Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
211 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   90   90   95   95  100  100   95   95   85   75   75   70   70   60   55
TEMPERATURE        38   35   35   36   33   32   33   32   31   30   28   30   29   28   29   30   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  28                  31                  28
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SE    S   SW    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    6   10   16   19   24   25   37   32   19    8    5    5    6    6    8   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       61   51
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   50   60   80   80  100  100  100   80   80   60   60   30   30   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.77      0.65      0.78      0.99      0.54      0.08      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.4       1.9       5.4       7.4       4.2       0.6       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.3                12.8                 4.8                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.5  8.6  7.9  7.5  7.3  7.2  6.8  6.4  5.8  5.8  5.7  5.7  5.6  5.5  5.3  5.0  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   90   90   95   95  100  100   95   95   85   80   75   65   65   60   60
TEMPERATURE        35   35   36   37   33   32   32   30   29   29   31   31   29   27   27   27   26
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  27                  31                  24
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    6   10   11   14   18   19   29   24   14    6    4    5    5    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   50   60   80   80   90  100  100   80   80   60   60   20   20   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.69      0.47      0.59      0.86      0.43      0.08      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.7       4.3       2.6       0.4       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 5.0                 3.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.5  8.6  7.9  7.5  7.3  7.2  6.8  6.3  5.7  5.7  5.7  5.7  5.6  5.4  5.3  5.0  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   90   90   95  100  100  100   95   95   85   75   75   70   65   60   55
TEMPERATURE        38   37   34   36   33   32   33   33   32   30   28   30   29   28   29   30   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  28                  31                  27
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SE    S    S    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    9   13   16   19   24   26   37   32   19    9    4    5    6    6    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       61   51
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   50   60   80   80  100  100  100   80   80   70   70   30   30   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.77      0.63      0.75      0.94      0.50      0.08      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.4       1.7       4.7       6.2       3.6       0.5       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.1                10.9                 4.1                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.6  8.6  7.8  7.5  7.3  7.2  6.8  6.3  5.8  5.7  5.7  5.7  5.6  5.5  5.3  5.0  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   85   90   90  100  100  100   95   90   85   75   75   75   70   65   65
TEMPERATURE        30   30   28   29   25   24   24   23   22   22   20   21   20   20   20   21   21
MAX/MIN TEMP                           32                  20                  22                  19
WIND DIR            W   SW    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    W   SE   NE    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         12   11   14   24   29   36   37   47   44   25   10    9   11   14    9   10   12
WIND GUST (MPH)                        51   62   63   94   80   46             31   42
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   50   60   80   80  100  100  100   80   80   60   60   30   30   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.58      0.46      0.68      1.03      0.53      0.10      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 2.8       3.2       6.2      10.3       5.3       1.0       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          6.0                16.5                 6.3                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.5  8.7  8.0  7.6  7.4  7.3  6.9  6.4  5.9  5.8  5.8  5.8  5.6  5.5  5.3  5.0  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   85   90   95   95   95   95   95   90   85   80   80   75   65   65   70
TEMPERATURE        38   37   36   38   34   34   34   33   31   31   29   30   29   29   30   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  29                  31                  28
WIND DIR            S   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11   20   21   19   19   17   20   28   25   14   12    5    5    8   10   10   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   50   50   80   70   90   90  100   80   80   70   70   30   30   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.31      0.25      0.40      0.62      0.30      0.04      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.7       2.6       1.6       0.2       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 3.3                 1.8                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.6  8.9  7.8  7.4  7.2  7.1  6.7  6.3  5.9  5.7  5.7  5.9  5.7  5.5  5.5  5.1  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   90   90   95  100  100  100  100   95   85   80   70   55   60   50   50
TEMPERATURE        43   43   42   42   40   39   40   38   37   36   36   36   35   34   35   34   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  35                  37                  33
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    N    N    N   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          6   13   14   12   13   14   12   14    8    6    4    5    8    8    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   50   60   80   80  100  100  100   80   80   70   70   30   30   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.47      0.39      0.66      0.96      0.48      0.05      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.5                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.5  8.8  8.0  7.6  7.4  7.1  6.7  6.3  5.5  5.6  5.5  5.5  5.4  5.3  5.2  5.0  4.8


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   85   90   90   95  100   95   95   90   85   75   70   65   70   65   65
TEMPERATURE        40   41   39   40   37   36   35   34   33   34   32   32   32   31   31   31   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           42                  31                  34                  29
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    N    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         10   12   12   12   13   19   18   28   21   13    4    4    8    8    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       48
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   40   50   70   70   90  100  100   80   80   60   60   20   20   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.21      0.11      0.25      0.54      0.28      0.05      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.3       1.9       1.5       0.2       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 2.2                 1.7                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.4  8.8  8.0  7.7  7.5  7.2  6.7  6.2  5.4  5.6  5.6  5.6  5.5  5.3  5.3  5.0  4.8


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   75   85   95   95   95   95   90   95   90   90   75   80   75   70   75
TEMPERATURE        38   36   38   39   36   35   35   34   33   31   32   33   32   30   30   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  31                  33                  27
WIND DIR            S    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S   SE    S    S    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8   10   12   13   16   14   13   14   20   16   11    8    6    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   20   70   70   90   80  100   90   90   80   80   60   60   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.09      0.13      0.16      0.12      0.06      0.02      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.8       0.3       0.1       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.3                 1.1                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.4  8.5  7.5  7.4  7.4  7.4  7.1  6.6  5.6  6.2  6.0  6.1  5.8  5.6  5.3  5.1  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   70   85   95   95   90   95   95   95   90   90   75   75   70   65   75
TEMPERATURE        36   35   37   38   36   35   34   33   31   30   31   32   31   30   29   28   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  30                  32                  27
WIND DIR            S    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S   SE   SE    S   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6   12   12   13   16   14   13   13   20   16   10    6    5    4    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   20   70   70   90   80   90   90   90   80   80   50   50   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.06      0.11      0.18      0.10      0.05      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.7       0.6       0.3       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.7                 0.9                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.4  8.5  7.6  7.4  7.4  7.4  7.1  6.6  5.7  6.1  6.0  6.1  5.9  5.6  5.4  5.1  5.0


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   75   95   95   95   90   95   95   95   85   85   80   80   75   65   80
TEMPERATURE        39   37   41   43   40   39   38   37   34   34   32   34   34   32   32   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  32                  36                  29
WIND DIR            S   SW    W    W   SW    S    S    S   SE   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    8   10    8    8   11   10    9    5    3    3    8    6    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   20   60   70   90   70   90   80   80   80   80   50   50   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.08      0.09      0.05      0.11      0.07      0.06      0.02      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.2                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.2  8.3  7.5  7.4  7.6  7.4  7.0  6.4  5.5  5.8  5.7  5.8  5.6  5.4  5.3  5.0  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   70   90   95  100   90   95   95   95   90   90   80   85   80   70   80
TEMPERATURE        39   38   38   39   36   36   37   35   33   33   31   32   31   31   31   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  31                  34                  28
WIND DIR           SE   SW    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SE   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9   11   11   13   16   14   13   13   19   14   10    8    8    5    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                                            41
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   20   80   70  100   80  100   90   90   90   90   70   70   40   40   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.11      0.15      0.16      0.12      0.05      0.02      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.5       0.3       0.1       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 0.8                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.3  8.4  7.5  7.4  7.4  7.3  7.1  6.6  5.5  6.0  5.8  5.8  5.6  5.4  5.2  5.0  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   70   90   95  100   95   95   95   95   90   90   80   90   85   70   80
TEMPERATURE        40   38   38   39   37   36   37   36   34   33   32   33   32   31   31   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  32                  34                  28
WIND DIR           SE   SW    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9   11   10   13   17   14   13   13   18   16   11    9    8    5    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   20   80   70  100   80   90   90   90   90   90   70   70   40   40   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.11      0.19      0.18      0.14      0.05      0.02      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.6       0.3       0.1       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 0.9                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.4  8.5  7.6  7.4  7.3  7.3  7.1  6.7  5.6  6.0  5.8  5.8  5.7  5.4  5.2  5.1  4.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
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   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   45   80   95   95   95   95   95   95   90   75   80   80   80   80   75   80
TEMPERATURE        41   39   40   40   38   36   37   35   33   32   31   32   31   30   31   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  31                  34                  29
WIND DIR           SW    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    N   NW    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    8    9   12   13   17   18   20   19    9    8    8    8    6    6    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5   50   50   70   90   90  100   80   80   60   60   30   30   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.08      0.05      0.17      0.36      0.23      0.08      0.02      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.9       1.3       0.5       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.9                 1.8                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.8  8.1  7.1  7.7  7.5  7.4  7.0  6.4  5.3  5.5  5.2  5.2  5.3  5.2  5.0  4.8  4.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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