Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 032301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 55 55 10 30 35 35 45 35 10 5 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 61 52 49 47 44 46 49 53 55 52 47 46 44 49 55 59 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 56 43 62
WIND DIR W SW W W W W SW SW SW W W NW SE SE SE SE SW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 8 9 10 10 11 10 9 5 8 6 6 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 30 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 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 11.2 10.9 10.4 9.8 9.4 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.8 10.8 11.2
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 55 55 10 25 30 35 40 30 10 5 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 54 51 48 46 49 54 59 59 54 47 46 44 50 57 63 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 44 65
WIND DIR W NW NW N N NW W SW W NW N N NE E E S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 6 8 8 8 9 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 30 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 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 11.2 10.9 10.3 9.7 9.3 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.7 10.8 11.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 55 55 10 30 30 30 40 30 10 5 0 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 59 51 49 47 45 46 48 52 54 51 47 45 43 48 53 58 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 55 43 61
WIND DIR W SW W W W W SW SW SW W W NW SE SE SE SE SW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 6 9 10 10 11 10 9 6 8 6 6 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 30 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 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 11.2 10.9 10.4 9.8 9.3 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.8 10.8 11.2
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 55 55 10 30 35 35 45 35 15 5 0 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 45 38 35 34 32 35 38 41 42 39 35 34 33 38 43 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 42 33 47
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S W S SE SE SE SW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 16 13 16 18 18 14 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 44 37 36 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 30 10 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.4 9.8 9.5 9.9 10.1 10.2 10.2 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.4 10.0 10.9 11.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 55 60 10 30 35 35 35 40 20 5 0 5 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 63 54 49 46 44 47 51 56 58 54 49 46 44 49 55 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 58 44 63
WIND DIR SW NW W NW NW W SW SW SW NW N N NE NE E SE SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 10 6 6 9 10 11 9 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 40 40 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.03 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 11.2 11.1 10.4 9.9 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.8 10.9 11.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 OV SC SC BK FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 50 50 15 30 30 30 35 30 15 10 0 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 73 61 57 54 52 56 60 65 68 62 55 52 50 57 64 70 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 50 72
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N E S S SW N N N N NE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 5 11 6 5 2 3 8 9 6 6 5 5 3 3 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 30 5 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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 11.1 10.7 10.1 9.4 9.1 9.6 9.7 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.5 10.5 11.1
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK FW SC SC SC BK SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 55 55 15 35 35 40 60 40 15 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 65 53 50 47 44 52 54 59 61 54 49 46 44 54 59 64 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 61 44 66
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N NW SW W NW N N NE NE NE N SW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 9 8 6 8 8 5 4 9 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 30 5 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 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 11.1 10.6 10.1 9.5 9.3 10.0 10.1 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.7 10.8 11.3
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 70 65 75 80 75 60 50 35 10 5 5 5 0 20 35
TEMPERATURE 61 55 49 46 43 43 47 50 52 49 43 41 40 45 54 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 40 63
WIND DIR NW W N W NW N W W NW NW N N E E E E W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 5 4 6 5 9 11 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 50 30 30 40 40 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.11 0.01 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) 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.4 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.6 8.8 9.5 10.6 11.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW CL FW CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 65 70 75 70 60 40 30 5 5 5 5 0 20 35
TEMPERATURE 60 54 47 45 42 43 47 50 52 50 42 40 39 44 53 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 53 39 62
WIND DIR NW W N W NW N SE W NW NW N N NE E E E W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 4 6 5 8 11 11 10 6 4 4 4 5 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 50 30 30 40 40 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.08 0.01 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) 10.5 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.6 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.8 8.9 9.5 10.6 11.4
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 OV BK BK BK OV OV BK BK FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 60 60 70 75 60 55 20 20 10 5 0 5 0 10 5
TEMPERATURE 65 58 52 48 44 44 52 57 59 56 48 43 41 46 60 66 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 41 68
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NE E S W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 6 5 5 6 8 10 10 8 5 4 4 4 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 40 20 10 30 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T R R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12 0.01 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 11.0 10.7 10.3 9.9 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.6 10.7 11.3
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 75 70 75 80 70 60 45 40 15 10 5 5 0 10 15
TEMPERATURE 59 52 49 47 44 45 47 51 52 49 44 42 41 47 55 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 52 41 61
WIND DIR NW NW N W NW NW W NW NW NW NW N NE E E NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 6 4 6 5 8 11 11 9 6 4 4 4 4 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 50 30 30 30 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.14 0.02 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) 10.4 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.3 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.8 8.9 9.4 10.6 11.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 80 75 80 80 75 65 55 45 20 10 5 0 0 10 15
TEMPERATURE 59 53 50 48 44 46 47 50 51 48 44 42 41 47 55 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 51 41 61
WIND DIR NW NW N W N NW W NW NW NW N N E SE NE NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 3 6 5 8 10 10 9 6 4 4 4 4 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 50 30 30 30 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.14 0.02 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) 10.1 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.2 8.7 8.7 9.3 10.5 11.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 55 55 60 60 55 30 25 20 10 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 59 51 48 46 44 45 48 54 55 50 47 46 45 50 58 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 55 44 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW N NW NW NW NW N N NE E NE N NW
WIND (MPH) 13 12 13 6 5 5 8 10 13 12 11 9 8 5 4 8 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 30 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 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 10.5 10.3 10.2 9.8 9.4 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.3 10.2 11.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN