Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 292301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 15 5 5 5 10 20 10 5 15 15 25 25 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 66 60 55 55 54 56 62 66 66 59 55 54 55 58 63 66 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 53 68
WIND DIR SW SW S SE SE SE S S S S SW E SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 3 5 11 13 13 14 12 9 10 18 18 19 20 19 17 16
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) 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.7 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 15 5 5 5 15 20 10 5 15 10 25 25 15 15 25
TEMPERATURE 69 58 52 50 49 53 67 70 69 56 52 50 48 54 68 71 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 72 48 72
WIND DIR S S SW SE SE SE S S S S NW NE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 9 11 11 11 11 6 6 14 14 14 16 14 12 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) 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.6 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 15 5 5 5 10 20 10 5 15 15 25 25 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 65 59 55 55 55 56 61 65 65 59 55 54 55 58 62 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 67 53 67
WIND DIR SW SW S S SE SE S S S S SW E SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 6 12 13 14 14 12 9 11 18 18 19 20 19 17 16
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) 11.0 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.7 10.8 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 15 5 0 5 20 25 10 5 15 10 25 25 20 25 25
TEMPERATURE 52 47 43 42 42 44 50 53 53 46 44 42 43 46 52 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 54 42 54
WIND DIR SW SW SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 13 10 12 18 19 19 20 18 13 18 32 32 32 33 32 25 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 31 31 43 61 65 61 61 57 43
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) 11.0 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 10 5 5 10 20 15 10 10 10 10 30 35 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 67 62 57 55 54 55 64 68 67 62 56 54 53 56 64 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 69 53 70
WIND DIR S S SW W SE SE S S S SW W N SE SE S S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 9 10 10 12 13 13 10 9 12 12 12 14 14 14 13
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) 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 10 5 5 5 10 20 5 5 10 5 25 25 15 20 20
TEMPERATURE 77 69 62 61 61 65 73 77 78 67 62 61 60 64 74 77 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 79 59 79
WIND DIR S SW NE E SE SE S S S W N E E NE S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 3 2 4 5 10 10 8 2 2 3 3 4 6 9 9
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) 11.3 11.4 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.6 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.7 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 5 5 5 5 20 25 5 5 5 10 30 25 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 71 63 57 55 55 63 66 71 72 61 56 54 55 62 68 72 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 72 53 73
WIND DIR S S W E SE SE S S S W N NE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 8 8 10 13 11 8 6 13 16 14 13 14 12 9
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) 11.4 11.5 11.1 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.8 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.6 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.5
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC FW SC BK BK BK FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 15 30 30 25 35 70 65 55 25 20 40 30 25 20 25
TEMPERATURE 71 63 55 54 53 55 65 69 69 60 55 53 52 54 66 70 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 70 51 71
WIND DIR W NW N NE E E S SW W NW N E SE SE S SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 9 6 10 11 13 12 14 8 6
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) 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.8 11.8 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.2 12.0 12.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC FW SC BK BK BK FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 10 30 30 25 30 55 65 55 25 25 35 30 25 20 25
TEMPERATURE 70 63 55 53 51 52 63 68 68 60 54 52 51 52 64 70 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 70 50 71
WIND DIR W NW N NE NE E S S W NW N NE E SE S S W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 8 8 11 9 8 5 10 12 13 12 14 8 6
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) 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.7 11.7 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.2 12.0 12.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 10 20 5 10 40 40 35 35 20 10 25 30 20 15 20
TEMPERATURE 75 68 58 55 52 52 68 74 74 64 57 53 51 51 67 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 75 49 75
WIND DIR W W W E E SE S SW W W W N E E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 5 5 5 6 10 8 10 8 4 2 5 4 3 5 6
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) 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.5 11.1 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.0 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.8 12.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 10 15 25 15 35 55 50 50 25 15 35 35 25 20 15
TEMPERATURE 70 62 55 55 54 56 65 68 67 58 55 53 53 54 64 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 68 52 69
WIND DIR W NW N NE E SE S W NW NW NW E SE SE SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 4 6 9 11 8 10 6 10 12 13 13 16 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) 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.7 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.9 12.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW SC BK BK BK SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 10 15 30 15 35 65 60 50 25 15 40 35 25 20 15
TEMPERATURE 70 62 55 55 54 56 66 68 67 58 54 54 53 55 65 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 68 53 70
WIND DIR W NW N E E SE S W NW NW N E SE SE SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 3 6 8 10 8 9 5 10 10 12 13 14 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.8 11.5 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.1 12.0 12.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 30 30 10 15 30 30 30 30 25 15 20 25 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 71 62 56 56 56 58 66 71 70 58 55 55 54 56 64 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 72 53 71
WIND DIR NW NW N NE E SE S W NW NW N NE E SE SE W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 6 8 10 9 9 11 10 10 14 13 11 11 13 12
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) 11.5 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.2 10.0 10.8 11.6 11.4 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 11.3 12.0
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN