Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST SAT NOV 22 2025


...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   10    5   15   15   25   25   30   35   30   25   35   25   25   40
TEMPERATURE        39   35   36   37   37   35   39   40   36   32   32   32   30   29   32   34   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  41                  28                  34
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    8   11   12   12   14   17   18   18   24   27   27   23   23   23
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     44
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.2                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.3  7.0  6.9  6.6  6.7  6.4  6.1  6.3  6.4  6.5  6.5  6.1  5.1  4.2  4.5  4.9  4.9


...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5   10   10   15   10   25   25   35   30   35   25   40   25   30   40
TEMPERATURE        38   31   31   30   29   29   40   40   36   30   30   29   26   26   33   34   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  42                  24                  36
WIND DIR            N   NE    E   NE   NW   NW    W    W   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    6    8    9   10   11   13   13   13   18   20   20   17   17   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.3  7.0  6.8  6.6  6.5  6.3  6.0  6.2  6.3  6.3  6.5  6.2  5.4  4.3  4.4  5.0  4.9


...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   10    5   15   15   25   20   25   35   30   25   35   25   30   40
TEMPERATURE        39   35   35   36   36   35   38   39   36   32   32   32   30   29   31   33   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  41                  28                  34
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    6   10   12   12   13   17   18   18   23   27   27   23   23   23
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     44
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    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  6.9  6.7  6.6  6.4  6.2  6.4  6.4  6.5  6.5  6.1  5.1  4.3  4.6  4.9  4.9


...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5   10   10   15   15   25   30   40   40   35   30   35   25   25   40
TEMPERATURE        32   28   28   27   27   26   31   31   28   24   23   22   21   21   24   25   22
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  32                  20                  25
WIND DIR            N    N   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11    8    8   10   17   21   23   27   32   35   35   43   52   51   43   42   41
WIND GUST (MPH)                             40   47   58   67   79   79   93  115  109   96   93   89
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.7  6.4  6.1  6.2  6.3  6.6  6.6  6.1  5.1  4.1  4.3  4.9  4.9


...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5   15   15   15   30   20   20   25   35   45   45   25   20   40
TEMPERATURE        39   35   33   35   34   33   39   40   37   32   31   31   29   28   30   33   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  42                  27                  35
WIND DIR           NE    E    E    W   NW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    4    3    4    8   10   10   11   12   13   14   18   21   21   18   17   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    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)  7.0  6.9  6.8  6.5  6.2  6.0  6.2  6.6  6.7  6.0  6.3  6.1  5.4  4.7  4.6  4.8  4.9


...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    5    5   10   15   10   35   20   25   25   25   30   35   20   25   35
TEMPERATURE        45   41   42   41   40   40   44   46   43   39   38   37   35   35   38   41   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  47                  33                  43
WIND DIR           NW    W   SW    W    W    W   SE    S    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    4    3    3    4    3    2    3    4    4    4    4    5    5    6    6    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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  7.0  6.9  6.7  6.4  6.1  6.0  6.5  6.5  6.3  6.5  6.2  5.6  4.8  4.6  5.1  5.1


...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5   10   10   15   15   35   25   30   35   30   40   45   25   30   40
TEMPERATURE        41   38   37   37   37   38   42   43   40   36   34   33   31   32   33   35   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  44                  29                  37
WIND DIR            N   NE    E   SE    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    3    3    5    8    9    9   10   11   11   11   16   18   18   16   17   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    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  6.9  6.8  6.5  6.4  6.1  6.0  6.5  6.5  6.3  6.5  6.2  5.5  4.7  4.5  4.9  4.9


...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   35   35   40   60   55   25   90   90   90   80   65   45   30   40   55
TEMPERATURE        40   34   33   33   32   31   36   37   34   32   32   30   25   23   27   30   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  39                  22                  31
WIND DIR           SW    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    8   11   14   13   13   13   19   23   21   23   20   13   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   90   90   70   70   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.08      0.24      0.07      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.5       0.7       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 2.2                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.0  6.6  6.4  6.1  5.8  5.5  5.7  6.1  6.0  6.2  5.8  5.0  3.8  2.8  3.0  3.9  4.0


...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     0   10   30   35   35   60   55   25   90   90   85   75   60   45   30   40   50
TEMPERATURE        39   33   32   31   31   29   35   37   34   31   31   29   25   22   26   30   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  39                  22                  31
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    8   11   14   13   13   13   18   21   21   23   20   13   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   80   80   60   60   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.18      0.05      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.3       0.4       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 1.7                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9  6.6  6.4  6.0  5.7  5.5  5.7  6.2  6.1  6.2  6.0  5.1  3.9  2.8  3.1  3.9  4.1


...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   FW   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   15   25   30   55   35   20   80   85   90   80   80   60   30   35   55
TEMPERATURE        42   35   34   33   32   30   37   42   39   35   36   34   31   29   30   35   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  44                  28                  36
WIND DIR           NE    E   SE    S   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    3    3    3    5    6    5    8   11   11   10    4    4    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   70   70   50   50   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.11      0.07      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8  6.6  6.4  6.2  6.0  5.6  5.6  5.9  5.9  6.5  6.2  5.5  4.5  3.6  3.5  4.2  4.3


...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   35   30   40   55   40   35   90   95   95   85   75   55   30   40   55
TEMPERATURE        40   36   35   36   34   33   36   37   35   33   32   31   27   25   27   29   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  38                  24                  31
WIND DIR            W   SE    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    8   11   14   13   13   13   17   21   20   21   19   13   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                           37   40   40
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5   10   20  100  100   80   80   30   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.20      0.07      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.9       0.5       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 1.4                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8  6.5  6.3  6.1  5.8  5.5  5.5  6.0  6.1  6.3  5.8  4.9  3.9  2.9  3.0  3.9  4.0


...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   15   40   30   40   60   45   40   95   95   95   85   70   50   25   45   55
TEMPERATURE        41   36   35   35   33   33   36   37   35   33   32   30   26   24   26   29   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  38                  23                  30
WIND DIR            W    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    9   12   16   14   13   13   18   23   20   21   19   12   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5   10   20  100  100   80   80   30   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.22      0.05      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.1       0.5       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 1.6                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9  6.5  6.3  6.0  5.7  5.4  5.5  6.1  6.2  6.2  5.6  4.6  3.6  2.7  2.9  3.7  3.9


...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   20   25   35   45   20   30   70   70   90   85   85   70   40   35   50
TEMPERATURE        41   38   38   38   37   36   39   39   38   35   35   34   31   31   30   32   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  40                  30                  33
WIND DIR            E    E   SE    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    6   10   12   12   13   12   13   17   20   23   21   17   17   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   50   50   30   30    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.09      0.08      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.5       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.6                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8  6.6  6.4  6.3  6.0  5.6  5.4  6.0  6.4  6.7  6.5  5.7  4.8  4.0  3.7  4.3  4.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN