Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
511
FWUS46 KMFR 212211
AVGMFR

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
211 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2025


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    5    0   30    5    5    5    5    5    5   20   35   30   25   40
TEMPERATURE        36   32   34   35   34   34   40   43   39   36   37   38   37   35   38   38   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  44                  34                  39
WIND DIR           NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    W    W   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    9    8    8    8   10   10    8    5    5    6    9   12   17   24   25   23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.6  6.6  6.5  6.4  6.4  6.4  6.9  7.5  7.4  7.1  7.1  6.8  6.5  6.2  6.2  6.9  6.8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    5    0   30    5    5    5    5    5    5   20   30   30   30   40
TEMPERATURE        35   28   28   28   28   28   40   43   38   32   32   32   30   29   40   39   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  44                  28                  41
WIND DIR           NE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    N   NE    E    E   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    5    5    8    6    5    4    4    4    6    9   13   18   19   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.7  6.6  6.5  6.4  6.3  6.3  6.7  7.4  7.4  7.1  7.1  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.2  6.9  6.8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   FW   CL   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    5    0   25    5    5    5    5    5    5   20   35   30   25   40
TEMPERATURE        35   32   34   34   34   33   38   42   39   36   37   37   37   35   36   37   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  43                  34                  39
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N   NW    W    W   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    9    9    8    8   10   10    8    5    5    6    9   11   17   23   25   23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.6  6.6  6.6  6.4  6.4  6.4  6.9  7.4  7.4  7.1  7.1  6.8  6.5  6.2  6.2  6.9  6.8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    5    0   30   10    5    5    5    5    5   20   30   30   30   45
TEMPERATURE        28   26   27   26   25   25   33   36   32   29   29   28   28   26   30   29   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           24                  37                  26                  31
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N   NE   NE    N    N   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         21   21   20   16   16   18   17   13   11   12   11   14   21   29   39   44   46
WIND GUST (MPH)    58   61   58   44   40   36   36        29   31             43   55   72   93  105
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.6  6.5  6.5  6.5  6.4  6.5  7.0  7.6  7.4  7.1  7.1  6.9  6.6  6.2  6.1  6.8  6.8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5    0    0    0   20   10    5    5    5    0    5   20   40   35   25   35
TEMPERATURE        35   32   31   32   31   31   38   41   39   36   35   35   35   33   37   39   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  43                  33                  41
WIND DIR           NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    5    5    5    6    6    5    3    4    4    6    9   12   17   19   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.6  6.6  6.6  6.4  6.2  6.1  6.6  7.0  7.0  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.4  6.1  6.5  6.9  6.8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0    5    0   30   10    5    5    5    0    5   15   30   30   25   30
TEMPERATURE        42   38   38   39   38   38   44   49   46   43   43   43   41   40   43   45   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  51                  39                  46
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W   NW    W   NW    E   NE   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          3    4    3    4    4    3    3    2    2    4    3    3    3    2    3    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.7  6.7  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.3  6.4  6.7  7.0  6.9  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.3  6.2  6.9  6.8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    5    0   35   10    5    5    5    5    5   15   35   30   30   35
TEMPERATURE        37   34   34   35   34   36   43   46   43   39   40   40   40   39   41   42   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  46                  37                  42
WIND DIR            N    E   SE   SE   SE    E   NE    N    N    E   SE    S   SW   SW    S    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    6    6    8    6    5    4    4    5    6    9   12   14   16   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.5  6.7  6.6  6.5  6.3  6.2  6.5  7.0  7.1  6.9  6.9  6.7  6.6  6.3  6.1  6.8  6.8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0   20   20   10   10    5    5   10   20   50   60   55   70   85
TEMPERATURE        36   31   31   31   31   30   40   44   41   34   33   33   32   31   36   34   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  45                  30                  37
WIND DIR            E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6    6    6    5    4    4    4    5    8   11   13   18   23   23   23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               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       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.8  5.6  5.9  5.9  5.9  5.9  6.6  7.1  7.1  6.8  6.6  6.2  6.1  5.7  5.7  6.1  6.1


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    0    0    0   15   20   15   10    5    5   10   20   50   65   50   65   75
TEMPERATURE        36   29   29   29   29   28   38   43   40   33   32   32   31   29   36   35   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  44                  29                  37
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    S   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    5    5    4    3    3    4    8   10   13   18   23   23   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                                                                               S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02
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)  5.7  5.5  5.8  5.9  5.8  5.8  6.5  7.0  7.1  6.8  6.5  6.2  6.0  5.7  5.8  6.1  6.1


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    5   20   20   15   10    5    5    5   15   35   55   40   60   75
TEMPERATURE        39   32   31   30   30   29   37   46   43   35   33   32   31   30   38   40   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  47                  29                  42
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    6    6    6    5    3    3    4    4    5    3    3    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         S
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)  5.7  5.7  5.9  6.0  5.9  5.7  6.3  6.8  6.9  6.7  6.7  6.5  6.2  5.9  5.9  6.3  6.3


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0   25   20   10    5    5    5   10   20   50   60   50   75   85
TEMPERATURE        36   32   33   34   33   33   40   44   41   36   36   37   35   34   36   34   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  46                  34                  37
WIND DIR           NE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SW   SE    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          5    8    6    6    6    6    5    3    4    5    8   10   13   18   23   21   23
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                               40   40
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   30   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               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       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.8  5.5  5.7  5.8  5.8  5.9  6.5  7.0  7.0  6.8  6.6  6.3  6.0  5.7  5.8  6.1  6.1


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0   30   20   10    5   10    5   10   20   55   60   55   80   90
TEMPERATURE        37   32   33   34   33   32   40   45   42   37   37   37   35   34   36   34   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  46                  34                  37
WIND DIR           NE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SW    W    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          4    6    5    5    5    5    4    3    4    5    8   11   14   19   24   21   23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   30   30   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               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       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9  5.4  5.6  5.7  5.7  5.9  6.6  7.1  7.1  6.8  6.6  6.2  5.9  5.6  5.7  6.0  6.0


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0   15   25   15    5    5   10   10   10   35   45   45   60   70
TEMPERATURE        37   34   35   37   36   36   41   43   41   37   39   40   37   35   38   36   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  44                  35                  39
WIND DIR           NE    E   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE    E    E    S   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    8    9    9    8    8    5    4    3    4    8    9   12   17   20   16   19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         S
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)  6.0  6.0  6.2  6.4  6.4  6.3  6.6  7.0  7.0  6.9  6.8  6.5  6.4  5.8  5.6  6.3  6.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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