


Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
142 FWUS46 KMFR 171101 AVGMFR AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 401 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025 ...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER SC BK FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 15 25 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 TEMPERATURE 43 42 49 52 51 43 43 43 44 42 52 54 54 44 44 43 42 MAX/MIN TEMP 54 42 56 40 WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW N N N N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 13 12 9 5 4 6 8 6 5 6 8 12 18 26 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.4 10.0 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 ...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER SC BK FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 15 25 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 TEMPERATURE 36 37 50 52 50 40 38 37 37 38 53 56 53 41 39 39 38 MAX/MIN TEMP 54 36 58 36 WIND DIR N N N NW NW N N N NE NE SE SW SW S S S S WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 10 9 6 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 13 20 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.5 10.1 10.1 10.5 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 ...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER SC BK FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 15 25 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 TEMPERATURE 43 42 47 51 50 43 43 43 44 42 50 54 53 44 43 43 43 MAX/MIN TEMP 53 42 55 40 WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW N N N N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 13 11 9 5 4 6 8 6 5 6 8 12 18 26 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.3 10.0 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 ...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK BK FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 20 25 10 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 TEMPERATURE 34 35 41 42 41 35 34 34 35 36 43 44 43 35 33 33 32 MAX/MIN TEMP 43 34 44 31 WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W W W W W WIND (MPH) 19 23 24 26 26 19 12 11 13 14 12 11 11 13 21 32 46 WIND GUST (MPH) 40 50 49 58 64 51 36 33 34 34 29 33 44 65 90 PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.5 10.1 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.6 ...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK BK FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 25 25 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TEMPERATURE 41 42 48 54 52 45 42 42 41 41 50 57 55 47 44 43 42 MAX/MIN TEMP 54 41 57 41 WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW N N E SE S SW SW SW SW S WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 10 9 9 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 8 9 13 20 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) 9.0 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.6 ...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 10 20 10 5 10 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 TEMPERATURE 47 47 55 60 58 49 48 47 49 49 58 63 61 51 49 48 48 MAX/MIN TEMP 62 47 65 46 WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW N SE SE SW SW SW SW WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.3 10.3 10.1 10.6 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 ...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK BK FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 20 20 10 5 10 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 TEMPERATURE 43 46 50 54 53 45 43 42 43 46 53 58 58 48 46 45 43 MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 59 41 WIND DIR N N N NW NW N N N NE NE SE S SW S S SW S WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 11 10 8 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 9 12 18 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.5 10.4 10.2 10.6 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 ...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK OV BK FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC BK CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 50 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 15 30 70 TEMPERATURE 40 40 46 49 48 40 39 39 39 40 51 55 54 45 44 43 41 MAX/MIN TEMP 50 37 56 37 WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE E SE SW W W SW SW SW SW WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 13 11 9 6 5 6 8 8 6 10 13 19 26 28 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 PRECIP TYPE R 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) 9.7 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.7 7.9 8.3 9.3 10.5 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.1 ...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW BK CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 45 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 25 65 TEMPERATURE 39 39 46 48 48 40 37 38 37 37 49 54 53 44 42 42 39 MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 56 36 WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW N NE SE SW SW W W SW SW SW WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 12 11 9 6 5 6 8 8 6 10 12 19 26 28 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 PRECIP TYPE R 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) 9.6 9.3 9.3 8.9 8.9 8.7 7.8 8.0 8.4 9.2 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.6 10.2 ...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW BK CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 35 15 0 5 10 5 0 15 5 5 5 5 5 10 55 TEMPERATURE 39 38 48 52 52 43 39 39 38 37 50 58 57 48 45 44 41 MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 59 39 WIND DIR N N W W NW NW N E E E SE SW W W W SW SW WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 10 10 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 8 5 6 8 10 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 PRECIP TYPE R 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) 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.6 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.4 ...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC OV CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 40 15 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 25 30 70 TEMPERATURE 41 40 45 47 46 40 39 40 40 40 50 55 53 46 44 44 41 MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 55 36 WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW NE E E SE SW W W SW SW SW SW WIND (MPH) 12 13 14 13 12 9 6 6 8 8 8 6 10 13 19 25 27 WIND GUST (MPH) 48 PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 70 PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 9.7 9.3 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.4 9.2 10.4 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.0 ...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK OV SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 40 15 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 15 40 40 80 TEMPERATURE 41 40 45 47 46 40 39 40 40 40 51 55 54 46 43 44 41 MAX/MIN TEMP 48 38 56 36 WIND DIR NW SW W W NW NW E E E SE W W W SW S SW SW WIND (MPH) 12 14 14 13 11 10 8 6 8 9 8 6 11 14 20 27 28 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 70 PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 9.6 9.2 9.0 8.4 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.9 9.1 10.4 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.4 9.8 ...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)... DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25 TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A CLOUD COVER BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 20 5 10 15 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 40 TEMPERATURE 43 42 47 49 47 42 42 43 44 43 50 55 54 46 46 45 44 MAX/MIN TEMP 50 42 55 42 WIND DIR N N NW NW NW N N NE SE E S S W NW W SW SW WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 11 11 8 4 3 5 6 6 5 6 8 13 19 25 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE R 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 10.0 10.0 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.6 $$ --- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- CODE TYPE T THUNDERSTORMS R RAIN S SNOW I SLEET Z FREEZING RAIN