Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
211 PM PST FRI NOV 14 2025


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   25   20   25   15   10   15   25   45   60   60   65   80   85   80   85   95
TEMPERATURE        34   32   32   34   35   34   42   44   42   39   39   39   37   34   33   33   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  45                  32                  36
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   NE    N    N   NE   NE   NE    N    N   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    6    6    4    4    3    5    5    8   11   12   11   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   40   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.16      0.22
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       1.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8  6.8  6.5  6.6  6.9  7.1  7.8  8.4  8.4  8.8  9.1  8.7  8.3  7.8  7.5  7.3  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   15   15   25   15   10   15   25   45   55   55   65   80   85   85   85   90
TEMPERATURE        34   30   30   30   30   30   43   46   42   36   36   35   33   32   35   35   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  47                  31                  35
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    N   NE   SE    S   SW   SW    S    S
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    5    5    4    4    3    4    5    5    9   10   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   40   40   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.15      0.20
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)  6.8  6.8  6.5  6.7  6.9  7.1  7.8  8.4  8.4  8.8  9.1  8.7  8.3  7.8  7.5  7.3  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   25   20   30   15   10   15   25   45   60   60   65   80   85   85   90   95
TEMPERATURE        34   32   32   34   35   35   41   43   42   40   40   40   37   34   32   33   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  45                  32                  36
WIND DIR           SW   SW    E   NE   NW    N   NE   NE   NE    N    N   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    6    8    4    4    3    5    5    8   11   12   11   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   40   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.16      0.21
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       1.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8  6.8  6.5  6.7  6.9  7.2  7.8  8.4  8.4  8.9  9.1  8.8  8.3  7.8  7.5  7.3  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   20   20   25   15   10   15   30   45   55   60   65   80   80   80   85   95
TEMPERATURE        26   24   24   24   26   26   34   35   33   30   31   30   28   25   25   24   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  36                  24                  28
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   SE    S    S    S   NE   NE   NW   NW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    8    8    8    9    6    5    4    5    6   10   14   17   17   16   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   40   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.16      0.22
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.7
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 1.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8  6.8  6.4  6.6  6.8  7.1  7.9  8.5  8.3  8.7  9.1  8.7  8.3  7.8  7.5  7.3  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   25   25   30   20   10   15   25   45   55   55   65   80   85   85   85   95
TEMPERATURE        35   32   33   34   34   34   40   44   43   40   39   39   36   34   33   34   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  45                  33                  36
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S   SE    E    E    E    N    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    5    6    5    5    4    5    5    9   13   14   13   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   40   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.09      0.10
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)  6.9  6.9  6.7  6.9  7.1  7.5  8.0  8.4  8.5  8.9  9.1  8.9  8.4  7.8  7.5  7.3  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   15   25   15   15   15   25   40   50   55   65   80   90   85   90   95
TEMPERATURE        41   37   38   39   39   40   47   51   48   45   46   44   42   41   40   40   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  52                  40                  42
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SE   NW    N   NE   NE    N   NW   NW    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    5    4    4    5    6    8    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   40   80   80   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.12      0.18
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)  6.7  6.7  6.6  6.7  7.0  7.2  7.8  8.3  8.4  8.9  9.1  8.6  8.2  7.7  7.4  7.3  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   20   25   25   15   15   25   40   55   55   65   75   85   80   80   95
TEMPERATURE        37   35   35   35   36   38   44   46   44   41   41   39   38   39   37   37   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  47                  36                  41
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   NW    W    S    S   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          2    3    5    5    4    4    4    3    2    3    4    6   10   11   10   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   40   40   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.07      0.11
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  6.6  6.6  6.9  7.0  7.8  8.3  8.3  8.8  9.0  8.6  8.2  7.7  7.5  7.3  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   20   25   55   60   70   40   25   30   40   40   40   50   60   80   80   95
TEMPERATURE        38   34   33   34   34   34   42   45   44   38   38   37   36   34   37   38   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  46                  34                  39
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SE   SE   SE    E    E   NE   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    2    3    3    3    3    3    2    2    2    3    3    4    4    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      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)  6.6  6.4  6.5  6.7  6.8  6.7  7.1  7.6  8.1  8.0  8.3  8.2  8.0  7.6  7.5  7.5  7.1


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   BK   BK   OV   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   15   15   50   60   75   40   25   30   35   40   45   50   60   80   80   90
TEMPERATURE        38   33   32   32   33   32   40   44   43   37   36   35   34   32   37   38   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  45                  32                  39
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SE   SE   SE   NE   NE    N   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    2    4    4    4    3    3    2    2    2    3    4    4    5    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      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)  6.8  6.4  6.4  6.7  6.7  6.7  6.9  7.6  8.0  8.1  8.4  8.2  8.1  7.6  7.5  7.5  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   10   25   55   55   25   25   30   30   40   40   55   65   80   80   95
TEMPERATURE        42   36   35   34   34   33   40   48   46   39   38   38   36   34   39   40   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  49                  34                  42
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S    S   SE    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    4    4    4    3    2    2    2    4    4    4    4    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      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)  6.5  6.6  6.7  6.7  6.7  6.5  7.1  7.8  7.9  8.2  8.7  8.3  8.1  7.6  7.5  7.4  7.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   30   25   40   60   65   40   30   30   35   35   30   55   60   80   80   95
TEMPERATURE        38   35   34   35   36   36   41   45   43   39   38   39   38   36   38   38   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  45                  36                  39
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SE   SE   SE    E    E   SE    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    5    4    3    2    2    3    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    0   10    5    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   30   30   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      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)  6.4  6.4  6.5  6.7  6.7  6.7  7.0  7.6  8.1  8.0  8.4  8.2  8.0  7.6  7.5  7.4  7.1


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   35   35   45   65   75   45   35   30   40   35   30   55   60   85   85   95
TEMPERATURE        38   35   34   35   36   36   41   46   44   39   38   38   37   36   38   38   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  46                  36                  39
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    2    4    4    4    4    2    2    1    2    5    4    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    5   10    5    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   30   30   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      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)  6.3  6.3  6.4  6.7  6.8  6.8  7.1  7.5  8.2  7.9  8.2  8.2  8.0  7.6  7.5  7.4  7.1


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   10   15   35   60   50   25   20   35   40   45   40   50   60   75   75   90
TEMPERATURE        39   35   35   36   37   36   42   45   43   39   40   41   39   37   38   37   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  45                  37                  38
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S   SW    S   SE   SE   SE   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    5    8    6    6    3    2    2    2    5    5    6    9    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      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)  6.6  6.5  6.7  6.6  6.5  6.5  7.1  7.7  8.1  8.0  8.6  8.2  7.8  7.5  7.4  7.4  7.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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