Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 172301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 25 25 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 57 54 51 50 48 49 52 57 60 54 50 50 48 51 58 63 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 60 47 66
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 18 17 16 13 12 12 11 9 12 13 12 12 14 14 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 11.4 11.4 10.9 10.6 9.9 9.2 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.4 9.5 10.4 11.2
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 25 25 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 61 53 47 45 44 47 59 64 63 51 47 44 42 49 62 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 65 41 69
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 12 11 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 9 9 11 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 11.4 11.4 10.9 10.6 9.8 9.2 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.4 9.4 10.5 11.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 25 25 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 56 53 51 50 48 49 51 56 58 53 51 49 48 51 57 63 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 59 47 65
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 18 17 16 13 13 13 11 9 12 13 12 12 14 14 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 11.4 11.4 10.9 10.5 9.9 9.2 8.8 9.2 9.4 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.4 10.4 11.2
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 20 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 44 42 40 39 38 41 46 47 50 44 39 38 40 44 50 52 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 50 37 54
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 20 28 27 25 23 21 21 19 17 24 25 21 23 25 24 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 43 52 48 44 42 42 41 42 43 52 52 46 50 52 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 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) 11.4 11.5 11.0 10.6 9.9 9.3 8.9 9.4 9.7 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.5 9.6 10.5 11.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 15 20 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 59 56 52 48 46 48 53 59 60 56 51 49 48 51 59 66 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 60 48 67
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S SE S S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 14 16 13 11 12 13 10 8 11 11 10 10 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 11.4 11.3 10.6 10.2 9.6 9.0 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.8 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.5 10.4 11.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 20 25 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 68 63 57 54 52 54 62 69 71 63 57 54 54 57 67 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 72 54 75
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 4 3 4 4 5 9 10 8 4 3 4 4 3 6 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 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 11.5 10.8 10.6 9.8 9.3 8.7 8.8 9.5 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.4 10.3 11.2
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 25 25 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 62 56 52 49 48 54 57 63 66 58 52 51 50 56 62 68 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 66 49 70
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 4 5 8 8 9 12 11 9 5 4 5 5 4 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 11.6 12.0 11.2 10.7 9.8 9.5 9.0 9.4 10.0 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.6 10.6 11.5
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 40 45 45 20 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 62 57 51 49 48 49 55 60 62 56 50 50 48 51 61 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 63 48 67
WIND DIR W W SW SW S S S SW W NW SE SE SE SE S W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 3 4 6 8 9 8 3 4 4 5 2 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 11.7 12.1 12.0 11.7 10.6 10.0 9.7 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.2 11.3 11.5
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 40 45 30 15 10 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 61 57 50 49 48 48 55 60 62 57 50 49 47 50 59 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 63 47 67
WIND DIR W W SW S S S S SW W NW S SE SE SE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 2 4 5 8 8 8 4 2 3 3 3 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 11.8 12.1 12.0 11.7 10.6 10.2 9.8 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.1 10.2 11.3 11.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 50 40 20 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 66 61 53 51 49 48 59 67 66 60 52 48 46 48 63 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 68 45 71
WIND DIR W W W S SE S S SW W W SW E E E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 2 3 4 6 8 8 9 4 2 3 4 3 4 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 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) 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.2 10.4 10.0 9.5 9.9 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.5 11.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 45 45 25 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 59 54 50 48 48 49 54 60 60 54 49 49 48 51 60 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 61 48 65
WIND DIR W NW SW S S S SW W W NW S SE SE SE SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 3 1 2 3 6 9 9 9 2 3 4 4 3 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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 12.0 12.0 11.5 10.4 9.8 9.4 9.9 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.1 11.0 11.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 50 45 45 25 10 10 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 60 54 50 48 48 50 55 60 61 54 49 49 48 52 60 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 61 48 65
WIND DIR W NW S S S S SW W W NW S S S S SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 1 2 3 6 9 9 9 2 3 4 4 2 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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 11.9 11.9 11.6 10.4 9.7 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.2 11.3 11.5
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/18/25 TUESDAY 08/19/25
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 55 45 35 25 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 61 53 50 50 49 50 54 62 61 52 50 50 51 54 60 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 63 49 66
WIND DIR NW NW NW S S S S W NW NW S S S SE SE NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 1 2 4 5 8 9 9 6 3 3 4 2 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 12.1 12.2 11.8 11.0 10.1 9.6 9.2 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.4 11.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN