Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 201055
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 15 15 10 20 65 45 35 40 25 40 55 60 45 35 20
TEMPERATURE 58 57 70 74 76 67 62 60 58 56 69 71 68 62 60 58 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 56 73 53
WIND DIR SW SW SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 9 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 12 13 11 10 8 8
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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.0 13.6 14.1 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.0 13.6 14.0 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.1 13.6 13.5
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW SC BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 30 15 20 30 60 55 45 40 25 50 65 60 50 35 15
TEMPERATURE 52 55 61 67 67 63 55 54 52 55 61 63 61 58 53 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 52 65 50
WIND DIR SW S SE SE SW SW SW SW S W SE SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 9 10 10 10 8 6 6 10 11 11 10 9 8 6
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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.1 13.5 14.1 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.6 14.2 14.1 13.6 13.4
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW BK BK FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 10 15 10 20 50 55 15 35 30 55 70 50 40 25 10
TEMPERATURE 51 56 68 71 70 56 55 53 51 55 66 68 64 53 52 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 50 68 48
WIND DIR SW SW S S W W W W SW W S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 9 11 8 4 4 5 4 10 11 11 8 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.9 12.7 13.4 14.3 14.5 14.1 13.9 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.1 14.8 14.7 14.1 13.9 13.6 13.5
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 OV SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 10 5 20 70 45 30 40 35 40 55 55 50 35 15
TEMPERATURE 51 49 64 70 71 65 57 54 51 48 62 65 64 60 55 51 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 48 68 44
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 3 6 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 10 10 10 9 8 8
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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 13.0 13.5 14.0 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 14.0 13.6 14.0 14.6 14.6 14.2 14.0 13.6 13.4
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 20 30 15 25 35 35 10 20 40 45 40 25 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 59 66 75 77 75 66 62 61 60 64 72 73 71 64 60 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 58 75 56
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SE S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.6 14.8 14.9 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.9 14.7 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.9
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 20 30 15 25 35 40 15 25 30 35 30 30 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 55 58 65 68 65 59 57 57 56 57 63 65 62 57 55 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 54 65 53
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 9 8 5 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.8 13.8 14.1 14.4 14.7 14.8 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.6 14.8 14.6 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.0
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 20 25 15 25 35 40 10 20 45 45 45 30 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 60 65 74 77 74 65 62 61 59 63 71 72 70 62 60 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 57 74 56
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
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) 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.6 14.8 15.0 14.8 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.1 13.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN