Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT SUN OCT 5 2025


...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        50   43   42   41   41   40   48   51   51   45   45   44   43   42   51   55   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  53                  41                  56
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          8   11   14   16   17   17   14   14   14   17   19   12   13   11    6    5    4
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)  8.5  8.0  7.8  7.6  7.4  7.4  7.8  8.3  8.6  8.4  8.1  8.1  8.1  8.1  8.6  8.9  9.3


...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        49   40   36   36   34   36   49   54   52   41   41   38   37   39   55   57   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  55                  36                  58
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          6    8   10   11   12   12   11   10   11   16   14   10   10    9    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)  8.5  8.1  7.8  7.6  7.4  7.4  7.7  8.3  8.6  8.4  8.2  8.2  8.1  8.2  8.5  8.9  9.3


...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        49   43   41   40   41   40   45   49   50   44   44   43   43   42   49   54   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  52                  41                  56
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         10   14   18   16   18   17   14   13   12   16   17   13   12   11    6    5    4
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)  8.5  8.0  7.8  7.6  7.4  7.3  7.6  8.2  8.5  8.4  8.1  8.1  8.1  8.1  8.6  8.9  9.3


...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        39   35   33   33   31   32   42   44   43   37   36   34   33   32   41   43   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  44                  32                  44
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         14   19   19   21   20   20   19   16   16   13   14   14   14   13   10   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)    40   50   44        41   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)  8.6  8.0  7.7  7.6  7.5  7.5  8.0  8.5  8.8  8.5  8.3  8.2  8.1  8.1  8.6  8.9  9.3


...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        49   43   39   38   37   37   44   52   52   46   43   42   40   41   50   57   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  53                  40                  58
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E   SE    E    E    E   NE   NE   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)         10   13   16   14   14   13   13   12   10   10   12   11   11   10    6    5    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)  8.3  7.9  7.7  7.5  7.2  7.1  7.4  8.1  8.4  8.3  7.9  8.0  8.0  8.1  8.6  8.8  9.2


...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    0    5    0    0    5    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        57   49   46   45   45   46   54   61   61   51   50   48   49   51   60   65   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  63                  47                  66
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE    N   NE    E    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    9   10    9    9   10   10   10    8    6    8    6    5    4    3    3    3
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)  8.4  8.1  7.9  7.7  7.3  7.2  7.4  7.9  8.3  8.2  8.1  8.1  8.2  8.3  8.6  8.9  9.3


...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    0    5    0    0    5    0    5    5    0    5    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        52   45   42   41   40   42   48   54   55   47   45   44   42   47   54   59   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           38                  55                  41                  60
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE   SE   SW   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    6   10   11   11   12   12   11    8   11   11   11    8    6    4    4    3
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)  8.4  8.0  7.8  7.6  7.4  7.3  7.5  8.0  8.4  8.3  8.0  8.1  8.1  8.2  8.6  8.9  9.4


...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
TEMPERATURE        47   43   39   37   37   37   46   52   53   47   44   43   41   40   52   57   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  54                  39                  59
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         18   21   23   21   21   19   19   17   17   19   17   14   11    9    8    5    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)  7.7  7.4  7.0  6.8  6.8  6.9  7.5  8.1  8.3  8.4  8.1  8.0  7.8  7.7  8.1  8.5  8.8


...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0   10    5    5    0    5    0    0    0
TEMPERATURE        46   42   37   36   35   35   44   51   52   46   42   41   39   37   49   56   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  53                  37                  58
WIND DIR            E   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E   NE    E    E    E    E    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         14   18   17   16   17   16   16   14   12   13   13   11   10    8    6    5    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)  7.7  7.4  7.1  6.9  6.7  6.6  7.1  7.9  8.3  8.3  8.0  7.8  7.7  7.6  8.1  8.6  8.8


...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    5    5    0    0    5    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
TEMPERATURE        51   45   41   39   37   36   46   55   57   51   46   43   40   39   52   60   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  57                  38                  62
WIND DIR            E   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         12   14   14   18   18   18   14   13   11   11   13   12   12    9    6    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)                        36        32
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)  7.8  7.5  7.3  7.0  7.0  6.8  7.1  7.9  8.2  8.2  8.1  7.9  7.9  7.7  8.1  8.6  8.8


...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5    5    0    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    0    5    0    0    0    0
TEMPERATURE        47   43   39   39   38   38   45   51   52   47   44   44   43   41   52   57   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  53                  41                  58
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    S    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   16   18   19   18   18   17   14   13   16   18   16   12   10    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)              36        35             32             37   33   29
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)  7.7  7.4  7.1  6.9  7.0  7.0  7.5  8.1  8.3  8.3  8.2  8.0  7.9  7.8  8.2  8.6  8.8


...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0   10    5    0    5    5    0    0    5   10    5    0    5    5    0    0    0
TEMPERATURE        47   42   38   38   37   38   46   52   52   47   44   44   42   41   53   57   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  53                  40                  58
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   14   16   17   17   17   17   13   13   16   16   14   10   10    5    5    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)  7.8  7.3  7.0  6.9  6.9  7.0  7.6  8.2  8.3  8.4  8.3  8.1  7.9  7.8  8.2  8.6  8.8


...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    5    0
TEMPERATURE        49   44   43   42   41   42   47   52   53   48   48   47   46   44   52   58   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           41                  53                  44                  58
WIND DIR            E   NE    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SW   NW
WIND (MPH)         10   14   19   19   17   19   18   14   12   16   17   18   16   14    8    4    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)  7.9  7.8  7.6  7.4  7.3  7.2  7.4  8.0  8.3  8.5  8.5  8.3  8.1  8.1  8.2  8.6  9.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN