Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 191101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL OV SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 75 40 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 34 38 46 48 49 41 37 35 33 37 46 48 47 39 34 31 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 32 50 27
WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 11 14 11 9 8 8 9 9 14 20 19 17 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 6.5 6.5 7.3 7.9 8.4 8.3 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.5 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.0 4.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL OV SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 80 30 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 35 39 47 50 50 42 38 34 32 37 46 49 48 40 34 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 32 50 28
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW N N N N NW W NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 8 11 8 6 5 5 5 6 10 13 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 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) 6.5 6.5 7.1 7.8 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.9 7.4 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.0 4.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL OV SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 75 40 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 34 39 46 48 48 41 36 35 33 38 46 48 47 39 34 31 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 33 50 27
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW SW W W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 11 16 11 9 9 9 9 10 14 20 19 17 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 6.4 6.4 7.2 7.9 8.4 8.4 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.4 6.6 5.6 5.1 4.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL OV SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 80 45 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 27 30 35 36 36 31 27 25 24 28 35 36 35 29 24 21 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 23 38 18
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 12 17 21 16 12 11 11 12 14 21 27 26 21 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 6.7 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.4 8.3 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.4 5.0 4.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL FW OV SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 85 50 5 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 33 38 46 48 48 42 36 33 31 36 45 47 46 39 33 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 31 49 26
WIND DIR SW SW NW W NW NW NW SW SW NW W W NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 13 18 13 10 8 9 9 10 16 23 20 16 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 6.0 6.1 7.2 7.8 8.3 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.9 7.4 7.2 7.3 6.5 5.7 4.9 4.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL OV FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 80 25 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 42 46 55 59 58 49 44 42 41 44 53 58 57 47 41 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 40 59 34
WIND DIR W NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 1 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 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) 6.4 6.3 7.1 8.0 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.3 6.9 7.4 8.1 7.7 6.7 5.8 5.2 4.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL OV SC CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 85 45 5 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 38 43 49 52 52 44 39 37 35 41 47 50 50 40 35 32 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 34 52 28
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N NW W W NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 9 11 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 13 14 12 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 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) 6.6 6.6 7.3 8.0 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.1 6.8 7.2 7.9 7.5 6.6 5.7 4.9 4.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV FW BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 100 85 25 55 45 10 5 5 5 0 0 15 20 25 20 15
TEMPERATURE 33 35 40 44 44 37 31 28 26 30 37 40 40 32 28 24 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 26 42 22
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 12 12 9 6 5 5 5 9 12 14 12 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.0 6.8 6.9 7.6 7.7 6.9 6.0 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.6 6.1 6.1 5.3 4.5 3.9 3.4
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 90 75 25 40 30 5 5 10 5 0 5 15 15 20 20 15
TEMPERATURE 33 35 40 45 44 37 31 28 27 30 38 41 40 32 28 25 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 27 43 23
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 12 13 10 8 6 6 6 9 12 16 13 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.7 7.8 6.9 6.0 5.4 4.8 4.7 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.5
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW OV OV FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 75 85 15 5 20 35 30 20 10 0 0 10 5 10 20 20
TEMPERATURE 36 39 47 52 51 43 37 33 31 34 44 48 47 38 32 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 31 49 27
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW W W W NW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 10 12 8 4 3 3 4 8 10 13 12 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 10 5 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) 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.8 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.7 4.9 4.2 3.7
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV SC SC BK FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 90 75 25 40 55 15 10 10 5 5 5 20 20 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 36 37 42 46 44 39 34 31 29 31 39 41 40 34 30 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 29 43 26
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 14 14 10 6 6 5 6 11 14 17 14 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 35 32 39 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 7.0 6.7 6.8 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.1 5.4 4.9 4.7 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.5
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV SC BK BK FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 95 75 30 55 65 15 10 10 5 5 10 20 25 45 30 30
TEMPERATURE 35 36 41 45 43 38 32 29 27 30 38 40 40 33 30 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 27 42 25
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W N NW NW NW NW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 13 13 10 6 6 5 8 10 13 16 13 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 7.1 6.6 6.7 7.5 7.5 6.7 5.8 5.1 4.5 4.4 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.2 4.6 3.8 3.4
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL BK OV FW FW BK SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 55 80 10 10 50 25 5 15 15 5 0 5 5 10 25 35
TEMPERATURE 39 40 45 48 47 41 37 35 33 35 40 43 42 35 31 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 33 44 28
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 14 21 26 19 13 11 11 13 16 21 27 27 18 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 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) 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.6 7.9 7.1 6.6 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.5 4.8 4.1 3.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN