Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 041101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PST TUE NOV 4 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 95 90 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 33 36 35 38 39 39 39 39 36 36 34 36 34 34 35 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 34 37 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 26 21 25 34 39 41 49 50 44 41 35 36 37 32 24 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 55 67 73 87 89 79 73 62 64 66 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 100 90 40 40 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.42 0.45 0.26 1.08 1.26 0.37 0.32 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 6.1 0.8 2.1 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.5 6.9 3.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.3 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.7
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 95 90 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 33 34 38 38 39 37 38 38 36 36 38 38 36 34 35 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 35 38 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 19 16 19 26 28 31 37 37 34 32 26 28 28 24 17 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 51 62 62 57 52 43 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 90 40 40 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.42 0.42 0.26 1.07 1.33 0.39 0.34 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 8.2 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.7
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 95 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 34 38 35 37 38 38 39 39 37 36 33 35 34 33 35 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 33 37 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 26 21 25 34 37 41 49 50 44 41 35 36 37 32 24 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 55 67 73 87 89 79 73 62 64 66 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 100 90 40 40 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.42 0.45 0.26 1.04 1.17 0.35 0.30 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.3 1.2 1.9 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.0 6.5 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.3 8.2 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.8
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 95 90 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 26 30 30 32 34 32 33 32 30 30 28 29 27 26 27 27 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 28 30 24
WIND DIR SW SW S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 43 34 43 55 62 67 77 73 73 64 52 55 52 49 39 36 34
WIND GUST (MPH) 78 62 89 98 113 115 115 115 115 115 98 102 104 85 65 67 64
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 90 90 40 40 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.46 0.25 1.21 1.39 0.38 0.31 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 1.7 1.0 6.5 11.3 3.6 3.1 1.2
12 HOUR SNOW 3.3 7.5 14.9 4.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 8.3 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.7
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 95 90 90 80 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 35 36 35 37 38 39 39 39 35 34 33 36 35 34 34 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 33 38 30
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 16 18 27 28 31 42 41 39 32 28 28 29 25 19 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 52 73 67 64 52 47 47 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 90 90 40 40 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.41 0.17 0.62 0.92 0.27 0.22 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.1 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.7
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 95 95 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 40 44 41 42 42 42 41 40 38 42 38 41 40 39 39 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 37 42 37
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 11 16 20 25 27 21 19 17 16 12 12 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 90 40 40 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.46 0.54 0.28 1.12 0.85 0.26 0.17 0.07
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) 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.3 8.1 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.8
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 90 90 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 38 42 39 39 40 40 38 38 36 39 37 37 36 35 35 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 35 39 34
WIND DIR S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 20 14 21 27 29 32 41 41 39 33 26 28 28 24 17 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 52 67 67 64 55 43 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 90 90 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.27 0.17 1.05 0.71 0.20 0.11 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.4 8.3 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 90 95 100 100 100 80 80 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 34 36 41 41 42 40 40 39 37 34 35 35 34 33 33 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 34 37 31
WIND DIR SW S S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 14 16 25 24 24 33 41 36 34 33 32 31 27 24 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 67 62 57 55 52 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 50 90 100 100 100 70 70 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R S R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.31 0.29 0.43 0.32 0.18 0.17 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.0 8.2 9.1 9.3 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 95 100 100 100 80 85 95 100 90 90 100 100 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 34 35 40 41 41 39 39 38 37 35 34 35 34 33 34 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 34 37 32
WIND DIR SW S S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 16 13 26 24 23 31 41 37 34 33 31 31 27 24 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 52 67 62 57 55 52 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 50 90 100 100 100 70 70 90 90 90 90 100 100 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.40 0.30 0.29 0.31 0.18 0.14 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 7.2 8.3 9.1 9.3 8.3 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.3 6.3 6.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 95 95 95 70 80 95 95 90 90 90 95 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 41 42 43 44 44 44 44 43 40 38 37 40 39 37 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 37 42 34
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 11 13 17 18 20 25 21 19 23 18 18 14 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 90 80 60 60 50 50 90 90 80 80 90 90 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.13 0.05 0.29 0.33 0.14 0.10 0.07
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) 7.3 8.2 8.6 9.3 9.1 7.9 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.4
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 90 90 95 100 100 75 80 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 95 80
TEMPERATURE 36 37 41 42 43 43 43 42 39 37 35 35 34 34 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 36 38 32
WIND DIR S S S SE S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 17 28 27 25 34 43 37 35 34 33 32 27 25 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 55 52 70 79 84 66 64 58 58 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 40 90 90 100 100 70 70 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.21 0.15 0.29 0.26 0.14 0.15 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 7.1 8.2 9.0 9.2 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 90 90 95 100 100 80 80 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 85
TEMPERATURE 35 36 41 42 43 43 43 42 39 36 35 35 34 34 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 36 38 32
WIND DIR S S S SE S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 17 25 25 24 32 42 34 34 34 33 31 26 25 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 70 57 57 57 55 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 40 90 90 100 100 70 70 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.25 0.20 0.30 0.23 0.14 0.16 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.6 8.0 8.9 9.2 8.4 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 11/04/25 WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 90 80 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 80 70
TEMPERATURE 36 39 39 42 43 42 43 41 39 38 36 37 36 35 36 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 36 39 32
WIND DIR S S S SE S SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 19 27 29 29 42 41 37 34 33 31 28 25 20 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 49 70 67 62 57 55 51 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 80 70 70 70 80 80 100 100 90 90 90 90 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S R S R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.39 0.13 0.51 0.46 0.12 0.07 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 8.4 8.9 9.4 9.1 8.2 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN