Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 282301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT THU AUG 28 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 15 25 25 20 5 5 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 64 58 55 55 54 55 61 64 66 59 55 55 54 55 62 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 66 53 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW E SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 6 8 10 12 14 16 14 11 6 9 12 13 14 16 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.7 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 15 25 25 20 5 5 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 67 57 51 49 49 53 66 68 69 58 51 50 48 53 66 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 70 48 71
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S S S S W N E SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 8 10 11 12 13 10 4 8 9 10 11 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.7 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.6 11.1 11.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 15 25 30 25 5 5 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 63 58 55 55 54 56 60 64 65 59 56 55 54 56 61 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 65 53 66
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW W SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 6 9 10 13 14 16 13 11 8 9 12 14 14 16 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.7 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 25 20 5 5 10 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 52 46 43 43 42 44 50 51 52 46 43 43 42 45 51 53 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 42 54
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 11 12 16 21 24 25 21 18 16 18 21 23 24 25 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 40 41 44 41 41 44 48 43 43 43 43 37 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.7 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.2 11.6
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 20 25 25 20 5 5 15 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 66 61 56 55 53 55 63 68 68 62 56 55 53 55 63 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 68 53 69
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW W NW SE SE S S SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 8 8 10 11 11 12 10 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.8 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.2 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.4 11.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 15 20 25 15 5 10 5 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 75 67 62 61 60 64 73 76 77 69 63 60 59 64 72 76 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 78 59 78
WIND DIR S SW W S S SE S S S S W W W NE S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 6 5 5 4 9 12 9 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.6 10.8 10.9 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.3 11.0 11.5
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 20 20 25 10 5 5 10 20 15 20
TEMPERATURE 70 61 57 56 55 61 66 70 71 63 58 56 54 61 65 71 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 71 54 73
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S S S NW N E SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 12 8 8 10 11 13 14 9 4 5 8 9 9 12 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.6 10.8 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.4 11.1 11.7
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 10 30 35 25 20 20 25 35 30 40
TEMPERATURE 71 63 56 55 53 56 66 70 71 63 56 54 53 55 64 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 71 53 70
WIND DIR W NW N E SE S S SW W NW NW NE E E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 6 6 8 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 10 11 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.7 11.8 12.1 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.2 12.0 12.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 35 30 25 20 15 25 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 70 63 55 53 52 53 64 69 70 62 55 53 52 54 63 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 70 52 69
WIND DIR W NW NW E SE S S S W NW NW N NE E S S W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 6 8 8 10 9 6 4 6 6 8 10 12 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.7 11.8 12.1 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.1 12.0 12.2
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 15 15 20 25 10 15 20 20 20 35
TEMPERATURE 75 68 58 55 52 53 68 74 75 68 58 54 51 52 67 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 76 51 74
WIND DIR W W W E SE SE S SW W W W E SE E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 4 4 4 5 8 11 10 8 3 2 4 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.7 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.7 11.7 12.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 25 40 25 15 20 25 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 70 62 56 56 55 57 66 69 69 62 56 55 54 56 64 67 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 70 54 68
WIND DIR W NW N SE SE SE SW SW NW NW NW NE E E SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 8 8 9 11 9 9 5 5 6 6 10 12 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.6 11.4 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.9 12.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW CL CL CL SC BK FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 0 0 0 30 50 20 15 20 25 35 30 40
TEMPERATURE 70 62 56 56 55 57 67 70 70 62 56 55 54 56 65 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 70 54 68
WIND DIR W NW NE E SE SE SW W NW NW N E E SE SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 6 8 8 10 9 9 4 5 5 5 9 11 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.5 11.5 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.2 12.0 12.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 25 20 35 35 15 20 10 20 25 25
TEMPERATURE 73 63 58 59 57 59 66 72 71 62 57 57 56 58 65 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 72 55 70
WIND DIR W N N SE S S S SW NW NW NW N NE E SE W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 10 9 12 12 9 5 8 6 6 6 6 8 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.4 11.3 11.9 11.5 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.9 11.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN