Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 081101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 55 80 85 85 90 80 65 75 80 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 44 43 49 51 49 44 43 41 40 38 36 37 37 35 38 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 39 33
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 12 12 17 20 24 23 20 21 21 9 8 10 12 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 40 40 40 40 30 30 10 10 20 20 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.56 0.50 0.00 0.01 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.5 9.0 9.4 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.4 7.6 7.7 6.9 6.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 55 75 80 80 85 75 65 75 80 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 39 40 53 54 51 42 41 39 37 36 38 39 38 34 36 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 36 41 33
WIND DIR E E S SW S S S S S S S S SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 9 11 10 12 16 17 17 16 17 16 9 6 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 40 40 40 40 30 30 10 10 10 10 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.38 0.39 0.00 0.01 0.13
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) 8.4 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.0 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.7 6.8 6.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL CL BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 55 80 85 85 90 85 70 75 80 90 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 45 44 48 50 49 44 42 41 39 38 36 37 37 35 38 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 40 32
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 11 11 17 21 24 23 21 23 21 9 8 9 12 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 40 40 40 40 30 30 10 10 20 20 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.52 0.49 0.00 0.01 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.7 6.8 6.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 60 75 80 80 85 70 65 75 80 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 33 33 38 39 37 33 33 31 30 29 28 29 28 26 28 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 30 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 10 12 14 13 29 34 37 37 36 37 37 10 9 11 14 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 69 73 79 77 80 84 85
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 40 40 40 40 30 30 10 10 20 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.53 0.36 0.00 0.02 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.0 2.8 0.5 0.1 1.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 4.1 3.3 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.4 9.0 9.4 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.7 6.9 6.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL CL BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 50 50 65 80 90 80 70 60 70 90 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 43 42 49 53 52 46 43 42 39 38 36 38 39 38 38 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 36 40 32
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 10 13 16 14 14 19 21 19 20 21 20 11 11 13 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.20 0.27 0.02 0.00 0.06
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) 8.5 8.4 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.5 9.5 8.9 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.5 6.9 6.5
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 10 50 65 75 80 90 80 70 75 80 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 51 51 59 62 60 51 49 47 46 46 44 45 45 42 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 44 47 40
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S SE S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 5 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 5 5 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 20 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.25 0.30 0.00 0.02 0.19
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) 8.4 8.5 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.0 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.3
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 50 70 70 70 80 75 60 75 80 95 90 85 75
TEMPERATURE 46 48 54 57 55 47 45 43 42 43 39 41 41 39 40 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 38 43 35
WIND DIR SW SW S SW S SE S S SE S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 6 13 14 14 16 16 17 17 5 5 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 20 20 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.20 0.12 0.00 0.03 0.11
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) 8.3 8.5 8.9 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL CL SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 45 45 65 80 90 70 70 75 80 95 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 42 41 50 52 51 44 41 40 38 37 40 44 45 41 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 45 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE S S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 10 8 18 16 14 16 14 13 14 4 2 3 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 50 50 40 40 20 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.07
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) 8.2 7.7 7.8 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.5 6.9 6.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL CL SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 0 40 45 60 85 90 75 70 80 80 95 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 40 38 48 51 50 43 40 39 37 35 38 43 43 40 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 35 45 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SE SE S S S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 10 9 17 16 14 14 14 14 14 5 3 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 50 50 30 30 10 10 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.07
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) 8.3 7.7 7.9 8.5 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.5 6.9 6.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 10 40 65 65 80 85 70 65 80 80 90 90 85 75
TEMPERATURE 42 40 53 57 56 49 44 42 40 38 43 47 48 44 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 38 49 37
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 4 4 6 10 10 4 2 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 30 40 40 20 20 20 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.07
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) 8.3 7.8 8.2 8.9 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.5
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL CL SC BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 45 55 55 80 90 65 70 75 80 95 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 42 41 49 51 49 43 41 40 38 38 40 43 43 40 40 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 44 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 8 16 17 14 14 14 13 10 4 3 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 50 50 40 40 30 30 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.07
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) 8.1 7.7 7.8 8.4 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.5
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL CL SC BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 50 50 55 80 90 65 70 75 80 95 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 42 41 49 51 50 43 40 39 38 37 40 43 44 41 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 45 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 6 18 18 16 16 14 12 10 3 2 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 50 50 40 40 30 30 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.07
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) 8.0 7.7 7.6 8.2 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.7 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.5 6.8 6.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 30 75 80 65 70 65 65 80 80 95 90 75 70
TEMPERATURE 47 45 51 54 53 46 43 41 40 38 40 43 42 39 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 38 44 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NW NW N N SE SE S SW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 5 9 8 13 16 14 14 14 14 12 3 3 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.10
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) 8.0 7.9 8.4 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.2 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN