Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
204
FWUS46 KMFR 142301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 76 68 64 62 60 63 66 70 71 66 61 58 57 60 65 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 71 56 70
WIND DIR NW N S SW W SW SW SW SW SW S NE SE S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 4 3 2 2 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 14.1 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.4 13.6 13.2 12.7 12.2 11.9 11.9 12.6 12.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 79 69 61 58 56 62 70 73 74 66 56 54 53 60 68 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 75 53 74
WIND DIR NW NW N SE SE S S S S SW E SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 2 2 2 5 6 8 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 14.0 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 13.3 13.7 13.1 12.7 12.2 11.9 11.8 12.7 12.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 74 67 64 61 59 62 65 68 69 64 60 58 56 60 64 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 70 55 69
WIND DIR W N W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW N SE S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 4 3 2 2 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 14.0 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.4 13.6 13.2 12.6 12.2 11.9 11.8 12.6 12.8
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 59 54 51 49 47 51 54 55 56 52 48 47 45 49 53 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 56 45 55
WIND DIR NW NW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 6 4 3 4 9 9 9 9 5 5 6 8 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 14.1 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.6 13.7 13.3 12.7 12.3 12.0 12.0 12.7 12.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 77 70 64 60 58 62 67 72 73 68 61 58 56 60 66 71 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 73 56 72
WIND DIR W NW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW W S SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 6 5 4 4 6 9 10 10 6 5 5 6 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 14.3 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.5 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.3 12.0 11.8 12.7 13.0
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 87 79 70 67 64 71 76 80 82 76 67 63 61 67 74 78 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 82 61 80
WIND DIR N N SW S SW S S S S S S S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 3 2 1 2 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 14.0 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.5 13.0 13.3 13.0 12.5 12.2 11.8 11.7 12.5 12.8
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 15 0 0 0 0 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 79 68 64 61 58 68 71 75 76 67 61 58 56 65 70 73 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 76 56 75
WIND DIR N N W SW SW S SE S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 5 3 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 14.2 13.6 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.7 13.4 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.2 11.9 11.8 12.8 13.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 74 67 59 55 53 58 66 72 74 69 58 55 53 57 68 73 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 74 53 75
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N E N W NW N E E E E S W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 10 9 8 6 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 13.5 13.0 12.3 11.7 11.1 10.8 10.8 11.7 12.4 12.0 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.6 12.9
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 74 68 59 55 53 56 65 72 74 69 58 54 52 55 67 73 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 74 52 75
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW E N NW NW N NE NE E E S W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 5 4 5 5 5 6 8 11 10 6 5 4 5 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 13.5 13.1 12.5 12.0 11.2 10.9 10.8 11.9 12.5 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.6 12.9
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMPERATURE 80 73 64 57 53 57 72 77 78 73 64 59 55 59 73 80 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 79 55 81
WIND DIR NW NW W NW SE NE NW W NW NW NE NE E E S W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 9 5 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 13.6 13.6 13.4 12.8 12.2 11.5 11.3 11.6 11.9 12.5 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.5 12.8
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 72 64 58 55 53 58 66 71 72 67 59 57 55 59 69 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 72 55 74
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N E N NW NW N E E E E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 10 8 3 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 13.3 13.0 12.3 11.7 11.3 10.9 11.2 11.5 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 12.5 12.7
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 71 64 57 55 53 58 66 71 72 67 59 56 54 59 69 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 72 54 74
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N E NE N N N E E SE E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 8 11 10 9 6 3 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 13.2 12.7 11.8 11.2 10.9 10.7 11.1 11.6 12.0 11.6 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.6 12.5 12.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/15/25 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 73 65 61 60 57 63 68 73 73 66 61 62 60 64 72 76 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 73 60 77
WIND DIR N NW NW N SW SW N NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 9 6 5 5 6 10 10 5 5 8 6 2 4 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 13.6 13.7 13.5 12.8 12.1 11.5 11.3 11.6 12.5 12.9 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN