


Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
751 FWUS46 KMFR 152301 AVGMFR AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 401 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2025 ...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 SC FW FW CL CL FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 20 30 15 15 0 5 25 65 35 20 25 15 10 10 5 TEMPERATURE 40 35 35 35 35 35 43 46 46 40 41 42 42 40 48 50 50 MIN/MAX TEMP 33 48 39 52 WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 13 16 18 19 18 18 16 14 12 11 11 9 11 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) 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.7 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.6 9.3 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.3 ...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 FW FW FW CL CL FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 20 15 10 0 5 25 60 30 20 25 15 5 10 5 TEMPERATURE 40 32 30 29 29 30 43 47 46 36 35 34 35 35 49 52 50 MIN/MAX TEMP 27 49 33 54 WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 11 12 13 14 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 6 9 8 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) 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.6 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.6 9.4 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.3 ...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 SC FW FW CL CL FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 25 30 20 20 0 5 20 65 35 25 25 15 10 10 5 TEMPERATURE 40 35 35 35 35 35 41 46 46 40 41 42 42 40 46 50 50 MIN/MAX TEMP 33 48 39 52 WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 13 16 18 19 18 18 16 14 12 11 11 9 11 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) 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.6 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.3 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.3 ...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 FW FW FW CL CL FW BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 20 15 10 0 5 25 65 30 20 25 15 5 10 5 TEMPERATURE 30 26 27 27 27 29 36 37 37 32 32 32 33 32 39 40 39 MIN/MAX TEMP 25 39 30 40 WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N NW WIND (MPH) 20 28 27 31 32 32 32 29 28 25 23 21 18 18 17 19 19 WIND GUST (MPH) 40 74 67 72 71 64 61 55 50 47 40 43 34 40 40 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) 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.7 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.6 9.5 9.2 9.0 8.9 9.3 ...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 FW FW FW CL CL FW BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 20 25 15 10 0 5 20 65 30 30 25 15 10 10 5 TEMPERATURE 42 37 34 34 34 33 41 47 46 42 39 40 40 39 47 53 52 MIN/MAX TEMP 33 48 39 53 WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW N N N N NW NW WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 5 5 5 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) 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.7 7.5 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.2 9.4 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.2 ...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 FW FW CL CL CL FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 15 10 5 0 5 15 55 25 15 20 10 5 5 5 TEMPERATURE 47 40 40 39 39 40 48 54 54 45 46 45 46 46 55 60 59 MIN/MAX TEMP 38 56 44 62 WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 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) 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.6 7.1 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.4 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.4 ...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 20 15 15 15 0 5 25 60 30 20 25 15 5 5 5 TEMPERATURE 44 37 36 35 35 37 44 48 48 42 41 41 41 43 49 53 52 MIN/MAX TEMP 33 49 38 54 WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 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) 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 7.1 7.7 8.0 8.4 8.3 8.5 9.6 9.4 9.0 9.0 9.4 ...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 30 20 10 10 0 10 45 35 40 35 45 35 15 5 5 TEMPERATURE 43 35 33 32 31 32 44 49 49 40 40 40 39 39 47 49 49 MIN/MAX TEMP 30 51 37 51 WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N N NW W W W W WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 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) 7.5 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.9 7.3 8.0 8.2 7.8 8.9 9.0 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.6 9.3 ...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 25 15 5 0 5 55 45 35 40 40 30 15 5 5 TEMPERATURE 42 35 32 31 31 31 43 49 48 40 39 39 38 37 46 49 48 MIN/MAX TEMP 29 50 36 50 WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 5 5 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) 7.4 6.8 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.0 7.3 8.1 8.3 7.8 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.4 8.6 9.3 ...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 25 15 5 5 0 5 40 40 30 30 25 20 10 10 5 TEMPERATURE 46 39 35 33 32 30 43 50 49 42 39 38 37 36 48 52 51 MIN/MAX TEMP 30 52 35 53 WIND DIR NW W W NW N N NW W W NW N NE N NW W W W WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 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) 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.9 8.1 8.5 8.2 8.0 9.2 8.9 8.4 8.2 8.7 9.3 ...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 30 15 10 10 0 5 45 45 40 35 40 40 20 10 5 TEMPERATURE 41 35 33 33 32 32 42 46 45 39 39 39 39 39 45 47 46 MIN/MAX TEMP 31 47 37 47 WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NE E NW SW W W W WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 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) 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.8 7.0 7.8 8.1 7.8 8.7 9.2 8.7 8.2 8.0 8.5 9.2 ...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 30 15 15 10 0 5 50 50 40 40 45 45 25 10 5 TEMPERATURE 42 35 32 32 31 32 43 48 46 40 39 39 39 39 45 48 46 MIN/MAX TEMP 30 48 37 48 WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW E SE W SW W W W WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 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) 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.9 7.6 9.0 9.1 8.6 8.1 8.0 8.5 9.1 ...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)... DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25 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 CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 30 10 5 10 5 5 45 55 35 35 30 15 10 10 5 TEMPERATURE 42 37 37 36 35 36 42 45 44 40 40 42 41 40 46 48 46 MIN/MAX TEMP 35 46 39 48 WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N NW N NW NW W W SW SW NW NW WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 2 3 4 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) 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.0 7.0 7.6 8.2 8.1 8.1 9.2 9.4 8.7 8.1 8.7 9.4 $$ --- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- CODE TYPE T THUNDERSTORMS R RAIN S SNOW I SLEET Z FREEZING RAIN