Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 192301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 15 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 62 57 53 52 52 53 60 64 66 60 56 54 56 59 65 71 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 66 53 73
WIND DIR SW NW N NW NW SW SW W W NE NE NE NE E SE S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 6 6 2 6 9 5 5 8 8 9 3 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.9 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.8 12.3 11.9 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.2 12.2 12.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 66 54 49 47 45 50 64 69 70 60 53 51 49 55 70 76 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 71 49 78
WIND DIR S N E E E S SW W NW NE NE E E E S S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 3 2 5 6 8 8 9 10 9 3 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.0 11.4 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.7 10.9 11.5 12.2 11.9 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.1 12.2 12.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 15 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 61 56 53 52 52 53 58 64 65 60 56 54 56 59 64 71 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 66 53 73
WIND DIR SW NW N NW NW S S SW W N N NE NE NE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 8 3 5 5 5 2 6 8 4 4 5 5 8 3 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.9 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.8 12.3 11.9 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.2 12.2 12.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 49 44 41 40 40 43 49 51 52 47 44 44 43 46 54 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 52 43 59
WIND DIR SW N SE W NW W SW W NW SE SE E E SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 6 4 4 3 5 9 5 8 9 10 8 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.1 11.4 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.9 12.4 12.0 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.2 12.2 12.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 25 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 64 59 53 52 50 53 61 67 68 63 57 56 54 56 66 74 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 68 54 76
WIND DIR S W NW N NE E S S W NW N NW NW N E SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 4 2 2 2 4 5 4 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.0 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.9 12.1 12.5 12.1 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.3 12.2 12.5
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 73 65 58 58 57 61 70 76 78 71 62 61 59 62 75 83 85
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 78 59 85
WIND DIR S NW NW W W NE NE E N N N W E NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 2 3 2 4 5 8 10 4 3 3 6 6 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.0 11.4 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.8 11.6 12.4 11.8 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 12.0 12.1
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 68 61 54 53 51 57 63 68 70 62 57 56 54 59 68 76 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 70 53 78
WIND DIR SW N NW W W NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 12 9 3 4 2 5 6 9 13 10 9 8 5 4 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.3 11.6 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.9 11.9 12.5 12.0 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.1 12.1 12.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 10 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 58 52 51 49 52 60 64 66 60 55 54 52 55 65 73 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 52 75
WIND DIR W NW NW W SW SE W W NW N NE E E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 10 6 4 4 1 2 4 8 9 6 6 10 10 11 5 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.4 12.3 12.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 10 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 58 51 50 48 50 59 64 66 60 54 53 51 53 64 72 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 66 51 75
WIND DIR W NW NW W S SE W W NW N NE NE E NE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 10 8 4 3 1 4 3 9 9 5 6 9 6 6 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.1 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.4 12.3 12.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 68 63 54 50 48 49 63 69 70 64 56 52 50 52 69 78 80
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 70 50 80
WIND DIR W W W N E E W W NW W N E E NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 1 4 3 6 9 9 5 2 6 6 10 8 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.1 10.7 10.9 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.4 12.0 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.4 12.3 12.6
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 62 55 50 50 48 51 60 63 64 57 53 53 52 55 66 73 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 64 52 74
WIND DIR NW NW NW S SE E W NW NW N NE E E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 10 9 3 2 2 2 4 8 9 6 4 6 8 9 6 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 12.3 12.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 62 55 50 50 48 51 60 63 64 57 53 53 52 55 66 73 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 64 52 74
WIND DIR NW NW N SW SE E NW NW NW N NE SE SE SE E E N
WIND (MPH) 9 8 2 3 1 2 4 8 9 5 4 6 6 9 5 3 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.4 12.3 12.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 63 55 53 52 52 54 61 65 65 58 54 55 55 58 67 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 66 54 76
WIND DIR NW NW N SW SW E NE N N NW N SE SE SE E NE NW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 4 3 3 2 3 9 11 9 4 4 4 4 8 3 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.5 11.5 11.1 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.7 11.1 11.4 11.5 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.9 12.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN