Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 162301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 69 65 58 57 55 58 62 65 67 63 57 56 55 58 63 67 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 67 54 69
WIND DIR SW W SE E E S S S SW NW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 4 5 10 11 8 3 6 4 4 5 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 13.2 13.2 12.8 11.9 11.4 10.9 11.1 11.9 12.6 12.8 12.2 11.6 11.4 11.0 10.9 11.8 12.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 73 64 55 53 52 57 66 69 70 63 54 52 51 58 66 71 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 71 51 73
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE S S S NW SW SE SE S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 4 3 3 9 10 8 1 3 3 3 3 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 13.3 13.2 12.8 11.8 11.4 10.9 11.0 11.8 12.5 12.8 12.1 11.5 11.3 10.9 10.8 11.8 12.6
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 68 63 57 56 54 58 60 64 66 61 57 56 54 58 61 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 66 53 68
WIND DIR SW W S E E SW S S SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 4 5 10 11 8 4 6 4 4 5 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 13.1 13.1 12.8 11.9 11.4 10.9 11.1 11.8 12.6 12.8 12.2 11.6 11.3 11.0 10.8 11.7 12.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 55 51 47 44 42 47 51 52 52 49 45 44 42 47 51 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 42 53
WIND DIR W NW SE SE SE S S S S N W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 6 8 5 8 4 1 10 5 6 8 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 13.4 13.2 12.8 11.9 11.4 11.0 11.3 12.1 12.6 12.8 12.2 11.7 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.9 12.6
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 71 67 59 57 55 58 64 68 69 65 58 56 54 58 64 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 69 54 71
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 8 5 6 10 11 10 3 8 6 5 6 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 13.0 13.2 12.9 12.1 11.6 11.0 11.2 12.0 12.4 12.8 12.2 11.7 11.6 11.1 11.0 11.8 12.5
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 79 74 65 61 59 66 71 76 78 73 64 61 59 65 72 77 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 78 59 79
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE S SW SW S SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 2 2 2 8 9 9 4 2 2 2 2 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 12.9 13.0 12.6 11.8 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.6 12.3 12.7 12.1 11.5 11.2 10.9 10.8 11.7 12.5
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 15 15 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 74 66 60 57 55 64 68 72 73 65 59 57 55 64 69 72 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 73 55 74
WIND DIR S S SE S S S SE SE S SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 11 9 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 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) 13.2 13.3 12.7 11.9 11.2 10.8 11.1 12.0 12.6 12.9 12.2 11.6 11.3 11.0 10.9 12.0 12.7
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 15 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 75 69 60 58 55 59 67 70 72 66 58 55 54 59 66 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 72 54 71
WIND DIR W NW NW W W W W W W NW W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 3 3 4 11 11 11 5 8 3 4 5 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.8 12.7 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.0
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 20 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 75 69 59 57 55 58 66 70 71 66 58 55 53 57 65 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 72 53 70
WIND DIR W NW NW W W SW W W W NW W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 4 3 4 10 11 12 8 8 4 4 5 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.8 12.8 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 80 75 64 59 56 60 72 75 77 72 63 57 55 60 72 75 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 77 55 77
WIND DIR W NW W W SW SW W W W W NW NW SE S W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 2 2 2 9 10 11 5 5 2 2 3 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 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) 13.2 13.2 13.1 12.7 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.2 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.5
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 73 67 60 57 56 61 67 70 70 65 58 56 55 59 66 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 70 55 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW W SW SW W W NW NW SW SW S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 5 3 3 4 8 10 11 4 8 4 4 4 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.1 12.1 12.4 12.1 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.9
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 73 67 60 57 56 61 67 70 70 64 57 55 54 59 66 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 70 54 69
WIND DIR NW NW NW W SW SW W W NW NW SW S S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 3 3 4 8 9 10 4 8 4 4 4 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.0 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 76 68 62 61 60 64 69 72 72 64 60 60 59 64 71 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 73 59 73
WIND DIR NW NW NW SW S S N N NW NW NW NW SW S W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 6 3 3 3 2 9 12 9 6 3 3 4 3 6 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 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) 13.6 13.4 13.1 12.6 12.2 12.0 11.9 12.6 12.8 12.5 12.2 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.5 11.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN