Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 021101
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 50 50 35 30 5 15 15 20 45 45 45 40 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 54 57 61 65 64 59 56 54 51 53 57 60 58 52 50 48 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 49 62 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W W SE SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 6 6 5 5 8 11 13 14 8 8 8 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 20 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.05 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) 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.6 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.4 10.8 10.3 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.3 9.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 FW BK BK SC SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 50 50 35 30 5 15 15 20 45 45 45 40 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 54 59 64 69 67 61 54 54 52 55 60 64 62 54 49 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 50 65 46
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N N NE SW SW W NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 5 8 9 6 4 5 9 10 10 6 8 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 20 20 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.03 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) 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.8 12.6 12.3 11.9 11.8 11.4 10.6 10.2 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.2 9.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 50 50 35 35 5 15 20 20 45 45 40 40 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 55 57 60 64 63 58 55 53 51 53 56 59 58 51 49 48 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 50 61 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W W SE SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 5 6 5 5 8 11 13 14 8 8 8 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 20 20 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.05 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) 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.6 12.4 12.0 11.9 11.5 10.8 10.3 11.1 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.3 9.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 50 50 40 30 5 15 25 20 45 45 45 40 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 43 46 49 51 50 46 43 41 39 42 46 47 45 40 37 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 39 48 34
WIND DIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 8 8 8 9 13 19 23 24 18 14 14 19 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 40 41 47 47 41 40 41 43 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 20 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R S R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.12 0.05 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) 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.5 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.4 10.8 10.4 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.2 9.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 FW BK BK SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 55 55 45 45 5 10 40 40 50 50 50 50 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 54 56 63 67 66 61 54 52 50 52 58 61 60 55 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 50 62 46
WIND DIR N N W W NW NW N NW NW N S SW W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 4 5 9 11 10 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 10 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 30 20 10 5 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.08 0.05 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 11.9 11.7 12.3 12.1 12.5 12.2 12.0 11.7 11.0 10.5 11.2 11.3 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.0
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 50 50 35 30 10 20 25 10 45 45 50 40 25 10 5
TEMPERATURE 59 64 71 76 75 69 61 58 56 61 67 71 70 62 56 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 55 73 51
WIND DIR NW N N NW N NW NW NW N N N W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 8 10 8 6 5 5 4 5 6 9 9 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 20 20 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 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) 12.1 11.8 11.6 12.2 12.7 12.2 11.8 11.5 11.2 10.3 10.2 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.8
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 CL BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 55 55 35 25 10 25 20 10 40 40 55 40 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 54 63 65 69 68 59 54 52 49 57 61 63 63 53 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 49 65 44
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 6 8 10 9 6 5 5 6 5 8 9 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 20 0 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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) 12.1 11.8 11.6 12.2 12.7 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.1 10.3 10.5 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.8
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW BK FW FW FW SC BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 5 5 5 15 35 20 55 10 20 20 35 55 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 52 54 62 64 64 57 50 47 46 49 57 60 60 53 47 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 45 62 42
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 10 10 8 4 3 3 4 6 10 11 9 6 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
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 12.0 11.5 11.2 10.3 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.8 10.0 10.2 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW BK FW FW FW SC BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 10 5 5 10 30 20 60 10 25 25 35 50 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 51 54 62 64 64 58 49 46 45 49 57 60 59 53 46 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 45 62 41
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 10 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 11 11 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
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 11.6 11.3 10.4 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.6 10.0 10.1 10.3 10.0 10.1 10.1 9.7
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 10 10 10 10 10 10 45 10 35 35 40 45 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 53 54 66 70 69 63 54 49 47 50 61 64 64 59 51 46 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 46 66 43
WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW W NW W NW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 9 10 8 4 3 3 3 6 9 10 8 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
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 12.0 11.4 11.0 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.6 10.5 10.1 9.8 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.1 9.8
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW BK FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 5 5 5 10 35 15 50 10 25 25 35 50 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 52 55 61 63 62 56 50 48 46 50 57 59 58 52 48 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 46 59 43
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 10 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 11 10 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
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 11.9 11.4 10.9 10.1 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.5
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW BK FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 35 10 5 0 10 45 20 55 10 20 20 35 50 40 35 20
TEMPERATURE 52 55 61 63 62 55 50 47 45 50 57 59 57 51 48 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 45 59 43
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 10 10 8 4 3 4 4 5 9 10 9 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
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 11.9 11.3 10.8 10.0 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.6 10.0 10.1 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.4
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 0 0 0 5 15 30 30 15 20 20 35 30 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 55 58 62 65 64 56 52 51 49 52 57 60 59 52 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 49 60 46
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 12 14 13 10 8 8 8 8 11 14 14 12 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 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) 11.9 11.5 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.4 10.0 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.3
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN