Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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FWUS45 KLKN 202107
AVGLKN
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 10 5 35 40 40 40 65 65 70 60 65 60 25 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 82 72 69 65 63 68 77 79 75 66 64 62 61 65 75 77 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 80 60 77
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW S SW S S S S SW SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 13 11 14 12 12 11 18 16 12 10 10 11 11 8 16 17 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 10 0 0 0 0 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R T R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.4 14.7 15.0 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.5
...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC FW OV OV BK OV BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 20 20 40 50 20 80 85 65 85 65 60 30 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 79 69 66 63 60 65 75 78 73 63 63 61 58 62 71 73 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 78 56 74
WIND DIR SW NW W SW S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 5 5 5 4 4 8 12 10 9 6 5 5 5 10 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 10 0 0 0 0 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.5 15.0 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.2 14.1 14.5 14.3 14.5
...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV BK OV BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 20 20 45 40 25 75 85 65 85 70 65 30 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 93 83 77 70 65 70 87 90 87 76 72 68 64 67 83 86 84
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 92 61 88
WIND DIR W NW W W S SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 5 4 4 4 6 11 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 10 0 0 0 0 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.6 15.0 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.2 14.1 14.5 14.3 14.5
...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 5 40 45 40 50 60 70 70 65 65 55 20 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 81 70 67 63 61 64 76 78 74 63 63 61 59 61 73 75 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 79 57 75
WIND DIR SW SW NW SW SW S SW S S S SE SW SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 10 10 10 17 16 12 10 9 9 9 8 16 16 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 10 0 0 0 0 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R T R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.4 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.4 14.7 15.0 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.4 14.3 14.5
...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC FW FW SC BK SC OV OV BK OV BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 25 20 50 55 30 80 85 55 75 65 55 35 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 76 67 65 62 59 64 72 74 69 62 61 60 58 62 68 70 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 76 57 71
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 6 8 8 8 6 9 16 13 11 9 9 9 8 10 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 10 5 0 0 0 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.6 15.0 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.5
...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 15 25 40 50 30 80 85 70 75 70 70 25 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 85 69 65 62 60 64 81 83 78 64 62 60 58 62 77 79 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 84 57 80
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S SW S S S S S SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 5 5 4 6 8 14 14 11 8 5 5 6 8 13 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 20 0 0 0 0 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.6 15.0 15.1 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.2 14.0 14.6 14.3 14.5
...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC FW FW SC BK SC BK OV BK OV BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 20 20 40 50 25 70 80 60 80 65 60 30 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 81 70 67 63 60 67 78 80 75 65 63 61 59 64 74 76 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 81 56 77
WIND DIR W NW NW NW W W S SW S S S SW W S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 4 4 4 3 4 11 14 11 6 4 4 4 4 11 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 10 0 0 0 0 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.6 14.4 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.6 15.0 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.5
...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV BK OV BK BK SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 20 25 50 45 25 70 85 60 80 65 55 30 60 60 75
TEMPERATURE 91 80 75 71 68 73 84 87 84 73 72 70 67 71 80 83 81
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 88 65 84
WIND DIR SW S SE S S S W SW S S S S S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 4 5 4 4 3 8 13 11 9 6 5 4 4 9 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 10 0 0 0 0 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.5 14.9 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.5
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN