Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 051101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT FRI SEP 5 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 0 0 0 5 25 15 10 5 0 10 20 20 20 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 55 55 61 62 62 55 54 53 52 52 56 58 57 51 51 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 50 59 47
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 12 12 6 8 10 9 10 11 13 11 10 11 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
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) 11.2 10.9 10.4 10.7 10.4 10.9 10.7 11.0 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.6 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.0
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 0 0 10 25 15 10 5 0 10 20 25 20 15 25 30
TEMPERATURE 50 54 65 66 65 52 49 47 46 50 60 62 60 49 47 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 45 63 42
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 12 11 9 4 5 9 9 9 10 12 11 8 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
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) 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.6 10.2 11.0 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.5 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 0 0 0 5 30 20 15 5 0 10 20 20 15 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 55 55 59 62 61 55 53 52 52 52 54 57 57 51 51 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 50 59 47
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 12 12 6 8 10 9 10 12 13 11 10 11 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
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) 11.2 10.9 10.4 10.7 10.4 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.6 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.0
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 0 0 0 5 25 15 15 5 0 10 25 20 20 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 43 45 50 51 50 44 42 41 40 41 46 46 45 39 39 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 39 46 37
WIND DIR SE S S SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 21 21 24 19 17 12 17 21 20 19 18 19 16 16 19 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 44 37 31 47 57 55 41 33 40 44 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
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) 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.8 10.6 11.2 10.8 11.0 10.6 10.3 10.4 10.7 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.0
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 0 0 5 20 10 30 25 0 10 15 15 15 10 15 30
TEMPERATURE 55 56 63 66 65 58 54 53 51 52 58 61 60 55 51 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 50 61 48
WIND DIR SW SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 12 16 12 8 6 8 9 11 12 14 16 12 10 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 11.9 11.5 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.2 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 0 0 5 25 15 5 5 0 5 20 20 20 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 60 64 71 73 73 63 60 58 57 61 66 68 68 59 58 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 56 70 53
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 11 11 8 6 4 5 6 6 11 11 10 5 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.3 10.1 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.5 9.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 0 5 15 10 10 5 0 15 25 25 25 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 56 62 65 68 67 57 55 53 52 58 61 64 64 55 53 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 51 65 49
WIND DIR S SE S S S S W S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 13 12 9 4 4 9 11 11 12 11 10 6 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 5 5 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) 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.3 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.6 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 60 60 55 55 55 55 35 35 65 65 55 55 45 40 40
TEMPERATURE 55 57 68 70 69 60 55 52 51 53 62 63 63 55 52 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 50 65 48
WIND DIR E E SE S NW NW E E E S SW W W N W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 6 9 8 10 8 6 9 8 9 9 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 40 30 30 30 30 20 20 50 50 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R R R T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.32 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 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.2 11.9 11.4 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.6 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 35 60 60 55 55 50 50 35 35 65 65 50 50 40 40 35
TEMPERATURE 54 55 66 69 68 59 54 52 50 51 61 63 62 55 50 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 65 47
WIND DIR NE E SE S NW N NE E E SW S SW W N W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 8 10 9 8 8 9 8 6 9 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 40 30 30 30 30 20 20 50 50 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.23 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 12.4 12.4 12.7 12.2 11.9 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.4 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 10 35 35 40 40 25 25 25 15 55 55 55 55 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 55 55 69 74 74 65 58 54 52 52 64 69 68 60 54 50 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 50 70 47
WIND DIR E E SE S W W NW E S S SW W W NW NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 6 6 8 8 2 3 3 4 6 6 8 5 5 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 12.5 12.1 12.0 11.9 12.2 11.7 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.1 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.8
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 60 60 55 55 45 45 40 35 60 60 55 55 45 40 35
TEMPERATURE 57 58 67 69 66 59 56 55 53 54 61 62 61 54 53 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 52 63 50
WIND DIR E E S W NW NW NE E E S SW W NW E NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 6 9 6 6 8 6 8 8 8 9 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 40 40 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R R R T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.18 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 12.3 12.7 12.5 12.1 11.8 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 65 65 60 60 55 55 45 45 60 60 55 55 50 40 40
TEMPERATURE 58 59 68 69 65 59 56 55 53 55 62 62 61 54 53 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 53 64 50
WIND DIR E E SE W NW NW E E SE S W W NW E NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 6 8 5 9 9 8 8 6 8 9 5 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 40 40 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R R R T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.26 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 12.4 12.9 12.6 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/05/25 SATURDAY 09/06/25
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 CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 5 10 10 30 30 35 35 10 10 55 55 50 50 45 25 40
TEMPERATURE 58 60 66 71 70 59 56 56 55 56 62 65 62 53 53 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 54 66 52
WIND DIR SE S S W NW NW NW SE S S SW W NW NW NW NW S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 10 9 6 4 8 8 6 6 6 8 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.26 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) 11.9 11.0 10.7 11.1 12.0 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.8 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.0 10.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN