Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 161101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL FW BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 0 5 25 65 40 40 30 25 15 10 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 34 44 46 46 41 41 42 42 42 49 51 50 42 42 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 40 52 40
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 16 18 19 18 18 16 14 12 11 11 9 11 11 9 5 8 9
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) 7.0 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.8 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.2 9.6 9.7 9.4 9.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL FW BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 0 5 25 60 35 40 30 25 10 10 10 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 29 29 43 47 46 36 35 35 35 36 50 53 51 39 37 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 33 54 35
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 13 14 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 6 9 8 6 5 5 6
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) 7.0 6.9 7.4 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.8 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.6 9.7 9.4 9.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL FW BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 0 5 25 65 40 45 30 25 15 10 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 34 41 45 46 40 41 42 42 42 47 51 50 42 41 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 40 52 40
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 16 18 19 18 18 16 14 12 11 11 9 11 11 9 5 8 9
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) 7.0 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.7 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.2 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 5 25 65 40 45 30 25 15 10 10 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 29 29 37 38 37 33 32 33 34 34 41 42 40 33 32 32 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 32 42 31
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NW N NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 32 32 32 29 28 25 23 21 18 18 17 19 19 16 10 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 71 64 61 55 50 47 40 43 34 40 40 34
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) 7.0 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.9 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL FW BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 0 5 20 60 30 45 40 25 20 10 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 33 33 40 46 46 41 40 40 40 40 48 54 52 44 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 40 54 40
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
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) 6.5 6.2 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.6 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.9 9.5 9.6 9.3 9.3
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 5 15 50 25 35 30 15 10 10 10 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 39 40 48 54 54 46 46 46 46 46 55 60 58 49 48 46 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 45 61 45
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 5 5 5 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) 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.7 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.3 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL FW BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 0 5 15 65 35 40 30 30 15 15 10 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 35 38 43 48 48 42 42 41 41 44 50 53 52 44 42 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 39 54 39
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 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) 6.7 6.5 6.8 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.0 8.1 9.0 9.5 9.3 9.0 9.2 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL SC SC BK SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 0 5 45 40 60 40 45 50 20 5 5 15 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 32 32 45 49 49 41 40 40 39 39 48 50 49 40 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 37 51 36
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N NW W W W W W W SW S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 3 3 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) 5.9 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.4 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL SC SC BK SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 0 5 40 50 60 45 45 40 20 5 5 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 31 30 43 49 49 41 39 40 38 38 47 49 49 40 37 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 37 51 35
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 5 5 2 2 3 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) 5.9 6.0 7.0 8.1 8.3 8.0 8.2 9.0 9.1 8.8 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 20 45 40 40 35 35 15 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 32 30 43 50 50 42 39 38 38 37 48 53 52 42 40 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 54 36
WIND DIR N N NW W W NW N NE N NW W W W NW NW E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 2 4 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) 6.1 5.9 6.7 7.8 8.4 8.1 8.0 8.7 9.0 9.1 8.4 8.5 9.0 8.7 9.2 9.1 9.0
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL FW SC SC BK SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 35 50 50 50 45 45 25 5 5 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 33 32 42 47 46 40 40 40 40 39 46 48 47 39 38 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 49 37
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NE E NW SW W W W W S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 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) 5.9 5.9 6.8 7.8 8.0 7.9 8.5 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.7 8.7
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL FW SC BK BK BK SC BK SC FW CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 10 40 50 55 50 45 55 30 5 5 15 10 0 10
TEMPERATURE 32 31 43 48 47 40 39 40 39 39 46 48 47 39 37 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 38 49 37
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW E SE W SW W W W W S S SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 3 4 4
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) 5.8 5.9 6.8 7.7 7.9 7.8 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.5 8.5
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 40 45 50 40 35 30 15 10 5 10 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 37 35 42 46 45 41 41 42 42 41 47 49 47 40 40 41 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 40 49 40
WIND DIR N N N NW N NW NW W W SW SW NW NW NW W S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 2 3 4 3 4 6 9
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) 6.3 6.2 6.8 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.8 9.3 9.3 8.4 8.3 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN