Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
992
FWUS46 KMFR 052301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT TUE AUG 5 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 BK FW FW SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 10 10 15 60 10 15 30 60 35 10 5 10 25 20
TEMPERATURE 63 58 54 52 51 53 57 61 63 57 54 53 51 52 58 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 63 49 64
WIND DIR W W W NW W NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 8 10 10 11 9 8 6 11 12 11 9 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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) 12.2 12.1 11.7 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.6 11.6 12.1 12.2 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.1 10.7 10.7 10.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 CL FW FW FW BK FW FW SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 10 10 15 65 15 15 35 60 25 15 5 10 20 20
TEMPERATURE 66 58 51 48 46 51 60 65 65 55 51 49 46 50 61 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 67 45 67
WIND DIR W NW N N N N NW NW W NW N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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) 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.5 11.6 12.1 12.2 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.1 10.6 10.6 10.8
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 BK FW FW SC BK SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 10 10 15 65 10 15 30 60 35 10 5 10 20 15
TEMPERATURE 62 57 53 53 51 53 56 60 61 56 54 53 51 52 56 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 62 49 63
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 8 10 10 10 9 8 6 11 12 11 10 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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) 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.6 11.6 12.1 12.2 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.1 10.7 10.7 10.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 BK FW FW SC BK SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 10 10 20 60 15 15 35 60 35 10 5 10 30 20
TEMPERATURE 49 45 42 41 39 42 45 47 48 44 42 41 39 41 45 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 49 38 48
WIND DIR W S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 13 14 19 21 24 20 16 14 19 20 20 18 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 41 51 61 57 48 36 36 41 47 40 34 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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) 12.2 12.1 11.7 11.4 11.3 10.9 10.7 11.7 12.2 12.2 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.8
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 15 40 35 30 45 60 40 15 5 10 25 20
TEMPERATURE 64 60 54 52 50 52 58 63 64 59 54 52 49 52 59 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 65 49 65
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW N N N NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 6 8 8 8 6 9 10 9 10 9 9 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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) 12.3 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.1 10.9 11.8 12.3 12.1 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.9 10.9
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 10 15 10 50 25 45 50 50 25 10 10 10 25 20
TEMPERATURE 75 69 59 58 56 59 67 73 75 67 60 57 56 59 68 74 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 75 54 76
WIND DIR SW N N NE NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 9 6 5 3 4 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 4 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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) 12.2 12.0 11.5 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.4 11.6 12.1 12.1 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.0 10.6 10.7 11.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW BK FW SC BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 5 10 10 15 55 25 40 55 60 35 15 15 15 30 25
TEMPERATURE 67 60 54 52 51 56 59 65 67 58 54 53 51 55 60 65 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 67 48 67
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 8 6 8 9 9 8 9 11 11 9 9 8 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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) 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.5 11.7 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.4 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.8
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 SC BK BK SC FW SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 25 40 60 55 25 15 45 60 65 50 50 30 10 15 30
TEMPERATURE 62 57 50 47 46 48 54 58 59 54 50 48 46 47 54 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 60 46 61
WIND DIR W NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 10 11 12 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 10 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.1 10.6 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.3 9.7 8.7 8.6 9.2 9.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 BK BK SC FW SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 25 40 55 55 25 15 35 60 65 50 40 25 10 15 30
TEMPERATURE 62 57 50 47 45 46 54 58 59 54 49 47 45 46 54 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 45 61
WIND DIR W NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 10 11 11 10 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.2 10.6 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.4 9.8 8.8 8.6 9.4 9.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 SC BK FW CL FW BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 20 35 70 25 5 25 55 55 40 40 35 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 67 62 54 49 46 47 59 65 65 60 54 50 47 47 59 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 67 46 66
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW W W NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 5 4 4 6 9 9 8 6 5 4 5 8 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.1 10.6 11.4 11.4 11.3 10.9 10.3 9.6 8.9 9.3 9.4
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 FW SC BK BK FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 20 45 60 60 20 20 45 65 60 55 55 35 15 15 25
TEMPERATURE 61 55 49 48 47 48 54 58 57 53 50 49 47 48 54 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 59 47 58
WIND DIR W NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 10 11 12 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 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 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.5 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.4 9.6 8.8 8.5 9.0 9.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 BK BK BK FW FW BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 25 50 70 60 20 25 50 70 65 65 65 35 15 10 25
TEMPERATURE 61 55 49 48 47 49 55 58 57 53 50 49 47 48 53 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 59 47 58
WIND DIR W NW NW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 10 11 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 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 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.4 10.0 10.6 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.2 9.3 8.5 8.4 8.9 9.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
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 SC SC BK FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 15 30 45 55 20 10 25 65 55 45 35 30 20 30 25
TEMPERATURE 64 56 52 52 50 51 57 62 61 54 52 52 51 53 56 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 62 51 62
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW N
WIND (MPH) 11 11 8 8 10 10 9 9 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.4 10.2 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.2 9.6 8.9 9.3 9.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN