Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
994
FWUS46 KMFR 031101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 45 45 50 65 55 45 35 15 25 35 40 35 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 51 55 59 61 60 53 50 48 46 48 50 53 53 48 47 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 44 54 43
WIND DIR W NW S SW SW W W W NW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 12 10 6 8 8 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 30 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 11.1 10.5 10.2 11.0 11.6 11.1 11.1 10.7 10.4 9.7 9.8 10.2 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 45 45 55 65 55 40 10 20 25 35 35 35 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 57 61 66 63 55 50 47 46 50 53 57 56 51 46 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 45 58 44
WIND DIR N N S SW SW NW NW NW E SW SW SW SW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 10 8 9 6 9 4 4 6 8 8 8 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 30 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T 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) 11.0 10.4 10.1 11.0 11.6 11.1 11.1 10.7 10.3 9.6 9.7 10.2 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 45 45 50 70 55 40 35 15 25 35 35 35 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 51 54 58 60 59 52 49 48 46 47 49 52 52 47 46 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 44 53 43
WIND DIR W SE S S SW W W W NW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 12 11 6 8 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 30 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 11.1 10.5 10.2 11.0 11.5 11.1 11.1 10.7 10.4 9.7 9.7 10.2 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 45 45 55 65 50 45 30 15 25 35 40 40 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 39 44 47 48 46 42 38 36 34 37 39 40 40 37 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 34 41 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 18 19 24 16 17 14 14 16 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 41 47 36 47 43 44 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 30 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S T R S T S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 11.0 10.5 10.3 11.1 11.7 11.1 11.1 10.7 10.4 9.7 9.9 10.3 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC SC BK OV SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 45 45 55 75 50 35 15 10 30 35 40 35 15 5 0
TEMPERATURE 50 55 60 64 63 56 51 49 46 49 51 55 55 52 47 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 45 55 44
WIND DIR N NE S SW SW NW NW NW SW S SW SW SW W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 13 14 10 14 11 9 8 10 9 10 10 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 30 30 20 20 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 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 10.7 10.4 10.9 11.5 11.1 11.3 10.8 10.3 9.7 9.9 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.0 9.8 9.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 40 40 65 55 40 25 15 20 30 30 30 40 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 62 68 73 72 62 57 54 51 56 59 63 66 59 54 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 50 66 50
WIND DIR NW N NE S S NW NW NW N NE S S SW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 9 9 16 12 9 3 2 6 6 6 6 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 10.7 10.2 10.0 11.0 11.5 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.1 9.4 9.6 10.2 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.4
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 45 45 60 60 45 35 20 25 35 40 45 50 15 10 20
TEMPERATURE 50 60 62 66 63 53 50 48 47 54 54 58 58 50 47 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 44 59 44
WIND DIR N N N W NW NW N N NW NW S S W NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 5 6 11 10 8 5 4 6 6 6 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 30 30 10 10 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R T R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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 10.2 10.2 11.3 11.7 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.0 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.6 9.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 40 40 55 80 80 75 55 70 45 50 35 20 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 45 51 58 61 61 55 49 47 45 45 50 52 53 49 44 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 43 55 40
WIND DIR NE E NW W NW NW NW N W W W W W W W W S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 10 13 12 9 12 6 6 8 9 10 9 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 9.0 9.2 9.9 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.3 8.8 8.9 8.9
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 45 45 55 75 85 65 55 55 50 50 35 20 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 44 50 58 61 60 55 48 46 44 45 49 52 53 49 43 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 42 54 39
WIND DIR NE NE S W W NW W N W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 12 14 10 13 8 6 6 9 11 10 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.1 9.3 10.0 10.6 10.2 10.4 10.8 10.6 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.3 8.9 9.0 9.0
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC FW FW SC OV BK OV BK BK SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 10 10 45 70 60 70 55 55 45 40 20 10 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 46 51 63 66 64 59 52 48 45 46 53 59 60 55 48 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 44 61 41
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW W NW W W W W W NW NW NW NE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 11 14 12 10 9 4 5 6 8 9 8 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 9.7 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 FW FW SC BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 25 25 45 70 65 70 50 65 50 50 30 20 20 10 5
TEMPERATURE 45 52 58 61 59 53 50 48 46 46 49 52 52 49 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 53 41
WIND DIR NE NE NW NW NW NW NW N W W W W W NW W W SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 11 11 8 12 5 6 8 9 11 10 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 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) 9.1 9.3 9.7 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.2 8.8 8.9 8.8
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 SC SC SC OV BK OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 30 30 45 70 65 75 50 65 55 55 40 25 25 15 5
TEMPERATURE 44 52 58 61 59 53 50 48 46 47 49 52 52 48 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 52 41
WIND DIR NE NE NW NW NW NW N NE W NW W W W NW W SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 11 11 8 14 5 6 8 9 11 10 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 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) 8.9 8.9 9.5 10.3 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.1 8.6 8.8 8.7
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/03/25 FRIDAY 07/04/25
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 FW FW BK BK BK SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 15 65 70 65 35 20 35 40 30 20 20 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 49 55 59 62 59 52 50 49 46 49 52 55 55 49 46 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 46 56 44
WIND DIR N NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 16 16 10 6 10 8 8 10 13 14 12 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 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) 9.4 9.5 9.6 10.3 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.0 9.6 9.3 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.0 9.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN