Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 022301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT SAT AUG 2 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 10 5 5 5 35 35 35 35 30 15 25 10 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 63 58 55 54 53 55 58 60 60 53 51 49 47 50 55 59 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 62 46 61
WIND DIR SW N N N N N SW S W NW NW N N N W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 6 3 5 6 9 6 6 10 9 8 5 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 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 11.7 11.3 11.3 10.9 10.9 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.2 10.8 10.6 10.3 10.4 11.1 11.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 5 5 5 5 30 30 35 35 25 15 25 10 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 66 57 53 50 48 54 62 64 62 52 48 45 43 49 58 63 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 43 65
WIND DIR W N E E E SE S S NW NW N N N N NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 10 8 4 5 4 5 9 8 6 8 6 5 4 3 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 11.7 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.8 11.4 11.8 11.5 11.2 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.3 11.1 11.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 10 5 5 5 30 30 35 35 30 15 25 10 5 10 25
TEMPERATURE 63 57 55 55 53 55 57 59 59 52 51 49 48 50 54 58 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 61 47 60
WIND DIR SW N N NW N NW SW S W NW NW N N N W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 6 6 3 5 6 9 6 6 10 9 9 5 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 11.3 11.3 10.9 10.9 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.4 11.1 11.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 10 5 5 10 35 35 40 40 30 15 25 10 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 49 46 43 42 40 43 46 47 46 40 39 38 36 39 43 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 47 36 46
WIND DIR SW N SE E SE SE SW SW W NW NW N N N NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 5 6 6 8 6 5 11 10 9 8 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 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 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.5 11.8 11.5 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.3 10.5 11.1 11.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 5 5 5 5 45 45 35 35 30 20 25 10 5 15 30
TEMPERATURE 65 60 55 54 52 55 60 63 61 55 51 49 47 50 56 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 63 47 62
WIND DIR SW NW N N S S S S W NW N NW NW N W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 11 5 5 2 3 6 11 8 11 11 10 9 5 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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 11.7 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.9 11.4 11.9 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.5 11.2 11.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 5 5 5 5 25 30 25 30 20 20 20 10 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 75 68 61 60 59 63 69 72 73 63 56 54 52 57 65 71 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 75 52 73
WIND DIR S N N NE E NE SE S N N N N N N NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 13 5 3 2 3 6 9 10 6 6 5 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 12.2 12.2 11.7 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.6 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.2 11.0 11.6
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 5 0 5 5 30 30 50 30 35 20 25 15 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 67 59 56 53 51 59 62 66 64 54 51 49 47 54 58 63 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 66 46 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W E S N NW N N N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 11 12 4 4 3 3 6 10 11 8 6 5 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 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 11.7 11.3 11.1 10.8 11.0 11.5 11.9 11.5 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.3 11.0 11.5
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 30 5 15 30 55 55 45 45 35 30 25 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 64 59 53 52 51 52 59 60 60 53 48 45 44 46 54 58 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 62 44 60
WIND DIR W NW NE E N NE W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 4 2 2 1 5 10 11 8 5 4 4 3 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 30 30 20 20 5 5 10 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T R R 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) 11.9 11.3 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.4 9.8 9.4 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.6 10.4 10.5
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 35 10 15 30 55 55 45 45 35 30 20 5 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 64 59 53 51 50 51 58 61 60 54 47 45 43 45 54 58 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 63 43 60
WIND DIR W NW N E NE NE SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 4 2 3 2 4 9 11 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 0 0 0 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T R R 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) 11.8 11.5 11.8 11.8 11.4 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.4 9.9 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.6 9.7 10.4 10.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 10 5 10 25 50 50 45 45 25 25 25 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 70 65 57 52 49 50 61 66 65 59 52 46 43 45 59 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 67 43 66
WIND DIR W NW W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 4 3 3 3 6 9 11 9 5 5 3 3 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T R R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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) 11.6 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.4 10.9 10.7 10.5 11.0 10.8 10.1 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 10.1 10.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 10 10 10 40 50 50 40 50 30 30 25 10 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 63 57 53 51 50 52 58 60 59 52 48 45 43 46 54 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 61 43 59
WIND DIR NW NW N E SE SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 4 2 1 1 4 8 10 9 6 5 4 3 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.0 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.6 10.1 10.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC FW FW FW BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 15 10 15 50 55 55 40 55 35 30 30 15 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 63 57 52 52 50 53 58 60 59 52 48 45 43 46 54 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 61 43 59
WIND DIR NW NW N E S E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 4 2 1 1 4 6 10 9 5 4 4 3 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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 11.2 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.3 9.8 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.3 9.5 10.1 10.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/03/25 MONDAY 08/04/25
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 SC CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 5 5 5 15 40 40 25 25 20 10 10 5 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 65 57 54 53 52 54 58 60 59 51 49 47 46 49 56 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 61 46 61
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 6 4 2 2 4 9 13 12 9 9 5 5 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 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 11.8 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.5 10.2 10.8 10.9 10.7 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.9 10.1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN