Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 301101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 20 20 10 15 25 35 25 15 15 25 20 20 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 57 62 65 66 59 56 55 56 57 63 66 66 59 56 55 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 53 68 55
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W E SE S S S S SW SW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 14 13 13 9 6 8 12 13 14 14 14 11 10 10 12 18
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) 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 15 25 10 10 15 20 20 15 15 25 20 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 49 55 67 70 68 56 52 50 49 55 67 71 68 55 52 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 48 72 49
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW NW N NE SE S S S S W E E
WIND (MPH) 9 11 12 12 8 4 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 9 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 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.3 11.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 20 20 10 15 25 40 25 15 15 25 20 20 5 5
TEMPERATURE 55 57 61 65 65 59 56 55 56 57 62 66 65 59 56 55 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 53 67 55
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W E SE S S S S SW SW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 14 13 13 9 6 8 12 13 14 16 13 11 10 10 12 18
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) 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.3
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 25 25 10 15 20 30 30 15 15 25 15 20 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 46 51 53 53 46 44 43 43 46 51 54 54 46 44 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 43 55 43
WIND DIR S S S S S SW S S S S S S S W S S S
WIND (MPH) 19 20 20 17 13 11 23 23 24 24 23 20 16 13 18 20 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 63 54 50 49 42 39 41 48
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) 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 25 25 5 5 15 30 20 15 15 30 25 20 5 5
TEMPERATURE 54 56 63 68 68 62 56 55 54 57 65 69 68 61 57 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 54 70 54
WIND DIR S SE S S S SW NW N SE SE S S S SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 9 11 12 13 12 8 5 10 12 14 13 14 14 9 9 11 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) 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.4 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.2 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.4 11.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 20 15 10 5 15 35 30 25 20 25 20 15 0 5
TEMPERATURE 61 66 73 76 78 68 62 61 61 66 74 77 78 67 62 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 59 79 60
WIND DIR S SE S S S W NW W W E S S S S N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 10 10 8 5 4 3 3 3 9 10 9 4 3 5 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) 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.5 11.0 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.9 11.1 11.0 11.3 11.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 25 20 10 5 20 25 40 15 20 25 15 10 0 5
TEMPERATURE 56 63 66 71 72 61 57 56 56 63 67 71 72 61 57 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 53 73 54
WIND DIR SE SE S S S NW N N NE SE S S S W NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 11 12 12 11 9 6 8 10 10 11 12 10 10 6 6 10 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) 10.5 10.2 10.3 10.7 11.3 11.5 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.8 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.3 11.2
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC FW SC OV OV BK FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 30 70 75 65 25 15 30 35 35 25 15 20 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 54 56 66 69 69 61 55 53 53 56 66 70 70 61 55 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 52 71 51
WIND DIR E SE S SW W NW NW NE E SE S SW W NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 10 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 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) 11.0 10.9 11.2 11.8 12.1 11.7 11.4 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.9 11.7 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK OV BK FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 30 60 80 60 25 20 30 35 40 25 15 15 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 53 64 68 68 61 55 52 52 53 64 69 69 61 54 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 51 70 51
WIND DIR E SE S SW W NW NW N E SE S SW W NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 8 9 8 6 8 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 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) 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.8 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.4 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.8 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.2
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 20 30 50 40 25 10 30 25 20 15 10 10 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 53 68 74 73 65 57 53 51 52 68 74 74 64 57 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 50 75 49
WIND DIR E SE S S W W NW NE E E S SW W NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 9 9 10 5 3 3 5 5 6 8 9 5 4 4 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) 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.3 11.8 11.6 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.9 11.7 11.3 11.4 11.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK BK BK FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 30 60 60 55 25 15 30 35 30 25 10 20 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 54 56 65 68 67 59 55 54 53 56 65 69 67 59 54 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 69 53
WIND DIR E SE SW W W NW W E SE SE SW W W NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 10 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10
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) 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.3 12.0 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC OV BK BK FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 35 70 65 65 25 15 30 30 30 25 15 20 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 54 57 66 69 67 59 55 53 53 56 65 69 68 59 54 54 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 69 53
WIND DIR E SE SW W NW NW W SE SE SE SW W W NW NE E SE
WIND (MPH) 10 12 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 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) 10.9 10.8 11.1 11.7 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.4 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.6 11.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 15 40 40 40 20 20 25 25 15 15 15 15 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 57 58 66 71 68 59 56 56 55 57 65 71 68 58 55 55 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 54 71 54
WIND DIR SE SE S SW NW NW NW N SE SE S W NW NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 6 11 9 8 11 12 10 10 9 9 10 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) 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.9 11.7 11.6 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.8 11.8 11.6 11.2 11.2 11.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN