Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
155
FWUS46 KMFR 101101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 95 55 55 45 45 50 60 55 35 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 36 34 33 33 33 30 30 29 27 26 30 32 33 30 31 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 25 34 28
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 25 24 24 28 23 13 14 8 10 10 10 18 16 16 17 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 80 80 80 30 30 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.51 0.52 0.19 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.0 2.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.8 1.4 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.3 6.9 7.0 7.4 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 100 95 95 55 55 40 40 50 60 55 35 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 36 34 35 35 34 30 28 29 26 27 35 36 34 28 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 25 37 28
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 18 18 21 17 10 10 5 8 6 8 13 12 12 12 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 80 80 80 30 30 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.34 0.39 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.3 6.8 6.9 7.3 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.5 6.2 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 100 95 95 55 55 45 45 50 60 50 35 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 37 35 32 33 33 31 30 29 28 26 29 31 33 30 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 25 34 29
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 25 24 23 28 23 14 14 8 10 10 10 18 16 16 17 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 80 80 80 40 40 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.49 0.51 0.18 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 2.6 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.4 1.3 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.3 6.9 7.0 7.4 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.7 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 95 95 55 55 45 45 50 60 55 35 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 27 25 24 24 25 22 21 19 16 16 19 22 23 22 23 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 16 23 22
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 46 46 43 48 35 25 24 13 16 18 19 31 31 32 32 27 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 94 103 93 93 59 55 49 40 41 61 67 74 69 48 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 80 80 80 30 30 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.45 0.58 0.23 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 5.5 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 8.4 2.6 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.4 6.9 7.0 7.4 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.6 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 90 100 100 100 65 60 55 55 55 55 55 35 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 37 35 32 34 34 33 32 32 30 29 31 34 34 32 31 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 29 35 30
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 19 19 18 23 19 11 12 6 6 8 6 14 12 11 12 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 70 80 80 80 40 40 30 30 30 30 5 5 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.36 0.17 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.2 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.3
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 95 55 55 50 50 45 60 50 25 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 43 44 40 41 40 37 37 36 34 36 40 43 42 36 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 33 45 32
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W W W NW NE N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 10 6 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 80 80 80 30 30 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.34 0.10 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) 7.6 7.0 6.7 6.8 7.3 6.5 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.5
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 95 95 55 55 40 40 45 65 60 35 30 25 25
TEMPERATURE 38 40 36 37 36 33 32 31 30 33 35 37 38 32 32 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 38 29
WIND DIR S S S S S NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 17 19 12 9 8 5 8 6 8 11 11 11 12 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 90 90 80 80 30 30 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.30 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.8 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 85 85 85 85 85 90 95 85 80
TEMPERATURE 38 37 35 35 35 33 32 32 31 30 31 32 32 32 33 33 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 29 34 28
WIND DIR S SW S W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 11 18 13 11 11 10 8 8 8 10 11 12 16 13 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 100 80 80 80 50 50 70 70 80 80 70 70 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.18 0.07 0.04 0.05 0.16 0.09 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.3 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 85 85 80 85 80 90 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 37 35 34 35 34 33 31 31 30 29 31 32 32 32 33 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 29 34 28
WIND DIR S S S SW W SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 13 18 13 11 11 10 8 8 8 10 11 13 16 13 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 90 100 80 80 80 50 50 60 60 70 70 60 60 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.17 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.12 0.07 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.2
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 95 100 100 100 100 65 60 80 80 75 80 80 75 90 85 75
TEMPERATURE 40 38 38 38 38 37 36 35 34 33 36 37 36 36 37 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 33 38 31
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S SE SE S SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 9 8 3 3 2 2 3 6 8 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 70 100 90 80 80 40 40 60 60 60 60 40 40 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R S S R R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.23 0.07 0.02 0.03 0.13 0.04 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.2 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.2
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 85 85 85 85 85 90 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 38 37 34 35 34 32 33 32 31 30 31 32 31 31 33 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 34 28
WIND DIR S W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 11 19 13 12 10 10 9 6 8 10 10 12 16 13 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 100 80 90 90 60 60 70 70 80 80 80 80 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.19 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.15 0.09 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 75 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 38 37 35 35 34 32 33 32 31 30 31 32 32 31 33 33 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 34 28
WIND DIR SW W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 10 19 14 12 10 10 9 6 8 10 9 12 17 13 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 100 80 90 90 60 60 70 70 80 80 80 80 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.16 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.15 0.11 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.1 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 100 100 100 100 100 55 55 70 70 70 70 65 70 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 38 36 34 35 34 32 33 31 31 30 32 35 34 32 34 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 36 31
WIND DIR W S S SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 19 13 13 14 10 8 6 8 8 9 12 11 13 12 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 90 80 80 80 40 40 50 50 40 40 40 40 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.18 0.05 0.01 0.03 0.12 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 6.7 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN