Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST TUE NOV 25 2025


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   30   30   30   40   25    0   15   10   15   30   35   45   15   20   25
TEMPERATURE        40   35   36   35   36   35   40   43   40   37   37   38   36   34   40   41   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  44                  34                  41
WIND DIR           SW    W   SW    W    S    S   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         18   18   17   17   13   11   13   16   19   21   25   26   26   29   31   31   39
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     48   50   50   62
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.7  6.3  6.2  6.3  6.6  6.6  6.7  7.0  6.9  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.1  6.2  7.0  7.5  7.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   25   30   25   40   25    0   10   10   15   30   35   45   15   20   25
TEMPERATURE        40   34   31   31   29   30   43   45   38   32   32   32   31   31   40   42   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  46                  29                  43
WIND DIR           SW    W    S    W   SE    E   SE    S    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         13   13   12   12   10    9   10   12   14   17   18   19   20   23   23   21   29
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.7  6.3  6.1  6.2  6.5  6.5  6.6  6.9  6.9  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.2  6.2  6.9  7.5  7.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   30   30   30   40   25    0   15   10   15   30   35   45   15   20   25
TEMPERATURE        40   35   35   36   36   36   39   42   39   36   36   37   36   35   38   40   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  44                  34                  41
WIND DIR           SW    W   SW    W    N    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         18   18   17   17   13   11   13   16   19   21   24   25   26   29   31   31   37
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     48   50   50   62
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.7  6.3  6.2  6.3  6.6  6.6  6.6  6.9  6.9  6.7  6.5  6.3  6.1  6.2  6.9  7.5  7.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   25   25   30   40   25    5   10   10   15   30   35   45   15   20   20
TEMPERATURE        31   27   26   26   27   27   33   36   32   29   28   27   27   26   30   32   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  37                  26                  32
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         34   34   33   32   25   21   24   27   32   34   42   44   46   52   49   51   64
WIND GUST (MPH)    74   74   75   69   50   46   49   55   62   62   80   85   88  103   88   89  115
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.7  6.3  6.2  6.4  6.7  6.8  6.8  7.1  7.0  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.1  6.3  7.1  7.5  7.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   25   35   30   40   25    0   10    5   10   20   30   45   15   15   20
TEMPERATURE        40   36   35   35   35   35   39   43   40   35   35   36   36   35   38   41   39
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  44                  34                  42
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         14   14   12   12   11    9    9   12   14   16   19   20   20   23   24   21   28
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    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)  6.5  6.2  6.0  6.0  6.1  6.2  6.4  6.8  6.7  6.6  6.3  6.2  5.9  5.9  6.6  7.5  7.2


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   30   25   40   30   40   20    0    5    5   15   30   35   45   15   15   25
TEMPERATURE        46   42   41   41   40   40   44   49   46   43   42   43   42   41   45   48   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  51                  40                  49
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W    W   SE   SE    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    4    4    2    3    4    4    3    3    3    4    3    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.6  6.3  6.1  6.0  6.0  6.1  6.3  6.8  6.9  6.7  6.5  6.3  6.2  6.3  7.2  7.6  7.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   40   30   35   30   45   25    0   10    5   10   30   35   45   15   20   25
TEMPERATURE        43   40   38   38   37   39   44   47   43   40   39   40   38   39   42   44   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  48                  36                  45
WIND DIR           SW    W    S   SW    S   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    W
WIND (MPH)         11   11   11   10    9    9   10   11   12   14   16   17   17   19   19   20   24
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     36        37   44
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.5  6.2  6.1  6.1  6.2  6.3  6.6  7.1  7.0  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.2  6.4  7.2  7.5  7.3


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   55   55   60   60   45   30   40   35   20   30   35   55   65   65   65   65
TEMPERATURE        36   32   32   32   32   33   39   44   40   35   35   34   32   32   35   36   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  44                  31                  38
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         19   20   20   18   16   12   12   13   17   20   24   27   26   25   25   28   20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   20   20   20   10   10    5    5   10   10   30   30   50   50   50
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S                                  S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      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)  4.6  4.8  5.2  6.5  8.1  8.8  8.8  8.1  7.0  6.3  6.0  5.7  5.8  5.9  6.7  6.9  6.6


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   55   60   60   60   45   35   40   30   20   25   30   50   60   60   60   65
TEMPERATURE        36   31   31   31   31   31   38   42   40   34   33   32   31   31   35   36   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  44                  30                  38
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         19   20   20   18   16   12   11   13   17   20   24   27   26   25   25   28   20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   20   20   20   10   10    5    5    5    5   30   30   40   40   40
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S                                  S    S    S    S    S
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)  4.7  4.8  5.3  6.5  8.1  8.7  8.6  8.2  7.0  6.4  6.0  5.7  5.7  5.9  6.6  6.9  6.7


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45   60   45   40   40   25   20   15   10   15   25   45   50   45   45   55
TEMPERATURE        41   36   34   34   34   33   40   47   44   37   37   36   34   33   38   43   40
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  48                  33                  44
WIND DIR           SW    S   SE    S    S   SE   SE    S    S   SE   SE    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    4    4    3    3    4    4    5    4    4    4    5    4    6    9   14   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    5   10   10   10    5    5    0    0    5    5   20   20   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    R    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)  5.5  5.4  5.5  6.0  7.7  7.7  7.8  7.0  6.6  6.4  6.3  6.0  5.8  5.7  6.8  7.1  6.8


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   50   60   65   50   60   40   35   30   20   30   35   60   65   65   65   70
TEMPERATURE        37   34   34   34   35   35   39   43   41   36   36   36   35   34   36   37   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  45                  34                  38
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         19   20   20   18   16   12   11   14   17   20   23   25   25   24   25   27   21
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      41   44   44   43   44   50   47
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   30   30   30   30   20   20    5    5   10   10   50   50   60   60   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R                        S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      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)  5.0  5.0  5.2  6.9  8.3  8.6  8.7  7.8  6.9  6.3  6.1  5.7  5.8  5.9  7.1  6.9  6.7


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   55   60   70   55   65   50   40   40   25   35   40   65   75   75   75   80
TEMPERATURE        36   34   34   34   35   35   39   43   42   36   36   36   34   34   36   36   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  44                  33                  38
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         20   21   21   19   17   13   12   14   17   20   24   26   25   24   25   26   19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   30   30   30   30   20   20    5    5   10   10   50   50   60   60   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R                        S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  4.8  4.8  5.1  7.3  8.6  8.9  9.0  8.2  7.1  6.3  6.0  5.6  5.8  6.0  7.3  6.9  6.6


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
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        BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   40   35   30   50   40   20   15   10   15   40   55   50   30   35   40
TEMPERATURE        39   37   38   37   38   38   42   45   42   40   41   41   39   37   38   41   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  45                  36                  41
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    W   SW    S    S   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         16   16   14   14   11   10   11   13   17   19   23   24   24   23   25   31   24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    S    S
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)  5.9  5.7  5.8  6.4  7.3  7.3  7.2  6.8  6.8  6.4  6.3  6.0  6.1  7.0  7.7  7.1  6.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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