Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
960
FWUS46 KMFR 031021
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 AM PST WED DEC 3 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 55 65 50 40 35 50 30 30 60 35 35 45 50 45 45 40
TEMPERATURE 27 27 32 34 32 30 31 31 30 33 39 41 40 36 36 35 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 29 41 33
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 18 16 14 13 11 11 14 16 20 23 26 26 28 32 29 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 51 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 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) 3.6 3.5 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.5 6.3 7.7 8.9 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 70 50 40 30 50 30 35 65 40 35 45 45 45 40 45
TEMPERATURE 22 22 31 33 30 25 25 26 25 26 37 41 39 35 33 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 24 42 29
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 12 11 10 8 9 11 12 16 17 19 20 21 24 23 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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) 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.9 7.6 8.9 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.9 7.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 60 65 55 40 35 50 30 35 65 35 40 45 50 45 45 40
TEMPERATURE 27 27 31 33 31 30 30 31 30 32 37 40 39 36 36 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 40 33
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 19 18 16 14 13 11 11 14 16 20 23 25 26 28 32 29 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 51 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 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) 3.6 3.5 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.3 6.1 7.5 8.9 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 65 55 35 35 55 30 35 60 40 40 50 55 50 50 45
TEMPERATURE 19 20 25 27 24 23 23 24 23 26 32 33 32 27 27 27 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 22 33 26
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 37 34 29 26 25 26 25 28 33 39 42 46 46 50 52 49 39
WIND GUST (MPH) 82 78 62 55 57 72 65 65 78 85 93 95 89 102 102 95 69
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 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) 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.6 7.8 8.8 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.8
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 55 70 65 45 30 45 30 35 60 45 40 45 50 45 45 55
TEMPERATURE 24 25 28 32 31 29 29 29 29 31 36 40 39 36 36 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 40 34
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 11 10 9 8 11 12 16 17 19 20 23 24 23 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
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) 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.9 6.8 8.4 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 65 70 50 30 30 45 30 35 60 35 30 40 40 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 32 32 35 38 37 35 35 35 34 36 41 45 45 43 41 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 34 46 39
WIND DIR W W NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.3 8.9 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 70 45 25 40 40 30 30 60 40 35 45 45 45 40 40
TEMPERATURE 28 30 34 36 34 32 32 33 32 35 41 42 41 39 38 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 31 42 35
WIND DIR E NE N NE N N NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 14 16 17 18 19 20 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.9 5.7 7.3 8.8 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.9
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 70 55 35 45 50 35 70 80 70 75 80 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 24 25 31 35 33 28 28 29 28 30 36 35 35 33 34 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 28 36 32
WIND DIR E E NE E S NW SE SE W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 9 6 8 10 16 16 14 21 23 24 24 20 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 50 50 70 70 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01
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) 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.7 5.4 6.5 7.7 8.4 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 70 60 35 40 50 35 65 80 65 70 75 80 80 80 80
TEMPERATURE 23 23 29 34 32 27 27 27 27 29 35 35 35 33 33 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 26 36 31
WIND DIR E NE NE E SE NW SE W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 9 6 8 10 14 16 14 21 23 24 24 20 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 50 50 70 70 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
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) 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.5 6.5 7.6 8.5 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV BK SC FW SC SC SC OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 75 65 30 20 50 30 45 80 50 65 70 70 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 25 25 29 36 35 29 28 29 28 29 36 40 39 36 35 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 41 34
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 2 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.5 6.1 7.4 8.6 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.6
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 70 60 35 40 40 30 60 75 65 75 85 85 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 26 27 31 35 32 30 30 30 30 32 35 35 35 34 35 35 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 29 36 34
WIND DIR E E E E S W SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 9 8 8 11 16 14 14 21 21 23 23 19 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 40 41 40 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 30 60 60 80 80 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.01
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) 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.1 6.4 7.8 8.5 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 70 60 40 45 40 30 70 75 75 80 85 90 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 26 27 32 35 33 30 30 30 30 32 35 34 35 34 35 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 35 34
WIND DIR E E E SE S W S S SW W SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 8 8 8 11 16 14 14 21 23 23 23 19 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 30 60 60 80 80 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.02
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) 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.2 6.4 7.9 8.5 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC OV SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 70 65 45 30 50 40 45 75 50 55 65 75 85 75 75
TEMPERATURE 29 29 32 35 33 32 33 33 32 34 39 39 38 36 37 38 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 32 39 36
WIND DIR E E NE E SE E E E NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 12 10 9 9 12 14 16 17 21 20 19 21 23 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.5 5.2 6.4 8.2 8.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN