Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 142301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 15 15 20 25 20 20 15 20 15 20 20 10 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 40 36 34 34 33 31 38 39 39 34 34 35 34 33 42 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 31 46
WIND DIR NE NE NE E W E W W NW NW N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 5 10 9 9 11 13 17 16 14 13 13 13 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.3 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.4 7.8 8.1
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 10 15 20 25 20 20 20 20 15 15 20 5 0 10 20
TEMPERATURE 42 35 31 30 29 29 39 42 39 31 30 29 28 29 42 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 43 26 48
WIND DIR NE NE NE S SW S S W W NW NW N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 3 6 6 6 9 10 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.4 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.3 7.8 8.1
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 15 15 25 25 30 25 20 25 15 20 20 10 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 40 36 34 33 32 31 35 38 38 33 34 34 34 33 40 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 40 31 46
WIND DIR NE NE NE E W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 5 5 10 10 9 11 13 17 16 14 13 13 13 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.6 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.3 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5 7.4 7.8 8.1
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 10 10 15 20 15 15 15 20 10 15 15 10 0 15 20
TEMPERATURE 29 26 25 25 24 24 30 29 28 25 25 26 26 25 33 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 30 23 35
WIND DIR E E NE N N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 13 10 8 9 13 14 13 19 28 35 33 32 29 28 26 26 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 74 85 72 72 67 61 51 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.3 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 7.5 7.8 8.1
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 15 20 20 10 30 15 10 15 10 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 42 38 35 34 33 32 39 42 41 36 33 33 33 32 40 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 43 31 48
WIND DIR NE NE NE SW W SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 12 11 8 9 9 6 10 11 12 10 11 10 10 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.4 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.9 7.7 8.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 30 40 45 50 55 40 40 30 20 10 20 5 0 10 15
TEMPERATURE 49 43 40 37 36 37 41 45 46 39 39 37 38 39 48 54 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 48 36 56
WIND DIR N NW SW S S S SE SE E N NW N N NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 9 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 3 5 6 8 10 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.6 7.8 7.6 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.8 8.1
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 15 20 25 20 25 45 20 15 15 10 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 43 38 36 35 35 36 41 43 43 37 36 34 34 36 42 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 44 31 47
WIND DIR N N NE S S S S W NW NW N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 5 4 6 6 6 9 10 13 13 11 10 10 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.9 7.8 8.1
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 25 50
TEMPERATURE 43 37 34 33 32 33 43 45 43 35 33 32 32 32 43 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 46 30 49
WIND DIR E E E E NE W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 14 10 5 4 5 9 13 14 14 12 10 9 9 9 10 11
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) 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.0 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 6.8 7.7 8.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 25 45
TEMPERATURE 42 37 33 31 31 30 40 44 42 35 32 31 31 31 42 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 45 30 48
WIND DIR E E E E N W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 8 4 5 5 9 13 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 10 11
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) 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.9 7.8 8.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 10 15 10 5 15 25
TEMPERATURE 47 41 36 34 33 32 43 47 46 38 34 33 31 31 43 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 48 30 50
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N NW W W W NW NW NW N N NW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 13 12 8 4 4 9 13 13 8 4 3 3 4 4 8 8
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) 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 6.7 7.7 8.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 25 45
TEMPERATURE 42 37 34 33 33 33 41 44 42 35 33 32 32 32 41 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 44 31 46
WIND DIR E E E E SE S W W W NW NW NW NE E N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 11 9 5 4 5 8 12 12 16 13 12 10 10 10 10 11
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) 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.6 7.6 8.0
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 10 15 10 10 5 5 25 55
TEMPERATURE 43 37 34 33 32 32 42 45 43 35 32 32 31 32 42 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 45 31 47
WIND DIR E E E E SE S W W W NW NW NW NE SE NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 5 4 5 8 11 11 14 13 11 9 9 9 10 10
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) 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.8 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 6.5 7.6 8.0
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 5 0 0 5 15 35 20 10 15 10 5 15 35
TEMPERATURE 43 37 37 36 35 35 41 44 42 36 35 35 35 34 40 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 44 33 44
WIND DIR N N E E S SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 13 16 13 12 10 10 10 10 11
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) 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.5 6.4 7.3 7.7
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN