Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 032221
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST WED DEC 3 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 45 55 35 30 15 30 45 40 40 40 35 45 30 45 55
TEMPERATURE 33 31 32 33 32 33 39 41 40 39 38 37 37 37 39 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 42 35 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 14 16 20 23 26 26 28 32 29 25 19 16 18 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 51 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE 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) 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.9 6.8 8.6 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.9 9.1 9.0
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 45 50 40 25 10 25 45 40 40 40 35 45 30 45 50
TEMPERATURE 29 25 25 26 25 26 39 41 40 36 34 33 33 33 39 39 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 43 31 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 9 11 12 16 17 19 20 21 24 23 18 14 11 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.4 5.7 6.6 8.6 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.8 9.1 9.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 45 55 35 30 15 30 45 40 40 40 35 45 35 45 55
TEMPERATURE 32 31 31 32 31 33 38 40 40 38 37 37 37 36 38 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 41 35 39
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 14 16 20 23 25 26 28 32 29 24 19 16 18 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 51 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE 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) 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.6 8.6 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.0
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 40 50 35 30 15 35 55 50 50 45 40 45 35 45 55
TEMPERATURE 26 24 24 25 24 27 32 33 32 30 29 29 29 29 30 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 34 27 30
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 25 26 25 28 33 39 42 46 46 50 52 49 39 34 32 31 39
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 72 65 65 78 85 93 95 89 102 102 95 69 71 74 62 81
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE 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) 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.2 7.0 8.6 9.3 9.1 8.7 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.8 9.1 9.0
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 45 50 35 30 25 25 45 35 45 50 50 55 45 50 55
TEMPERATURE 32 30 30 31 30 32 36 40 39 38 37 37 37 36 37 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 41 36 39
WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 11 12 16 17 19 20 23 24 23 18 14 12 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.2 5.1 6.0 7.7 9.2 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.8 9.0 8.9
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 10 40 40 40 30 20 25 50 45 40 40 35 45 25 35 45
TEMPERATURE 37 35 36 37 35 37 41 46 45 44 43 42 42 42 44 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 47 41 48
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 6 8 6 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.8 5.2 6.5 8.5 9.5 9.2 8.9 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 45 40 35 30 25 30 45 45 50 50 40 50 30 40 45
TEMPERATURE 34 33 33 33 32 35 41 43 42 40 39 38 38 40 41 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 43 37 43
WIND DIR N N NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 11 11 14 16 17 18 19 20 19 17 13 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.4 6.5 8.5 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.3 8.5 8.5 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 60 55 40 65 65 75 85 90 90 85 85 85 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 33 29 29 29 29 31 35 35 35 33 34 34 34 35 35 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 36 33 36
WIND DIR S NW SE SE W NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 16 16 14 21 23 24 24 20 17 17 14 16 19 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 10 20 40 40 80 80 80 80 70 70 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R S S S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.11 0.10 0.12 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) 4.9 4.6 4.8 5.6 6.2 7.2 8.7 9.1 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.4
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 60 55 40 55 60 75 80 80 85 85 80 80 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 32 28 28 27 28 30 35 35 35 33 33 33 34 34 34 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 36 32 35
WIND DIR SE NW SE W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 14 16 14 21 23 24 24 20 18 17 14 14 18 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 30 70 70 70 70 60 60 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R S S S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.09 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) 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.6 6.2 7.1 8.6 9.1 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.7 8.5 8.4
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 50 40 40 50 55 65 70 70 80 80 85 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 35 29 28 29 28 30 35 39 39 35 35 36 36 36 37 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 41 34 39
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 20 50 50 50 50 40 40 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.02 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) 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.8 5.8 6.9 8.6 9.2 8.9 8.4 7.9 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.7
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 60 50 45 65 65 75 85 85 90 90 90 85 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 33 30 31 32 30 32 35 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 35 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 36 34 37
WIND DIR S W SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 11 16 14 14 21 21 23 23 19 17 16 14 14 18 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 40 41 40 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 10 30 40 50 90 90 90 90 80 80 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.14 0.09 0.13 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) 4.8 4.4 4.6 5.3 6.1 7.1 8.6 9.1 8.8 8.3 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.4
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 65 50 45 75 75 85 90 95 95 90 90 90 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 34 30 30 32 30 32 34 34 35 35 35 36 36 36 35 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 35 34 36
WIND DIR S W S S SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 11 16 14 14 21 23 23 23 19 16 16 14 16 19 24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 10 30 40 50 90 90 90 90 80 80 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.16 0.11 0.17 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) 4.8 4.4 4.6 5.4 6.2 7.2 8.6 9.0 8.7 8.2 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.2
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 12/04/25 FRIDAY 12/05/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 50 50 45 45 40 65 75 65 85 75 80 75 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 34 32 32 34 33 35 39 39 39 38 38 38 39 39 38 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 37 40
WIND DIR SE E E E NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 12 14 16 17 21 20 19 21 23 20 18 16 14 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 30 30 20 20 20 20 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.03
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 4.4 4.6 5.1 6.3 7.6 9.1 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.1 8.5 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN