Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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FWUS45 KLKN 290744
AVGLKN
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1244 AM PDT WED JUL 29 2026
...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 15 25 15 10 15 25 10 10 15 20 10 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 59 65 76 80 79 70 64 60 58 64 76 81 80 71 66 61 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 57 81 59
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 17 17 14 13 9 6 5 5 10 12 11 10 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.2 13.9 13.5 13.5 13.5 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.5 13.0 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.2 12.8 12.8
...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 40 30 25 10 15 25 10 5 10 15 15 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 55 64 73 78 77 67 62 58 54 64 74 80 79 69 65 60 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 53 81 55
WIND DIR S S S SW W W NW SW S W W W W W SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 8 13 13 11 6 5 4 5 9 12 12 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.3 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.6 13.2 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 12.9 12.8
...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 45 30 25 10 10 25 5 5 10 15 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 63 69 86 92 91 80 71 66 61 69 87 93 93 82 73 67 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 59 95 61
WIND DIR SW S S SW W W W W NW W W W SW W SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 11 11 9 6 5 3 4 6 10 10 4 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.3 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.6 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 12.8 12.8
...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 5 15 20 20 5 15 25 5 5 10 15 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 58 63 76 79 80 69 63 59 57 63 76 80 80 70 65 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 56 81 57
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 16 17 13 13 8 6 5 6 11 13 12 9 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.3 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.5 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.5 13.0 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.2 12.9 12.8
...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 SC FW FW BK SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 10 15 55 40 25 10 10 25 10 15 20 15 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 56 62 70 75 74 65 59 57 54 62 71 76 76 67 62 59 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 54 78 56
WIND DIR W SW S SW W W NW W SW SW S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 9 14 14 14 10 8 6 5 8 12 13 8 8 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.4 13.9 14.0 13.6 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.6 12.7 13.2 13.6 13.6 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.8
...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 10 15 20 25 5 15 30 5 10 15 15 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 57 65 80 84 82 68 62 58 56 65 80 85 84 70 64 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 55 87 57
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 12 16 14 11 6 3 3 5 10 12 11 4 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.8
...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 10 5 30 25 20 15 15 25 5 5 10 15 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 57 65 75 80 79 68 63 59 56 64 76 81 81 70 65 60 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 54 83 56
WIND DIR W W S SW W NW N NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 9 14 13 12 8 4 3 4 9 12 12 5 4 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.4 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.6 12.7 13.2 13.6 13.6 13.3 13.2 12.9 12.8
...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 10 30 30 25 10 10 25 10 10 10 15 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 65 71 81 88 87 76 69 66 64 70 82 89 89 77 72 67 65
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 62 91 65
WIND DIR SW W SW SW W W S S S SW W W W W S W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 8 13 13 10 6 4 3 4 9 12 12 5 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.4 13.9 13.9 13.4 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.6 13.1 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.3 12.9 12.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN