Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 272301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 90 85 80 75 85 90 90 55 55 40 40 40 40 45
TEMPERATURE 28 29 29 29 28 27 27 26 26 22 21 19 18 20 26 30 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 27 18 33
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SE
WIND (MPH) 36 40 37 32 26 21 20 20 17 17 12 10 9 6 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 58 64 61 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 80 80 70 50 70 90 90 30 30 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.64 0.45 0.11 0.08 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 7.0 5.2 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 12.2 2.3 0.9 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.8 4.5 5.0
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 85 80 65 80 90 90 55 55 40 35 40 40 45
TEMPERATURE 29 30 30 30 30 29 29 28 27 24 23 21 20 22 29 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 29 20 33
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 27 31 28 24 19 16 14 16 12 12 9 8 6 5 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 80 70 70 40 70 90 90 30 30 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.52 0.40 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.8 3.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 8.7 1.9 0.8 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.8 4.5 5.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 90 85 80 75 85 90 90 55 55 40 40 40 40 45
TEMPERATURE 28 28 29 29 28 27 26 26 25 22 21 19 18 20 26 30 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 27 18 33
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW SW SW SE
WIND (MPH) 36 40 37 32 26 21 20 20 17 17 11 10 9 6 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 58 64 61 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 80 80 70 50 80 80 80 30 30 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.63 0.44 0.11 0.08 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 6.6 4.9 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 11.5 2.3 0.8 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.8 4.5 5.0
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 85 85 75 70 80 90 90 60 55 40 40 40 40 50
TEMPERATURE 20 21 21 22 21 20 19 20 19 17 14 13 10 13 19 21 23
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 20 10 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W E
WIND (MPH) 55 59 51 43 39 33 35 35 28 29 21 18 18 14 11 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 96 100 95 82 65 57 72 71 57 58 44 36 40 40 39 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 80 80 70 40 70 90 90 30 30 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.68 0.48 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 8.6 6.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 14.8 2.3 1.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.8 4.6 5.1
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 90 85 80 75 80 85 85 55 55 45 50 50 50 55
TEMPERATURE 29 29 29 28 27 27 25 26 26 23 21 19 18 20 25 29 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 27 18 32
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W W N SE S S
WIND (MPH) 29 31 31 26 21 18 18 17 14 12 10 8 6 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 70 80 60 40 70 70 70 40 40 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.54 0.31 0.09 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.6 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 7.6 1.6 0.6 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.7 4.5 4.9
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 85 85 70 85 80 80 50 45 35 35 30 35 45
TEMPERATURE 36 35 35 34 32 32 34 36 36 32 29 27 26 26 35 39 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 38 25 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N SE S S
WIND (MPH) 17 18 17 13 10 9 9 10 8 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 80 70 70 50 70 70 70 20 20 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.45 0.31 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 4.5 4.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 80 80 75 80 80 80 50 40 35 35 30 40 55
TEMPERATURE 32 32 30 30 29 30 30 30 30 27 24 22 21 24 30 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 31 20 36
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 28 31 28 25 19 16 16 16 13 12 9 8 8 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 70 70 70 40 70 70 70 20 20 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.19 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.9 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.7 1.0 0.5 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.6 4.5 5.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 95 65 65 40 55 60
TEMPERATURE 32 30 29 29 27 26 26 26 26 22 21 20 19 19 25 30 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 27 18 32
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S W
WIND (MPH) 33 35 34 32 28 24 23 20 20 18 14 13 9 5 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 54 51 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 70 70 50 50 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.49 0.29 0.25 0.15 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.7 3.4 3.4 2.1 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 8.1 5.5 1.9 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.3 4.2 4.7
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 90 80 85 60 60 40 55 60
TEMPERATURE 32 30 29 28 28 27 26 26 26 22 21 20 19 20 26 31 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 27 19 32
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW S S SE
WIND (MPH) 32 34 33 32 28 24 23 19 19 18 14 13 9 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 70 70 40 40 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.42 0.25 0.21 0.11 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.0 2.8 2.8 1.6 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 6.8 4.4 1.4 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.4 4.2 4.7
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 95 90 95 90 90 85 85 80 70 60 60 45 45 55
TEMPERATURE 37 34 34 33 31 30 31 34 33 29 27 26 24 25 32 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 35 24 38
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W N SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 21 23 23 19 17 14 14 16 13 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 70 80 70 80 80 80 80 50 50 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.4 4.3 4.7
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 90 85 65 65 40 45 55
TEMPERATURE 33 31 30 30 28 28 27 28 27 25 22 22 21 23 28 32 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 29 21 34
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 36 37 34 33 28 23 23 20 19 18 14 13 8 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 62 62 54 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 70 70 50 50 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.20 0.19 0.12 0.12 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 2.1 2.2 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 5.0 3.6 1.8 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.4 4.2 4.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 90 85 65 65 45 50 55
TEMPERATURE 33 31 30 29 28 27 27 28 27 24 22 22 21 22 27 32 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 29 21 33
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 35 37 35 33 29 23 24 21 20 18 14 13 8 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 57 54 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 70 70 50 50 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.48 0.25 0.21 0.11 0.12 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 3.9 2.5 2.5 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 6.4 3.9 1.8 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.3 4.1 4.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 90 80 85 80 70 75 60 60 60 50 55 50 40 40 55
TEMPERATURE 33 32 31 31 30 29 29 30 28 24 22 22 21 24 29 33 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 30 21 36
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W S S S NW
WIND (MPH) 34 29 32 27 23 19 19 17 17 12 12 12 8 5 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 70 80 70 50 60 40 40 30 30 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.17 0.09 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.2 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.9 1.6 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.7 4.2 4.6
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN