Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 132301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 40 30 30 40 25 30 40 35 30 30 25 30 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 31 31 32 33 33 32 37 39 39 35 32 32 31 31 36 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 40 30 40
WIND DIR E SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 20 18 14 13 11 9 5 6 9 6 10 12 11 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 40 25 30 45 25 30 45 30 30 25 30 25 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 31 30 29 31 29 30 39 42 40 32 28 28 27 28 39 41 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 42 26 42
WIND DIR E SE NE NE NE NE N NE N N NE N NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 13 14 9 10 9 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 8 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 45 35 30 35 25 35 35 45 35 30 30 30 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 31 31 32 34 32 32 35 38 39 34 32 32 31 31 34 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 40 30 39
WIND DIR E SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 19 17 13 13 12 9 5 8 9 8 8 10 11 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 40 30 30 45 30 30 40 40 30 25 25 25 10 15 10
TEMPERATURE 23 23 23 23 24 24 28 28 28 24 23 23 23 22 26 27 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 28 22 28
WIND DIR E SE E E NE NE E E E NE NE N N NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 19 25 21 14 16 18 12 9 11 14 16 16 18 24 27 29 32
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 58 64 73 77
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 5 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.5 7.0 7.2 7.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC BK SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 40 30 35 55 30 25 45 45 30 30 25 20 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 33 32 31 34 40 41 37 34 33 32 32 38 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 32 42
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 16 13 13 16 12 6 9 9 10 11 12 12 10 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.7 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.9 7.3 7.5
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 OV SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 35 20 35 30 15 25 35 35 40 30 35 30 25 20 15
TEMPERATURE 38 36 38 38 35 37 42 47 47 41 38 37 36 37 43 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 49 35 48
WIND DIR E E SE NE N N N N N NW N W SW W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 5 5 4 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 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) 6.2 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.7 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.5
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 40 25 35 40 20 20 30 30 25 20 20 25 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 36 34 35 34 34 36 38 42 42 37 34 34 33 35 39 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 42 31 43
WIND DIR E SE NE N NE NE N N N N N N NW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 9 8 9 9 6 8 10 9 8 6 6 8 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 60 55 50 50 50 20 10 10 20 10 5 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 36 35 34 34 33 33 37 43 44 37 34 32 31 32 40 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 44 30 44
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E N SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 23 23 20 19 17 17 14 8 8 9 8 6 9 11 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.5 6.3 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.8 7.1 7.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 50 50 50 40 20 15 10 20 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 33 32 32 32 32 36 41 42 36 32 31 30 30 39 43 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 42 29 43
WIND DIR E E NE E NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 21 20 18 17 16 13 10 8 10 11 8 8 10 11 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.6 6.4 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 30 25 35 45 25 15 5 10 15 10 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 40 38 37 37 35 35 40 47 47 41 36 34 32 31 42 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 48 30 46
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N W NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 18 18 14 13 13 11 8 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.4 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.7 7.1 7.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 25 20 25 30 15 15 15 15 10 5 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 34 34 34 34 33 37 42 42 36 33 33 32 32 39 41 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 42 31 42
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E NE E E E S SW W NW W
WIND (MPH) 17 19 17 16 14 13 8 6 6 8 9 8 9 11 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 34 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.4 7.1 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.7 7.1 7.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 30 20 25 20 15 10 15 15 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 36 34 33 33 33 33 37 43 43 36 33 32 32 31 39 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 31 42
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S W W W
WIND (MPH) 19 17 16 14 13 12 8 6 6 8 8 6 9 11 12 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 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) 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.6 6.5 7.1 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.7 7.1 7.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 20 25 25 25 20 10 10 10 15 5 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 34 34 34 35 35 34 38 42 42 37 36 36 35 34 40 42 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 43 34 42
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E N N NE NW NW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 19 21 12 9 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 11 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.2 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN