Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 272301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 10 20 25 20
TEMPERATURE 62 56 54 54 53 54 59 63 64 57 55 54 53 54 61 63 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 52 64
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 12 16 13 13 13 10 8 8 11 14 11 12 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.1 10.3 9.9 9.8 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.0
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 10 20 25 20
TEMPERATURE 64 53 51 49 48 51 64 67 67 56 50 49 48 53 65 67 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 68 48 68
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 10 11 10 10 10 6 6 6 9 11 9 9 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.3 12.1 11.6 11.1 10.3 9.9 9.7 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 10 20 25 20
TEMPERATURE 61 56 54 54 53 54 58 62 63 57 55 54 53 54 60 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 52 64
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 12 16 14 13 13 10 8 8 11 13 11 11 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.1 10.3 9.9 9.7 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.5 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.0
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 10 20 30 20
TEMPERATURE 49 44 43 42 41 44 49 51 52 46 43 43 42 44 49 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 52 42 51
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 19 20 19 18 17 12 11 14 19 21 20 20 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 39 35 35 37 39 42 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.3 12.2 11.6 11.1 10.4 10.0 9.9 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.0
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 10 15 25 20
TEMPERATURE 64 60 57 54 53 54 60 66 66 60 55 54 53 56 62 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 67 53 66
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 9 11 13 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.3 12.2 11.7 11.0 10.5 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.7 10.7 10.9 11.2 11.3
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 10 20 25 20
TEMPERATURE 73 65 61 60 58 61 69 74 75 67 62 60 59 63 71 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 75 59 76
WIND DIR S SW S S S SE S SE S S NW NW W E S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 10 6 4 5 6 5 4 6 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 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) 12.0 12.0 11.6 11.0 10.2 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.7 10.9
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 15 30 25 20
TEMPERATURE 68 59 57 55 55 60 63 69 70 61 57 56 54 60 65 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 70 53 70
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 11 11 10 9 11 8 6 8 10 11 11 10 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.4 12.2 11.6 11.0 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.8 11.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 10 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 68 60 55 54 53 55 65 69 71 63 56 55 53 55 66 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 71 53 71
WIND DIR W NW NW SE SE SE S SW W NW N E E SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 6 9 10 9 11 11 9 5 5 6 8 9 12 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 12.0 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.2 10.5 10.4 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.1 10.8 11.0 10.6 10.8 11.6 11.8
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 10 20 30 45
TEMPERATURE 66 60 54 53 51 52 63 68 70 62 55 53 52 54 64 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 70 52 70
WIND DIR W W NW S SE SE S SW W NW N NE NE SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 6 9 9 9 11 10 9 5 5 6 8 10 12 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 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) 11.9 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.2 10.5 10.5 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.7 11.0 10.6 10.8 11.6 11.8
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 72 66 59 55 53 53 67 74 75 68 58 54 52 53 68 73 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 75 52 75
WIND DIR W W S SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NE E E S S W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 2 5 6 6 5 9 8 4 4 5 8 8 5 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.5 11.0 10.3 10.2 10.5 11.3 11.1 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.6 11.4 11.6
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 66 59 56 55 54 56 65 69 70 62 56 55 54 56 66 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 70 54 70
WIND DIR W NW NW SE SE SE SW SW W NW N E SE SE SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 10 10 10 11 10 8 8 6 8 9 10 12 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.0 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.1 10.5 10.2 10.6 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.6 11.8
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 10 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 67 59 56 55 54 56 65 69 70 62 56 55 55 57 66 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 70 55 70
WIND DIR W NW NW SE SE SE SW W W NW NE E E SE SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 9 10 9 11 11 8 8 5 6 6 8 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.2 10.6 10.2 10.6 11.2 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.0 10.7 10.8 11.6 11.8
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 35 20
TEMPERATURE 69 60 57 58 58 58 65 72 72 62 58 58 57 59 66 71 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 72 57 71
WIND DIR NW NW N E S S S SW NW N N SE S S S SW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 10 12 12 12 11 8 6 5 8 11 12 13 3 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.3 12.1 11.8 11.2 10.5 10.2 10.1 10.6 11.5 11.2 10.8 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.2 11.0 11.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN