Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 222301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT FRI AUG 22 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 35 35 40 25 65 40 25 15 25 25 25 25 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 73 66 63 63 63 63 67 71 73 66 62 62 61 63 67 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 73 60 71
WIND DIR S N N NE N N S S SW S N NW NW NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 2 3 9 10 9 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.4 12.1 13.0 13.3 12.9 12.7 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.3
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 40 40 30 25 55 45 20 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 77 65 58 57 57 61 73 76 75 64 59 57 56 61 72 74 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 78 56 76
WIND DIR S SE E E E E SE S SE E E E E S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 5 8 9 10 10 10 9 5 6 8 6 6 5 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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 12.1 13.0 13.3 12.9 12.7 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.8 13.1 13.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 35 30 40 25 65 35 25 15 25 25 20 25 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 73 65 63 63 63 63 66 70 71 65 62 61 62 63 66 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 72 60 71
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW N S SW SW W W NW NW NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 2 2 4 2 3 5 4 2 4 9 10 9 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.4 12.2 13.1 13.3 12.9 12.7 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.3
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 40 35 35 30 65 45 30 15 25 20 20 25 25 30 35
TEMPERATURE 60 54 52 51 51 53 57 59 59 54 51 51 50 52 57 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 59 50 58
WIND DIR S SE SE SE E E SE S S E E SW W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 4 6 6 11 12 11 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.4 12.1 13.0 13.3 12.9 12.8 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 40 35 45 50 60 25 20 20 35 20 25 25 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 75 69 64 63 63 65 69 74 74 69 65 63 61 63 68 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 75 61 73
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 10 8 8 8 11 11 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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) 11.9 12.6 13.3 13.4 13.3 12.9 13.3 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 30 30 35 30 65 35 30 15 15 15 25 25 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 84 75 68 67 67 70 78 83 84 75 69 68 66 70 78 82 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 85 66 84
WIND DIR S S SW S S SE S S S S S NW NW NE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 5 6 6 5 8 9 8 8 4 5 4 4 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 12.0 12.9 13.1 12.7 12.7 13.1 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.0 13.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 30 35 35 35 65 35 35 20 20 15 25 30 20 25 25
TEMPERATURE 79 69 65 64 63 69 72 76 77 69 66 64 62 68 72 75 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 78 62 77
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 10 11 11 12 11 8 8 5 9 8 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 11.8 12.8 13.1 12.7 12.7 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.1 13.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 50 65 60 40 45 55 55 60 40 25 30 35 35 45 55
TEMPERATURE 80 72 65 64 62 64 73 77 78 72 66 63 61 64 72 75 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 79 61 77
WIND DIR W N E E E S SW SW W N E NE E NE SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 8 10 8 5 4 6 6 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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) 12.4 12.3 12.5 13.1 13.2 12.9 12.6 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.4
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 45 45 60 50 40 50 60 60 65 40 30 30 35 40 45 60
TEMPERATURE 79 72 64 62 61 61 71 75 76 71 65 62 60 62 70 74 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 78 60 76
WIND DIR W N NE NE SE S S SW W N NE N NE N S W W
WIND (MPH) 2 8 10 6 4 6 5 6 2 4 6 5 5 5 5 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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) 12.2 12.2 12.6 13.2 13.4 12.9 12.6 12.9 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.3 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.4
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 40 40 25 35 30 65 60 45 40 20 25 25 35 35 40
TEMPERATURE 84 76 66 63 60 60 76 81 83 75 66 62 59 60 73 80 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 83 58 81
WIND DIR SW W E E E SE S SW W W W NE NE E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 3 5 5 4 6 6 4 5 4 5 5 6 3 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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) 12.3 12.1 12.5 13.4 13.1 12.6 12.6 12.8 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.3 12.9 12.9 12.8 13.1 13.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC BK SC SC BK OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 50 50 45 40 60 70 50 35 30 30 30 30 40 50
TEMPERATURE 79 70 64 64 62 63 74 77 76 68 65 63 62 64 72 75 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 78 62 75
WIND DIR NW N NE SE SE S SW SW NW NW NE E E E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 4 8 8 6 3 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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) 12.4 12.2 12.4 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.8 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.1 13.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 SC BK BK SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 40 50 60 50 40 50 75 55 30 30 35 30 30 45 55
TEMPERATURE 79 70 64 64 63 64 74 78 77 68 65 63 62 64 73 75 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 79 62 76
WIND DIR NW N NE SE SE S SW SW NW NW NE E SE E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 4 6 6 6 3 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.7 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 BK BK SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 55 60 30 25 25 35 70 60 30 40 15 15 20 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 80 71 65 66 66 66 73 78 78 68 65 66 64 66 74 78 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 80 64 78
WIND DIR NW NW N SE S S S S NW NW NW W S S W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 12 4 4 9 10 9 5 4 8 3 6 9 8 3 3 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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) 11.9 12.0 11.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN