Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 212301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 15 45 50 30 30 40 40 40 25 30
TEMPERATURE 73 66 63 62 62 63 70 73 74 67 63 63 62 64 69 72 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 74 61 74
WIND DIR S N NE NE NE NE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 5 8 8 8 5 9 4 3 6 11 13 12 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 12.0 11.9 12.4 12.1 11.3 11.0 10.9 11.3 11.3 11.6 12.5 13.7 13.4 13.1 13.2 12.8 12.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 15 45 45 30 30 35 40 35 20 30
TEMPERATURE 77 65 58 56 55 60 74 78 76 63 59 58 57 62 74 77 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 79 57 78
WIND DIR S E E E E E SE S S SE E E SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 9 8 10 10 9 9 6 6 6 10 11 9 9 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 12.0 11.9 12.4 12.1 11.2 10.9 10.8 11.2 11.2 11.6 12.5 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.2 12.8 12.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 15 45 50 30 30 40 40 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 73 66 62 62 61 63 68 72 73 65 63 62 63 64 68 72 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 74 61 74
WIND DIR SW NW NE NE N NE SE S SW W SW E S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 6 6 5 4 9 5 4 6 11 13 12 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 12.0 11.9 12.4 12.1 11.3 11.0 10.8 11.3 11.3 11.6 12.5 13.7 13.4 13.1 13.3 12.8 12.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 0 5 0 10 20 50 50 35 25 40 40 40 25 30
TEMPERATURE 59 54 50 50 50 52 58 60 60 54 52 52 51 53 59 60 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 60 51 60
WIND DIR S SE E SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 10 11 12 12 10 10 6 4 13 18 21 20 24 23 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 41 57 62 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.1 11.9 12.4 12.1 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.5 11.5 11.7 12.5 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.2 12.8 12.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 10 45 40 30 20 40 40 30 25 35
TEMPERATURE 75 70 63 62 60 62 71 76 75 68 63 63 63 65 71 76 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 76 63 76
WIND DIR SW W N N S S S S S SW SW SW SW SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 2 4 5 9 10 9 8 8 9 11 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 12.1 12.2 12.5 12.3 11.7 11.3 11.0 11.3 11.5 11.8 12.7 13.9 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.0 13.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 10 10 45 50 25 20 30 40 40 20 35
TEMPERATURE 85 76 67 67 66 69 79 84 84 74 69 68 68 70 79 84 84
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 86 68 85
WIND DIR S S NE W W SE SE S S SW S S S E S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 2 2 3 6 9 8 6 5 6 6 4 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 11.7 11.6 12.1 11.8 11.0 10.7 10.6 11.0 11.1 11.5 12.5 13.6 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.7 12.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 5 20 45 40 25 25 25 45 40 25 40
TEMPERATURE 78 69 64 62 61 67 74 79 79 69 65 64 64 69 73 78 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 80 63 79
WIND DIR S NW NW W SW S SE S S SW SW SW SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 9 8 4 6 8 9 10 8 6 5 10 12 10 10 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 12.0 11.6 12.2 11.9 11.1 10.7 10.7 11.2 11.3 11.5 12.4 13.4 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.7 13.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 20 50 35 35 40 25 40 50 50
TEMPERATURE 76 69 62 61 59 61 72 78 81 73 65 63 61 63 73 77 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 81 61 79
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E SE SE NW N E E E E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 1 8 13 11 11 10 9 6 5 6 8 8 6 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.7 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.5
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW CL FW CL CL FW FW BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 20 50 35 40 40 25 45 55 50
TEMPERATURE 74 68 61 59 57 59 69 76 79 72 64 62 60 61 71 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 80 60 79
WIND DIR S NE NE NE E SE SE S NW N NE NE NE E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 9 12 9 8 9 9 6 3 5 10 5 6 6 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.0 11.7 11.9 12.2 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.9 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.5
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 60 40 25 30 25 35 45 35
TEMPERATURE 80 73 62 59 56 57 74 83 84 76 66 62 59 59 75 82 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 85 58 84
WIND DIR NW W E E E E E SW W W E E E E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 10 9 9 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 6 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
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 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.3 11.7 12.4 12.4 12.0 12.5 13.4 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.4
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 15 50 35 30 35 30 40 50 50
TEMPERATURE 73 66 61 61 59 61 72 78 78 69 64 64 62 63 73 77 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 79 62 78
WIND DIR NW N E E E SE SE S NW N NE SE E E S W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 10 9 10 8 4 8 5 6 5 8 9 8 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.7 12.1 12.7 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.7 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.5
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 45 30 35 45 30 40 55 60
TEMPERATURE 73 66 61 61 60 62 73 79 79 69 64 64 62 64 74 78 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 80 62 79
WIND DIR NW N E SE SE SE SE S NW N NE SE E E S W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 10 9 10 9 4 9 6 6 5 6 8 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 12.4 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.9 12.3 12.8 12.3 12.5 12.1 12.5 12.8 12.9 13.2 13.5
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW SC SC BK FW FW SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 15 30 45 60 25 20 30 40 50 45
TEMPERATURE 75 65 60 61 62 65 72 80 80 69 66 65 64 66 73 78 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 80 64 79
WIND DIR N NW N E SE S S S N NW NW S SE SE SE SW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 11 4 4 9 9 8 4 6 8 6 9 9 10 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 12.2 11.9 12.0 11.6 11.0 10.8 11.1 12.2 12.2 11.8 12.3 12.8 13.0 12.9 12.7 13.4
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN