Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST MON DEC 1 2025


...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   80   70   50   10   25   35   30   40   30   35   30   30   50   25   35   65
TEMPERATURE        39   38   38   39   37   36   38   39   35   31   29   28   27   26   31   34   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  40                  25                  34
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N   NW    N   NW    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW
WIND (MPH)          2    3    5    6    9    8    6    9   10   12   12   11   11   10    6    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    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)  8.6  9.0  9.0  8.4  7.2  6.2  5.8  5.7  5.4  4.9  4.3  3.9  3.4  3.3  4.0  4.6  4.8


...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   75   65   45   15   30   45   30   35   30   30   25   35   50   25   35   65
TEMPERATURE        36   32   33   33   31   31   39   39   34   27   25   24   21   21   31   34   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  41                  19                  35
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          2    3    4    5    6    5    5    8    8   10   10    9    9    6    5    5    3
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)  8.6  9.1  9.0  8.5  7.2  6.3  5.9  5.7  5.4  4.9  4.3  3.9  3.4  3.2  3.9  4.6  4.9


...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   85   70   50   10   25   40   30   40   35   35   30   30   50   25   35   65
TEMPERATURE        39   37   38   39   36   36   38   39   35   31   29   28   27   27   30   33   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  40                  25                  34
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW    N   NW    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          2    3    5    6    9    8    6    9   10   12   12   11   11   10    6    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    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)  8.5  9.0  9.0  8.4  7.2  6.2  5.9  5.8  5.5  5.0  4.3  3.9  3.4  3.3  4.0  4.6  4.8


...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   65   45   10   30   40   35   40   30   30   30   30   50   25   40   65
TEMPERATURE        34   31   30   30   27   26   29   29   26   21   20   19   19   18   24   27   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  31                  17                  27
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW    N   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          3    4    6    9   11   10    9   12   12   16   16   14   13   12    9    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    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)  8.8  9.0  8.9  8.4  7.1  6.2  5.7  5.5  5.3  4.9  4.3  3.9  3.4  3.4  4.0  4.6  4.8


...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   70   65   45   15   20   35   40   35   30   25   25   35   45   30   35   65
TEMPERATURE        38   38   37   37   35   34   37   38   34   30   28   26   25   25   28   33   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  39                  24                  33
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE    N
WIND (MPH)          3    4    6    9   11   10    9   11   11   13   14   13   12   11    9    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    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)  7.9  8.5  8.6  8.4  7.3  6.5  6.1  5.9  5.4  4.7  4.3  3.9  3.3  3.2  3.9  4.5  4.7


...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   FW   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   65   65   35   10   30   45   30   35   30   35   30   30   55   25   35   60
TEMPERATURE        43   42   42   42   40   40   43   45   41   36   34   33   31   31   35   39   39
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  46                  29                  41
WIND DIR           NW    N   NW   NW    N    N    N    N    N   NW    N    N    N    N   NE   NE    N
WIND (MPH)          1    2    3    4    5    4    3    5    5    9    9    8    6    5    4    3    2
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)  8.1  9.1  9.0  8.6  7.4  6.6  6.1  5.9  5.6  5.0  4.4  3.9  3.4  3.2  3.8  4.7  4.9


...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   75   65   45   10   35   40   25   30   30   35   30   35   60   30   40   60
TEMPERATURE        41   40   40   39   37   38   41   41   37   31   29   29   29   30   33   36   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  41                  26                  36
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    5    5    5    5    5    6   10   10   10    9    6    5    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    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)  8.3  9.0  8.9  8.6  7.3  6.5  6.1  5.9  5.5  5.0  4.4  3.9  3.5  3.3  3.9  4.7  4.9


...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   75   20   25   55   40   45   45   50   40   30   45   55   30   55   65
TEMPERATURE        40   35   34   32   30   30   31   32   30   26   24   24   24   24   31   35   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  33                  22                  36
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW    N    E    E    E    E   SE   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    5    6    8    8    8    6    4    5    5    5    4    4    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  9.0  8.9  8.0  7.0  6.3  5.6  5.4  5.4  4.9  4.1  3.9  3.7  3.5  3.5  4.0  4.5  4.7


...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   FW   FW   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   80   20   25   50   45   45   40   55   35   35   45   60   30   60   65
TEMPERATURE        39   35   33   31   30   29   31   32   30   25   23   22   22   22   29   33   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  33                  21                  34
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE   NE   NE    E   SE    S    W
WIND (MPH)          2    3    4    6    8    9    8    9    6    5    5    5    5    5    4    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    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)  8.8  8.9  8.1  7.1  6.4  5.8  5.5  5.5  5.0  4.2  3.9  3.7  3.4  3.4  4.0  4.5  4.7


...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   75   75   20   15   45   55   45   50   35   35   30   45   60   35   60   65
TEMPERATURE        40   36   34   33   31   30   33   37   34   28   26   25   25   24   29   36   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  38                  23                  37
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NE   NE   NE    E    E   SE   NE
WIND (MPH)          2    2    2    4    4    4    5    5    5    4    5    6    6    6    5    2    2
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)  8.7  9.0  8.3  7.5  6.7  5.8  5.3  5.3  5.1  4.5  3.9  3.6  3.2  3.0  3.6  4.5  4.7


...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   70   20   30   55   45   50   50   50   35   25   50   60   30   60   70
TEMPERATURE        40   38   36   35   32   31   32   32   30   27   26   26   25   25   30   35   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  33                  23                  35
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    E   SE   SE    E   SE   SW   NW
WIND (MPH)          2    3    4    4    5    6    6    8    6    4    5    6    8    6    4    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    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)  9.1  8.9  8.0  7.0  6.4  5.7  5.3  5.1  4.8  4.2  3.8  3.6  3.3  3.3  3.9  4.6  4.8


...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   FW   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   65   20   35   60   45   55   55   55   35   25   45   60   30   60   65
TEMPERATURE        40   37   35   34   32   30   31   32   30   27   25   26   25   25   31   36   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  32                  23                  36
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    4    5    6    6    6    8    5    4    5    5    5    5    4    2    1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    5    0    5    5    5    5    5    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)  9.2  8.7  7.8  6.8  6.3  5.6  5.2  5.1  4.7  4.0  3.7  3.6  3.4  3.4  4.0  4.6  4.8


...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 12/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   80   20   20   35   45   40   30   40   45   35   50   60   35   55   65
TEMPERATURE        41   40   39   38   35   35   36   36   32   29   30   29   29   29   32   34   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  36                  27                  34
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   SW    S    S   SE    S   NW
WIND (MPH)          2    3    4    5    5    5    5    9    9    8    8    9    9   10    9    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    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)  9.3  9.2  8.7  7.8  6.9  6.3  5.8  5.5  5.1  4.6  4.2  3.8  3.3  3.2  3.7  4.3  4.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN