Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
052
FWUS46 KMFR 271101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 30 50 35 35 20 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 55 56 60 62 62 56 54 53 53 55 59 62 64 56 54 54 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 51 64 52
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S SW S S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 11 9 4 6 11 12 11 12 11 9 8 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.2 10.4 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.7 11.1 10.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 30 45 35 35 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 49 54 64 67 64 53 51 49 48 53 64 67 65 54 51 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 69 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 11 8 5 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.1 10.4 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.7 10.9 10.7 11.1 10.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 30 50 35 35 20 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 55 56 59 62 61 56 54 53 53 55 58 62 63 56 54 54 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 51 63 52
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 11 11 9 4 6 11 12 11 12 11 10 8 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T 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 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.2 10.4 10.0 10.0 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.7 11.1 10.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 40 50 40 40 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 42 45 49 50 49 44 43 42 42 45 49 50 51 44 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 41 52 42
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 16 18 18 14 10 13 17 17 16 16 14 10 8 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 37 37 37 34 31 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 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 11.7 12.0 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.2 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.5 10.9 11.0 10.7 11.1 10.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 40 50 40 40 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 54 56 61 65 63 59 56 54 53 55 61 66 65 59 55 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 52 66 53
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 11 16 13 10 8 11 11 11 12 13 13 9 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 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 11.7 11.8 12.2 12.3 12.4 11.8 11.2 10.6 10.3 10.4 10.3 11.0 10.9 10.8 11.2 11.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 25 20 20 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 15
TEMPERATURE 60 64 70 73 74 65 61 59 58 63 69 74 75 65 61 60 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 58 76 59
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW E E
WIND (MPH) 5 4 8 11 9 5 5 6 6 4 9 10 9 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.5 11.0 10.3 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.7 10.9 10.7 11.0 10.7
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 30 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 10
TEMPERATURE 57 63 65 68 68 59 57 56 55 61 64 68 69 59 57 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 70 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 13 10 6 8 12 12 11 11 11 11 6 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 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 11.7 12.0 12.3 12.1 11.5 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.9 11.0 10.8 11.0 10.8
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC BK FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 45 55 25 25 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 54 57 65 67 67 60 56 54 53 56 65 69 70 61 57 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 70 53
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W SW S S S SW W NW NW E SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 9 13 11 6 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 8 5 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 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 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.9 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.1 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.4
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC BK FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 45 60 25 25 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 53 55 64 66 66 60 54 53 51 53 63 69 68 61 55 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 51 70 52
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W SW SW S S SW W NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 12 12 6 6 9 9 8 9 9 10 9 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T 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 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.9 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.2 10.6 10.5 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.4
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 40 55 40 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 54 55 68 72 72 65 58 55 53 54 68 74 74 66 58 55 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 52 75 52
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W W SE SE SE S SW W W W E SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 11 12 9 4 6 6 6 8 9 9 8 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.01 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 11.4 11.8 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.5 10.9 10.4 10.3 10.7 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 40 50 30 25 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 55 58 64 67 66 59 56 55 54 57 65 69 69 61 56 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 54 70 55
WIND DIR SW S W W W NW W S S S SW SW W NW N SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 12 8 8 10 10 9 10 9 9 8 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 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 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.0 10.4 10.3 10.7 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 FW CL SC BK SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 45 50 30 20 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 55 58 65 67 66 59 56 55 54 57 65 69 69 61 56 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 54 70 55
WIND DIR SW S W W W NW W S S S SW W W NW N E SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 11 8 8 11 11 9 9 10 10 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 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 11.7 11.5 11.9 11.9 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.0 10.4 10.2 10.6 11.6 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.4
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/27/25 THURSDAY 08/28/25
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 CL CL SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 40 45 35 35 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 58 60 67 71 69 60 58 58 57 59 65 72 71 60 58 58 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 57 73 57
WIND DIR W S SW W NW NW N S S S S SW NW NW NW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 8 13 9 6 9 9 10 10 10 6 9 5 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.04 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 11.3 11.4 11.8 12.1 12.1 11.7 11.1 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.8 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.9
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN