N N N SE SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 8 10 9 9 9 11 10 5 5 6 8 10 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 50 40 40 10 10 20 20 50 50 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.13 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) 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.4 13.3 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.8 13.1 12.9 12.6 12.6 12.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 60 60 65 60 45 35 30 40 60 60 75 75 55 50 35
TEMPERATURE 65 69 76 79 75 65 64 63 63 66 73 76 74 65 62 62 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 62 79 61
WIND DIR W NW NE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NE N SW NW NW NW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 8 8 8 6 5 5 3 4 9 8 6 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 40 40 40 10 10 10 10 30 40 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.17 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) 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.2 13.4 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.5 12.6 12.4
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 65 65 65 65 50 35 30 40 65 65 75 75 55 45 30
TEMPERATURE 61 67 69 72 69 59 61 59 59 66 69 69 68 58 57 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 58 72 56
WIND DIR NE E E NW SW NW N N N N N NW S W NW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 6 6 9 8 6 9 10 8 6 9 11 9 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 50 40 40 10 10 20 20 30 50 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.10 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.15 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) 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.4 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.6 13.0 12.9 12.5 12.5 12.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 OV OV OV SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 55 70 75 70 50 40 45 40 70 70 75 80 70 50 50
TEMPERATURE 59 61 69 69 67 63 60 60 59 60 68 69 67 60 59 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 58 72 56
WIND DIR E E E E N E NE NE NE E E NE E E N SE E
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 9 6 12 11 10 9 6 9 8 8 9 9 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 40 40 40 10 10 20 20 50 50 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.10 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.10 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) 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.5 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 13.2 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.4
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 60 65 80 75 55 45 45 45 65 70 75 80 75 55 50
TEMPERATURE 58 58 67 68 66 62 59 59 57 58 66 68 66 60 58 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 57 71 55
WIND DIR E SE E E N NE N N NE NE E NE E SE NW SE E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 10 8 10 10 9 8 6 8 8 9 9 8 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 40 40 40 10 10 20 20 50 50 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.09 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) 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.4 13.3 13.1 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.4
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 60 60 75 70 55 40 35 35 65 65 75 75 65 50 45
TEMPERATURE 58 58 71 75 70 65 61 59 57 58 69 74 71 64 60 58 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 56 76 54
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N E NE NE NE NE NE N NW N E E E
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 6 12 12 10 9 8 6 6 5 9 6 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 40 40 40 10 10 20 20 40 40 60 60 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.07 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) 13.1 12.9 13.0 13.4 13.3 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.5
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 55 65 75 70 45 35 35 35 65 65 75 75 65 55 50
TEMPERATURE 61 61 69 70 67 62 60 60 59 60 67 69 66 60 59 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 59 70 57
WIND DIR E SE E NE N E E E NE E E E NW N E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 6 8 11 9 10 9 6 6 8 6 9 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 30 30 30 10 10 20 20 50 50 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.14 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.07 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) 13.1 12.9 13.0 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.4
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 55 65 75 70 40 35 35 35 65 65 70 75 65 55 50
TEMPERATURE 61 62 70 70 68 63 61 60 59 61 68 70 66 61 59 58 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 59 71 57
WIND DIR E SE E E NE E E E E E E SE NW NW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 6 5 11 8 9 8 6 6 8 6 9 9 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 30 30 30 10 10 20 20 50 50 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.07 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) 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.3 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 60 60 65 60 55 35 35 35 60 60 70 70 55 45 35
TEMPERATURE 62 63 72 75 71 62 61 62 61 63 70 73 70 59 60 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 61 74 58
WIND DIR E SE SE E NE SE S E NE NE NE N N NE N SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 6 5 8 10 9 9 8 4 6 10 8 3 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 40 30 30 10 10 20 20 30 40 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.16 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) 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.3 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.5 12.3
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN