Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 312301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 20 10 0 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 0 30 30 55
TEMPERATURE 65 58 56 55 55 57 62 66 66 59 58 58 59 61 67 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 57 71
WIND DIR S S SW SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 11 6 12 12 13 14 19 19 17 13 18 18 16 14 14 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
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) 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.9 9.6 10.1 10.7 11.2 11.6 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 20 10 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 0 30 30 55
TEMPERATURE 67 55 52 49 49 54 67 70 68 57 54 53 53 59 72 74 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 72 52 75
WIND DIR S SW W E SE SE S S S S E E E E SE S S
WIND (MPH) 9 5 9 11 13 11 14 14 11 10 13 13 13 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
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) 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.6 10.1 10.6 11.2 11.6 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 25 10 0 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 0 30 30 55
TEMPERATURE 64 58 56 55 55 57 61 65 66 59 58 58 59 61 66 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 67 57 71
WIND DIR S S SW SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 12 6 12 12 13 14 19 19 17 13 18 18 14 14 13 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
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) 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.9 9.7 10.1 10.8 11.3 11.6 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 20 10 0 5 10 15 5 10 5 5 0 35 35 60
TEMPERATURE 52 46 43 43 43 46 51 53 53 47 46 46 46 50 56 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 54 46 57
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 13 21 21 23 21 25 25 23 21 31 33 29 27 26 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 43 43 41 47 47 43 58 71 65 58 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
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) 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.9 9.7 10.1 10.7 11.2 11.6 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 25 20 15 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 30 35 65
TEMPERATURE 67 61 56 55 53 56 63 68 68 62 59 58 58 61 68 72 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 69 57 73
WIND DIR SW S SW SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE E SE S S
WIND (MPH) 13 10 11 10 11 12 18 18 14 11 14 12 11 12 12 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T T 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) 10.5 10.7 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.8 10.2 10.8 11.2 11.5 11.8 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 20 20 15 0 5 5 5 5 10 0 5 0 15 25 45
TEMPERATURE 77 66 62 61 61 66 73 77 78 68 65 64 65 70 78 80 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 80 64 83
WIND DIR S SW E E SE SE S S S SW E E SE E SE S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 1 4 5 11 12 8 5 3 2 5 4 6 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 10.7 11.0 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.5 10.0 10.5 11.2 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 15 20 15 0 0 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 30 30 50
TEMPERATURE 71 60 57 55 56 62 66 72 72 62 59 59 60 67 71 75 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 73 58 75
WIND DIR S W NW E SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 8 4 8 10 11 11 14 13 9 8 13 14 12 12 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
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) 11.1 11.1 10.6 10.2 9.8 9.6 9.9 10.5 11.3 11.6 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 10 5 10 5 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 69 59 54 52 51 54 65 70 71 61 56 55 55 58 70 75 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 72 53 76
WIND DIR W NW NW SE SE SE S S W NW E E E SE SE S SE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 9 9 10 11 9 11 6 8 10 10 10 10 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T 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) 11.2 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.0 11.0 11.5 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.5 12.8
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 10 5 10 5 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 68 59 53 51 50 52 63 70 71 61 55 54 53 56 68 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 52 75
WIND DIR W NW NW E SE SE S S SW NW NE E E E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 8 10 8 9 10 11 9 11 6 8 10 11 10 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T 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) 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.7 10.3 10.0 9.9 11.0 11.6 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.5 12.8
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 25 25 55
TEMPERATURE 73 64 57 52 50 51 67 74 75 65 58 56 54 55 72 78 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 76 52 80
WIND DIR W W W E E SE S SW W NW NE E E E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 5 4 5 6 10 10 8 6 2 6 5 6 8 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T 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) 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.7 10.3 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.4 12.7
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 15 10 5 10 5 40 40 50
TEMPERATURE 66 58 54 53 52 55 64 69 69 60 56 57 56 59 70 74 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 70 55 75
WIND DIR W NW NW E SE SE S SW W NW E E SE SE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 9 10 10 12 10 10 6 9 10 10 10 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T 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) 11.0 11.0 11.1 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.0 10.6 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.5 12.8
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 10 5 10 5 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 67 58 53 53 52 55 65 69 69 60 56 56 56 59 70 75 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 70 55 75
WIND DIR W NW NW SE SE SE S SW W NW E E SE SE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 9 9 10 11 9 11 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T 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) 11.0 11.0 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.8 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.5 12.8
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 10 15 10 5 5 5 45 45 50
TEMPERATURE 68 58 56 55 55 57 65 72 70 60 57 59 59 62 70 76 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 72 57 77
WIND DIR NW NW N NE SE SE SE SW NW N E SE SE SE SE S NE
WIND (MPH) 9 11 9 10 11 11 12 13 8 6 9 10 10 11 13 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T 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) 11.2 11.2 10.7 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.6 10.5 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.9 12.2 12.5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN