Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 052301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT FRI SEP 5 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 15 10 0 0 15 50 5 5 20 35 30 20 15 45 65
TEMPERATURE 63 55 54 54 52 52 57 58 57 51 50 49 47 48 52 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 59 46 56
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 10 11 12 11 11 12 11 10 12 12 11 11 13 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 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) 10.8 11.1 11.2 10.8 10.2 9.9 10.0 10.5 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.1 9.8 9.7 10.0 10.3
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 15 10 0 0 15 45 5 5 20 25 30 20 10 40 70
TEMPERATURE 65 52 49 49 47 51 62 63 61 49 47 45 43 47 57 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 43 61
WIND DIR S S SW S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 9 9 8 10 12 11 9 9 9 8 9 10 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 10.8 11.1 11.2 10.8 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.5 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.1 9.8 9.7 10.0 10.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 15 10 0 0 15 50 5 5 20 30 30 20 15 45 65
TEMPERATURE 62 55 54 54 52 52 55 58 57 52 50 49 47 48 50 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 59 46 56
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 10 12 12 11 11 12 11 10 12 12 11 11 13 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 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) 10.8 11.1 11.2 10.8 10.1 9.8 10.0 10.5 10.7 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.9 10.3
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 15 10 0 0 15 45 5 5 20 35 25 20 15 45 70
TEMPERATURE 51 45 43 42 39 41 45 47 46 41 39 38 37 39 43 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 48 37 46
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 20 23 23 19 18 18 16 16 19 21 19 19 21 24 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 50 54 50 40 36 37 44 41 40 41 44 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 10.9 11.2 11.3 10.9 10.2 9.9 10.1 10.6 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.1 9.8 9.8 10.1 10.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 SC SC FW CL CL FW SC CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 30 15 5 0 10 30 5 0 15 35 25 20 15 45 65
TEMPERATURE 65 59 55 53 51 53 58 62 61 55 51 49 47 49 54 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 62 47 59
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 10 10 11 14 16 16 14 10 10 11 12 14 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 10.8 11.0 11.1 10.8 10.1 9.7 9.8 10.3 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.9 10.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 20 10 0 0 10 45 10 5 10 10 25 25 15 45 65
TEMPERATURE 73 63 61 58 57 61 67 69 69 60 59 55 53 58 64 66 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 71 53 69
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 5 5 4 9 10 10 6 4 4 5 5 8 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 10.8 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.0 9.7 9.6 9.9 10.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 20 10 0 0 20 30 15 15 15 35 30 25 15 50 70
TEMPERATURE 68 58 56 54 53 59 60 63 63 54 51 49 48 54 57 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 47 63
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 9 10 11 11 13 12 10 8 9 11 11 11 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 10.9 11.3 11.1 10.7 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.6 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.6 10.0 9.7 9.6 10.0 10.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 SC CL SC BK SC FW SC BK BK OV OV SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 5 30 55 50 25 30 50 65 85 70 45 45 45 50 50 65
TEMPERATURE 70 60 55 53 52 52 62 64 64 55 50 48 47 49 56 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 66 47 63
WIND DIR W NW N NE SE E S SW W NW NW SW S S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 5 5 9 11 12 9 11 10 6 5 6 8 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 5 5 5 10 5 20 30 40 40 20 20 20 20 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.34 0.01 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) 12.5 12.2 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.8 12.0 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.9 11.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 SC CL SC BK SC FW SC SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 5 30 55 50 25 25 50 55 75 60 45 45 45 50 50 70
TEMPERATURE 69 60 54 53 52 52 61 64 63 55 50 48 46 48 56 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 65 46 62
WIND DIR W NW N NE SE E S S W NW NW W S S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 8 10 11 11 8 10 12 6 5 4 5 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 5 5 5 5 20 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.00 0.00 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) 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.7 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.7 11.0 11.2
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW FW SC SC FW CL CL SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 30 40 25 5 0 30 55 55 35 35 30 30 35 40 70
TEMPERATURE 74 65 58 54 52 52 64 69 68 59 53 49 47 49 60 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 70 47 66
WIND DIR W NW NW E E E S SW W W NW S SE S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 4 4 5 5 9 9 11 9 5 4 6 6 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 30 30 20 20 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 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 11.6 11.5 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.3 11.0 11.7 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.7 11.0
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC BK BK OV BK SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 15 30 50 40 20 25 50 60 80 60 45 45 45 50 55 65
TEMPERATURE 68 59 56 55 54 54 61 62 60 54 52 50 49 51 56 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 64 49 60
WIND DIR NW NW N E SE SE S W W NW NW SW S S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 4 5 6 11 11 9 11 9 6 5 5 6 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 5 5 10 10 20 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.24 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) 12.4 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.2 11.0 10.9 11.7 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.8 11.0
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 BK FW SC BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 20 35 55 45 30 40 60 65 90 75 50 50 50 55 55 65
TEMPERATURE 68 59 56 55 54 55 62 62 60 54 52 51 49 51 56 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 64 49 60
WIND DIR NW NW NE E SE E S W W NW NW SW SW S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 3 4 5 10 12 9 11 9 5 4 5 5 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 5 5 10 10 20 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.35 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) 12.6 12.3 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.1 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.9
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 FW SC SC FW CL CL CL BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 10 0 0 0 55 55 55 35 35 35 35 35 50 80
TEMPERATURE 70 59 56 57 55 56 62 65 61 53 53 52 51 52 58 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 66 51 63
WIND DIR NW NW N E S S S W NW NW N SE S S S SW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 14 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 9 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 5 0 5 20 30 30 20 20 10 10 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.10 0.01 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 11.6 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.4 10.5 11.4 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.7 10.3 10.1 10.6 11.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN