Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 022301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 PM PST SUN NOV 2 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 20 25 30 65 55 70 90 100 90 90 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 47 43 45 44 44 41 41 41 39 36 35 34 33 34 32 33 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 41 32 35
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 12 20 21 20 17 21 27 29 32 27 25 28 31 25 27 35
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 48 51 44 47 50 44 62
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 50 50 80 80 80 80 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12 0.22 0.22 0.47
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.7 8.7
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 15 15 30 65 50 70 90 100 90 90 90 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 44 38 37 36 36 35 41 41 37 33 34 33 33 33 35 35 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 42 33 35
WIND DIR E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 14 14 14 12 16 20 21 24 20 19 21 23 18 20 26
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 50 50 80 80 80 80 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12 0.20 0.23 0.50
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) 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.3 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.8
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 25 30 35 60 65 70 90 100 90 90 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 46 43 44 44 44 41 40 40 38 36 35 34 33 34 31 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 41 32 34
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 12 20 21 20 17 21 27 29 32 27 25 28 31 25 28 35
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 48 51 44 47 50 62
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 50 50 80 80 80 80 100 100 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12 0.22 0.20 0.43
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.8 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.6
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 10 10 25 50 55 70 90 100 90 90 85 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 38 35 36 36 34 34 34 33 32 29 28 27 26 27 25 26 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 34 25 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 23 31 33 33 33 39 46 50 54 51 42 50 50 44 43 55
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 51 51 57 61 69 81 86 96 105 113 85 107 100 96 79 98
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 60 60 80 80 80 80 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.13 0.25 0.22 0.48
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.0 2.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 2.0 3.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.4 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW SC SC BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 15 45 50 55 70 70 70 95 95 85 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 42 43 43 42 41 41 41 39 38 36 36 35 34 33 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 41 34 36
WIND DIR E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 10 16 16 16 16 18 23 23 25 23 20 21 23 23 21 27
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 50 50 70 70 70 70 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.17 0.12 0.23
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) 8.4 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.5 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.5 8.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 15 30 55 65 60 70 95 100 95 85 90 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 52 47 48 46 45 45 46 46 43 42 41 40 40 41 40 41 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 46 39 42
WIND DIR NE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 3 5 8 8 6 6 11 13 13 12 12 10 8 9 9 9 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 60 60 80 80 80 80 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.15 0.17 0.36
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) 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.2 8.9 9.0 8.4 8.3 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.8
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW SC BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 15 30 50 55 50 70 95 100 95 85 90 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 49 44 44 44 43 43 43 43 41 39 38 38 37 38 36 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 43 37 38
WIND DIR NE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 6 10 14 14 14 12 16 21 21 24 20 18 21 23 20 20 25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 60 60 80 80 70 70 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.14 0.12 0.29
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) 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.9 8.2 9.2 9.0 8.4 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.8 9.2
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 10 30 55 65 90 95 100 100 95 80 85 80 85 95
TEMPERATURE 40 36 37 37 37 36 39 39 40 38 38 36 35 35 37 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 41 34 40
WIND DIR E E SE S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 14 14 17 20 19 19 25 25 26 26 25 21 20 23 20 24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 40 90 90 90 90 40 40 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.15 0.09 0.01 0.09
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) 6.7 6.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 8.1 9.6 9.1 8.4 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.4 8.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 15 30 55 60 90 95 100 100 90 80 85 80 85 95
TEMPERATURE 39 35 36 35 35 34 39 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 36 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 41 34 39
WIND DIR E E E S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 12 14 17 20 19 19 25 26 27 25 24 20 21 23 20 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 90 90 90 90 40 40 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15 0.10 0.01 0.10
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) 6.8 6.9 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.2 9.7 9.2 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.5 8.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 5 15 35 50 90 85 100 100 90 90 85 80 90 95
TEMPERATURE 45 40 39 39 38 36 43 46 46 43 43 42 41 40 40 43 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 48 40 44
WIND DIR NE E E SE S S S SW SW S SW SW S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 11 11 10 10 10 12 16 18 23 19 13 12 12 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 80 80 80 80 40 40 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.11
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) 7.2 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.7 9.0
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 10 15 35 55 65 80 95 100 100 90 80 80 80 85 95
TEMPERATURE 41 38 39 41 40 39 40 40 39 38 38 37 36 36 38 40 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 41 36 41
WIND DIR E E SE S SW SW SW S S S SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 16 16 17 20 17 21 25 25 26 27 26 21 20 24 21 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 44 43 44 43 37 51 43 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 30 50 60 90 90 90 90 30 30 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.16 0.12 0.00 0.07
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) 6.7 6.9 7.6 7.5 7.6 8.1 9.5 9.0 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.9 8.4 8.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 15 20 40 60 65 80 95 100 100 90 80 75 80 80 95
TEMPERATURE 41 38 38 40 40 39 39 39 39 38 38 37 36 36 39 41 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 40 35 42
WIND DIR E E SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 16 16 17 20 17 23 25 24 27 27 28 24 19 20 19 26
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 30 50 60 90 90 90 90 30 30 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.20 0.14 0.00 0.04
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) 6.5 6.4 7.6 7.4 7.5 8.2 9.6 9.1 8.3 7.8 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.3 8.4
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 11/03/25 TUESDAY 11/04/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 5 20 60 65 80 90 95 90 80 90 80 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 44 42 44 45 43 42 42 42 41 38 38 38 37 37 37 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 42 36 40
WIND DIR E SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 12 13 14 14 13 18 23 25 28 24 20 17 23 28 26 25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 60 60 60 60 20 20 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.04 0.01 0.12
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) 7.4 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 9.5 9.5 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.7 9.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN