Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 271016
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
216 AM PST THU NOV 27 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 25 20 20 35 35 15 15 25 10 20 35 40 40 40 30
TEMPERATURE 40 38 41 42 38 35 36 35 34 32 35 36 33 32 32 32 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 36 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 20 18 16 20 16 17 17 14 17 17 14 10 6 8 10 16 14
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) 6.0 5.8 7.1 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.4 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 30 20 25 40 35 15 20 30 15 20 30 40 40 40 30
TEMPERATURE 32 32 42 44 39 34 33 33 31 31 37 37 32 26 26 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 30 37 25
WIND DIR S S SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N E E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 12 10 13 10 11 12 10 11 11 11 6 4 6 8 12 11
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) 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 25 20 20 35 30 15 15 25 15 20 35 40 40 40 30
TEMPERATURE 40 39 40 42 38 36 36 35 35 32 35 36 33 32 32 33 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 36 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 20 18 17 20 16 17 17 14 17 17 14 10 6 8 10 16 14
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) 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.1 4.7 5.4 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 30 20 20 35 35 15 20 25 15 20 35 40 45 40 35
TEMPERATURE 31 30 32 33 31 29 29 28 28 27 30 30 28 25 26 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 27 30 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 39 41 32 34 29 31 32 28 29 26 24 19 13 11 14 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 79 93 65 57 57 58 62 55 55 47 41 43 31 41 37
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) 6.1 5.8 7.3 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.1 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.0
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 35 15 25 40 35 20 20 30 15 25 30 35 40 35 40
TEMPERATURE 40 39 40 42 38 34 34 33 32 31 33 38 35 31 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 38 31
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW SW W NW N N N NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 14 11 12 13 11 13 12 11 6 5 8 10 13 10
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) 5.7 5.5 6.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.6 5.4 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK SC SC BK BK FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 50 25 35 60 55 20 20 30 15 15 30 35 40 35 30
TEMPERATURE 45 44 47 49 45 41 40 38 37 36 40 44 41 38 37 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 35 44 37
WIND DIR S SW S S N W W W NW NW N NW NW NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 3 6 4 4 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 6
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) 5.9 5.7 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.9 4.5 5.2 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.1 4.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK SC SC SC BK BK FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 40 30 30 65 60 25 20 35 20 15 30 35 40 35 30
TEMPERATURE 43 43 45 47 43 41 39 37 36 35 38 40 39 35 34 35 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 34 40 34
WIND DIR S S SW W W SW W W NW N N N N E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 14 11 10 13 10 11 12 10 11 11 11 8 5 5 6 11 12
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) 5.9 5.7 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.4 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 70 70 65 75 80 75 70 80 80 55 35 35 50 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 33 33 36 38 36 33 31 29 29 28 30 34 33 29 28 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 35 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 16 16 18 23 23 23 25 20 18 12 9 8 8 10 12 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
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) 5.5 6.1 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.7
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW BK BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 60 65 55 70 70 65 60 75 80 50 35 35 45 50 60 65
TEMPERATURE 31 32 35 37 36 32 30 28 28 28 30 34 33 28 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 35 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 16 17 18 23 23 23 25 20 18 12 9 8 8 11 12 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
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) 5.5 6.0 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.7
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 45 55 45 50 60 65 65 70 40 35 40 40 45 45 60
TEMPERATURE 33 34 40 46 44 38 35 33 33 31 33 39 37 32 30 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 31 40 28
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W W W W W SW NE E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 8 10 11 14 16 13 13 11 9 5 3 4 6 8 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 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) 5.6 5.9 7.9 7.3 7.0 6.5 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.7
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK SC SC BK BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 60 65 55 55 55 65 60 80 80 50 40 35 50 55 50 65
TEMPERATURE 37 37 37 38 37 34 32 30 30 31 31 35 34 31 31 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 35 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 16 16 18 23 23 23 24 20 19 13 10 9 8 12 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 20 30 20 40 40 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 5.6 6.0 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 70 55 60 55 60 65 85 85 55 40 35 55 60 50 65
TEMPERATURE 36 37 37 37 36 34 31 30 30 30 30 35 34 31 30 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 29 35 30
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 14 16 18 24 24 23 25 19 18 13 10 9 9 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 20 30 20 40 40 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 5.5 6.0 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV SC SC SC SC SC SC FW BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 40 50 40 50 40 15 55 65 45 35 35 40 45 40 50
TEMPERATURE 41 40 40 42 39 37 36 35 34 33 35 36 36 34 34 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 33 37 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 10 12 16 14 14 17 14 16 13 8 6 5 8 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 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) 5.8 7.3 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN