Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 072301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT SUN SEP 7 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV BK SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 40 65 60 30 70 70 70 70 80 80 75 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 54 49 48 47 47 45 47 47 46 44 44 45 44 43 43 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 49 42 46
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 6 10 12 13 11 8 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 10 10 50 50 60 60 70 70 50 50 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.40 0.23 0.06 0.15
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) 10.3 10.5 10.4 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.7
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 35 50 45 30 70 70 75 75 80 80 70 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 57 46 44 43 43 44 51 52 48 41 40 40 39 41 45 47 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 53 38 49
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 5 8 10 10 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 20 20 60 60 60 60 70 70 50 50 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.28 0.15 0.05 0.15
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) 10.3 10.5 10.4 9.9 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.6 9.7
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV BK SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 40 65 60 30 70 70 70 70 80 80 75 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 54 49 48 47 47 45 45 47 46 44 44 45 45 43 42 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 49 42 45
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 6 9 12 12 11 8 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 10 10 50 50 60 60 70 70 50 50 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.36 0.23 0.06 0.15
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) 10.3 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.7
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 35 45 50 30 70 70 70 70 80 80 70 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 42 38 37 36 35 36 37 36 35 33 33 34 34 33 33 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 38 32 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 10 13 16 18 13 9 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 20 20 60 60 60 60 70 70 60 60 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.35 0.19 0.06 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.6 10.4 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.8
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 35 35 60 40 65 65 75 75 75 75 75 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 56 52 49 47 45 45 47 52 50 46 45 46 44 44 43 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 52 43 47
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 10 12 13 13 13 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 10 10 50 50 60 60 70 70 50 50 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.13 0.09 0.06 0.18
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) 10.4 10.4 10.3 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.7 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.6 9.8
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 40 45 40 40 75 75 80 80 80 80 75 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 65 57 55 52 53 55 57 58 57 51 52 51 50 53 53 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 60 49 57
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW NW SE SE S S S W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 3 3 5 9 6 4 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 20 20 60 60 70 70 70 70 50 50 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.16 0.07 0.05 0.16
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) 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.7 9.9 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.6 9.7
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 BK BK SC BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 30 55 50 40 75 75 80 80 85 85 70 70 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 60 52 51 49 47 52 51 53 51 45 47 46 46 50 47 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 54 44 50
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 6 6 9 10 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 20 20 60 60 70 70 70 70 50 50 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.08 0.05 0.17
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) 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.8 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.8
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 80 65 75 70 60 85 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 59 54 51 49 48 48 52 51 50 46 46 45 44 44 45 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 53 43 48
WIND DIR W NW W SE SE S SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 40 40 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.33 0.14 0.06 0.15 0.27
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) 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 85 60 75 70 60 80 80 85 85 85 85 85 85 90 90 70
TEMPERATURE 57 53 49 47 46 45 50 50 48 45 43 43 42 41 43 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 52 41 47
WIND DIR W NW W SE S S SW W W W W SW W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 2 2 2 2 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 40 40 70 70 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.36 0.15 0.06 0.15 0.24
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 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.5 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.7
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 BK OV OV SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 75 45 55 55 80 80 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 63 59 53 50 48 46 54 56 53 50 49 46 44 44 48 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 58 43 52
WIND DIR W W W SE S S S SW W W NW W SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 30 30 70 70 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.11 0.06 0.08 0.21
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 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.7 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.5 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.6
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 BK OV BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 85 70 65 70 65 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 56 53 51 50 50 49 51 50 47 45 46 46 44 44 44 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 52 43 46
WIND DIR W NW W SE S S SW SW W W W SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 50 50 80 80 90 90 80 80 80 80 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.31 0.12 0.04 0.10 0.25
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) 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.1 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 85 70 70 80 65 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 56 52 51 50 50 50 51 50 48 45 46 46 44 45 44 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 52 44 46
WIND DIR W NW SW SE S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 50 50 80 80 90 90 80 80 80 80 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.34 0.12 0.04 0.10 0.26
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 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.2 10.4 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/08/25 TUESDAY 09/09/25
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 OV OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 75 55 70 60 85 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 59 53 52 51 51 49 52 51 47 44 46 46 46 46 46 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 53 44 48
WIND DIR NW NW S S S S S SW W NW NW NW SW SW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 40 40 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.16 0.36 0.07 0.10 0.26
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) 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.6 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN