Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT SAT SEP 27 2025


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   15   10   15   15   25   65   60   70   80   65   90
TEMPERATURE        53   53   60   62   62   54   51   50   49   46   47   47   47   45   46   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  46                  49                  40
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         11   11   10   10    8    6    8   13   17   20   24   25   24   23   26   29   28
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                          43   47
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.3 10.1 10.0  9.9  9.8  9.5  9.1  8.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   15   10   15   20   20   65   60   65   75   60   90
TEMPERATURE        47   49   63   65   63   49   47   46   44   44   51   50   49   42   44   44   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  42                  52                  42
WIND DIR           NE    E    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    8    8    9    8    6    9   10   12   16   18   19   18   17   20   23   21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.3 10.0  9.9  9.9  9.8  9.4  9.2  8.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   15   10   15   15   25   65   60   70   80   65   90
TEMPERATURE        53   53   59   62   61   54   51   50   50   46   46   46   46   45   45   45   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  45                  48                  39
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         11   11   10   11    8    6    9   13   17   20   24   26   25   24   26   29   28
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                          43   47
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.3 10.1 10.0  9.9  9.7  9.5  9.1  8.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   15   10   15   10   20   65   60   70   75   60   90
TEMPERATURE        42   43   49   51   50   43   41   40   38   38   39   38   38   36   38   39   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           52                  37                  40                  35
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW    S   SW   SW    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         14   14   14   14   12   12   14   20   24   28   33   36   37   36   37   40   44
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  33             50   58   64   64   67   65   72   81
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               S    S    R
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) 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.8  9.5  9.2  8.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   10   15   15   20   10   60   60   70   75   80   90
TEMPERATURE        51   51   60   64   63   55   51   50   48   48   48   48   48   46   45   45   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  47                  50                  39
WIND DIR           NE    E    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    8    9   13   12   10   16   17   16   19   20   20   20   20   23   24   24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
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) 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.2  9.9  9.8  9.7  9.5  9.2  9.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   10   15   15   30   35   65   45   60   80   55   90
TEMPERATURE        59   61   69   72   72   61   59   55   53   56   58   59   57   52   50   47   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           74                  51                  61                  44
WIND DIR            W    S   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          4    4    6   10    9    5    8    6    8    6   10   11   10   12   12   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 11.3 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.1  9.8  9.7 10.0  9.8  9.4  9.1  8.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   15   15   10   20   20   65   45   60   80   55   90
TEMPERATURE        53   57   63   67   66   55   52   51   48   52   51   52   52   46   47   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           67                  46                  54                  41
WIND DIR           NE    E    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    6    8   10    9    9   12   13   13   16   18   19   16   19   21   24   24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.1  9.8  9.8 10.0  9.8  9.4  9.1  8.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0   25   40   35   10   10    5   15   35   70   75   85   95
TEMPERATURE        49   50   62   65   65   55   52   50   49   48   56   59   58   50   48   46   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  47                  60                  42
WIND DIR            E    E    S    W    W   NW   SW   SE    S   SE   SW   SW    W   SW   SW    S   SE
WIND (MPH)          6    9    6   10   10    9   11   14   12   13   14   13   12   14   20   21   24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.3 10.0 10.3 10.7 10.3  9.7  9.2  9.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0   20   40   35   15   10    0   20   35   70   70   85   90
TEMPERATURE        47   47   59   64   64   55   51   50   48   47   55   59   57   50   48   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  47                  59                  43
WIND DIR            E    E    S    W    W   NW    W    S    S   SE    S   SW    W    W   SW    S   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    8    6   10   10    8   12   13   12   13   14   12   13   14   20   21   23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.3  9.7  9.2  9.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   15   25    5    5    0   30   60   65   80   90   90
TEMPERATURE        47   46   62   69   68   59   53   51   48   48   57   61   60   54   51   49   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  47                  63                  45
WIND DIR           NE    E    S    W    W   NW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          9    9    4    9    9    6    4    6    8    9   12   13   12    9   12   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
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) 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.9 11.0 11.1 10.8 10.6 10.2  9.8  9.9 10.4 10.1  9.4  9.1  9.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0   20   30   35   15   10    0   25   50   75   75   85   90
TEMPERATURE        50   50   61   64   63   54   52   52   51   50   56   58   56   49   48   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  50                  59                  43
WIND DIR            E    E    S    W    W   NW    S   SE    S   SE   SW   SW    W   SW   SW    S   SE
WIND (MPH)          6    9    8    9    9    9   11   13   13   13   14   13   13   16   20   21   24
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                               40
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.5 10.3  9.6  9.2  9.1


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0   25   35   40   25   10    0   25   45   80   75   85   95
TEMPERATURE        50   50   61   65   63   54   52   52   50   50   57   59   57   50   48   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  49                  59                  43
WIND DIR            E    E    S    W    W    W   SE   SE    S   SE   SW   SW    W   SW   SW    S   SE
WIND (MPH)          6    9    6    8    8    9   11   14   14   13   14   12   12   14   20   21   24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
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) 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.5 10.4  9.7  9.2  9.1


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 09/27/25                       SUNDAY 09/28/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   CL   FW   CL   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0   15   40   30    5   10    0   45   65   70   75   90   90
TEMPERATURE        54   55   63   68   67   56   55   55   53   51   57   60   57   49   47   46   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           69                  51                  60                  43
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE    W   NW   NW   NW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SE    S    S   SE
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6    9    9    9   11   13   12   13   14   17   14   18   21   25   25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
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) 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.7 11.0 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.4 10.0  9.8 10.1 10.4  9.8  9.2  9.1  9.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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