Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 192221
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST WED NOV 19 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 95 60 60 15 20 20 10 5 10 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 29 30 32 31 30 27 28 29 27 25 26 28 28 27 32 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 29 25 36
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W SW S S E NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 18 17 12 9 5 5 8 10 10 10 8 9 9 8 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 100 90 40 40 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.56 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 5.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 6.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.2 6.1 6.6 6.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 95 60 55 15 15 20 10 5 10 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 30 30 31 30 29 27 31 31 26 22 23 23 23 23 33 37 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 31 21 38
WIND DIR SE S S S W NW S SW SE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 14 13 6 9 5 5 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 100 90 40 40 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.45 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 3.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.2 0.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.0 6.0 6.6 6.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 95 65 60 15 20 20 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 29 30 32 32 30 27 27 29 27 25 27 28 28 27 31 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 29 25 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE E NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 18 17 12 9 5 5 8 10 10 10 8 9 9 8 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 100 90 40 40 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.54 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 5.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 5.7 0.6 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.4 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.2 6.0 6.6 6.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 100 95 65 60 15 25 25 15 10 10 5 10 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 23 23 23 22 20 19 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 18 24 26 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 19 16 27
WIND DIR W S S SW W S SE E E E NE NE E E E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 21 21 16 16 13 9 16 18 18 16 13 17 19 19 23 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 39 33 42 39 41 35 43 51 54 50 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 100 90 40 40 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.51 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 6.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 6.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.2 4.2 4.2 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.2 6.1 6.6 6.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 85 65 25 30 30 20 20 20 10 15 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 31 32 32 32 30 29 28 30 28 26 27 27 27 26 30 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 30 25 35
WIND DIR S S S SW SW NW NE NW E N N NE N NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 20 20 16 9 10 6 8 9 9 12 14 12 11 9 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 90 90 50 50 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.32 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.7 6.6 6.8
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 100 95 55 55 10 10 10 5 0 5 5 10 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 36 38 39 38 36 34 36 37 35 32 32 33 32 32 38 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 37 30 44
WIND DIR S S S S NW W N N NW NW NW N N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 12 10 6 9 6 8 8 5 6 10 14 9 10 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 90 90 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.36 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.8 5.7 6.6 6.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 65 50 20 25 15 15 10 10 10 20 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 33 34 34 34 32 31 32 31 30 28 28 28 28 30 33 38 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 32 26 38
WIND DIR S S S S W NW S W SE N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 17 14 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 9 12 9 9 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 90 90 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.22 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 5.6 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.7 6.6 6.9
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 95 90 65 50 45 40 20 10 20 15 20 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 36 34 33 30 29 27 29 30 29 26 26 25 25 25 33 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 30 23 39
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W N NE E NE E E E E E NE E
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 11 10 6 6 6 6 9 9 13 13 9 8 4 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 70 100 90 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.26 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.0 5.2 4.5 3.9 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.9 6.6 6.9
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 90 60 40 40 35 15 10 20 15 20 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 35 33 32 30 28 27 29 30 29 25 25 24 24 23 32 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 30 22 38
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W N NE E NE E NE NE E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 8 8 10 10 5 5 3 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 70 90 90 30 30 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.19 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.0 5.3 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.9 6.6 6.9
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 95 95 95 90 60 50 45 30 10 10 10 15 20 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 39 37 37 34 33 30 31 34 32 29 28 27 26 25 32 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 34 24 40
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 9 9 6 4 5 6 8 9 12 13 9 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 70 90 90 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.25 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.7 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 5.4 6.5 6.8
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 100 95 90 60 50 50 35 25 15 15 15 20 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 36 35 34 31 30 28 29 30 29 27 27 27 27 26 32 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 30 24 38
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N NE NE E E E E E N N
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 11 9 5 8 8 6 5 6 9 10 5 4 5 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 70 100 90 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.27 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 5.9 5.1 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.8 6.6 6.9
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 100 95 90 60 50 50 35 30 15 15 15 20 5 5 25
TEMPERATURE 36 35 34 31 29 28 30 30 29 27 27 27 26 26 33 38 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 30 24 39
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N NE NE E E E E E NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 10 10 8 4 8 8 6 4 5 8 9 5 3 5 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 70 100 90 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.23 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.9 6.6 6.9
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 90 55 40 50 40 30 20 10 5 10 15 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 36 35 35 31 29 29 30 30 28 28 28 29 29 28 33 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 30 27 37
WIND DIR S S S W NW NW E N NE N E N E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 11 13 16 12 8 4 6 6 8 8 5 4 10 8 6 5 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 70 90 80 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.17 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.1 4.9 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.4 6.3 6.6
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN