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 SUN AUG 3 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 40 15 15 15 10 10 15 5 10 5 10 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 61 54 51 50 48 50 54 58 60 55 51 49 48 52 58 62 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 60 47 64
WIND DIR W W W W NW SW SW W W NW NW N N N SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 9 8 5 5 8 9 10 8 6 6 4 2 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.9 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.2 11.1 11.6 11.1 10.7 10.2 10.1 9.9 10.2 11.5 12.3
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 35 15 15 10 10 5 15 10 10 0 5 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 63 52 48 45 44 48 58 62 63 55 49 45 43 50 61 66 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 43 68
WIND DIR NW N N E E SE W W NW NW N N N N SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 6 5 3 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 2 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.9 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.0 11.0 11.5 11.1 10.6 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.1 11.5 12.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 40 15 15 15 15 10 15 5 10 5 10 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 60 53 51 50 48 50 53 58 60 54 51 49 48 52 57 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 60 47 63
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W NW NW N N N SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 9 9 5 5 8 9 10 8 6 6 4 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.8 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.4 10.1 10.2 11.1 11.6 11.1 10.7 10.2 10.1 9.9 10.2 11.5 12.2
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 45 15 15 15 10 15 20 10 15 0 5 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 47 42 39 38 36 38 42 44 46 42 39 38 36 41 45 48 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 36 49
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 11 10 9 6 8 10 11 12 9 8 8 4 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.9 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.4 11.1 11.6 11.2 10.7 10.2 10.0 9.9 10.3 11.5 12.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 45 20 15 5 5 40 35 15 10 0 5 0 0 10 15
TEMPERATURE 62 56 51 49 47 50 55 60 61 57 51 49 48 52 59 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 61 48 65
WIND DIR W NW N NW SW SW S SW W NW NW NW NW NE SW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 11 10 9 5 6 9 10 12 9 8 5 4 4 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.9 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.3 10.5 11.4 11.8 11.4 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.3 11.5 12.2
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 FW SC SC FW FW FW CL SC BK SC CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 30 15 10 5 0 30 50 30 5 5 5 0 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 73 64 57 55 53 57 64 70 72 66 57 55 54 60 68 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 72 54 76
WIND DIR NW NW N N NW N N N N NW NW NW N N S SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 6 5 3 5 5 8 8 6 5 3 2 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.4 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.2 9.9 10.0 11.2 11.6 11.1 10.4 10.0 10.1 9.9 10.0 11.3 12.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 45 15 15 10 5 20 45 30 10 5 10 0 0 10 15
TEMPERATURE 65 55 51 49 46 53 57 62 64 57 52 49 47 56 61 65 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 64 47 67
WIND DIR N NW NW NW W W N N N N NW NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 8 6 5 4 5 6 6 9 6 5 4 2 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.8 11.4 10.9 10.6 10.2 9.9 10.3 11.2 11.6 11.1 10.4 10.0 10.1 9.9 10.2 11.6 12.3
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 60 35 45 20 10 15 20 20 20 15 15 5 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 61 53 48 46 44 46 52 57 60 54 47 45 44 48 57 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 60 44 63
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W NW NW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 3 3 3 6 10 10 9 4 3 3 3 4 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 10.6 10.1 9.6 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.5 10.1 10.2 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.8 10.8 10.9
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC BK FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 55 20 40 15 10 20 20 20 20 15 20 5 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 60 54 48 45 43 45 54 58 60 55 47 45 44 47 56 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 60 44 63
WIND DIR W NW NW W W NW NW W W NW NW W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 9 6 4 4 4 6 9 10 10 5 4 3 2 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 10.6 10.2 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.1 9.6 10.3 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.9 9.7 9.8 10.9 11.0
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 20 20 35 20 20 10 10 5 10 10 15 5 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 65 59 52 46 43 44 57 63 64 60 51 46 44 47 62 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 65 44 69
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 5 3 3 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 2 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 11.0 11.1 10.5 10.0 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.6 11.0
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 60 40 45 20 20 10 15 20 15 20 15 5 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 58 52 48 46 44 46 53 57 58 53 47 46 45 49 57 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 58 45 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW W NW NW NW SE SE SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 6 5 3 3 6 9 10 10 4 3 3 2 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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) 10.6 10.3 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.1 9.6 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.8 10.6 10.8
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC OV OV SC BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 80 75 50 55 20 15 10 15 25 20 20 15 5 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 59 52 49 47 44 46 53 58 58 53 47 46 45 49 57 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 58 45 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW W NW NW NW SE SE S W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 4 3 3 6 9 9 9 4 3 3 2 3 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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) 10.5 10.0 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.6 10.1 10.1 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.8 10.7 10.8
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 08/04/25 TUESDAY 08/05/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 10 10 5 20 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 15 10
TEMPERATURE 60 51 49 47 46 49 54 59 60 54 48 48 47 52 59 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 47 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 12 9 8 5 5 6 9 11 12 6 5 4 3 3 5 9
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) 11.1 10.8 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.5 9.7 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.7 10.3 10.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN