Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026


...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/22/26                      THURSDAY 07/23/26
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        OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   40   15   10   20    5   20   40   20   15   10   10   15    5   15   15   25
TEMPERATURE        63   61   60   59   56   56   69   69   71   66   62   61   58   57   72   73   75
MIN/MAX TEMP                           54                  72                  56                  76
WIND DIR           SW    W    W   SW   SW    W   NE    E    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    3    2    3    3    3    5    8    5    4    4    4    4    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   10    0    0    0    0   10   20    5    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    T                        T    T                                       T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.02      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) 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.6 15.0 15.6 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.4 14.0 14.1 14.4 15.3 15.6


...MT TOM (11594 FT)...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/22/26                      THURSDAY 07/23/26
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        OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   45   15   10   10   10   15   45   25   10   10   10   10    5   20   20   25
TEMPERATURE        53   53   52   51   50   52   55   60   59   58   54   54   52   55   59   64   65
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  61                  51                  66
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W   SW   SW    E   SE    W    W    W    W    W    W    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    3    2    3    3    5    4    8    5    6    4    3    3    9    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   20    0    0    0    0   10   20    5    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         T    T                        T    T                                  T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.00      0.00      0.02      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) 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.9 15.5 15.5 14.9 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.4 15.2 15.6


...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/22/26                      THURSDAY 07/23/26
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        OV   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   BK   SC   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   25   15    5   10   10   25   70   25    5    5   10    5    5   35   35   35
TEMPERATURE        61   54   53   52   52   56   63   65   64   56   55   54   54   59   66   70   71
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  66                  52                  71
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    S    E   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SE    S    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    3    4    3    4    5    9    5    8    4    3    5   10    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   10    5    5    0    0   20   40    5    5    0    0    0    0   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    T                        T    T                                  R    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.04      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) 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.2 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.5 15.2 14.8 14.5 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.4 15.1 15.4


...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/22/26                      THURSDAY 07/23/26
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        OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   30   20   10   20   10   20   45   30   10   15   10   15    5   15   15   30
TEMPERATURE        60   60   55   53   50   48   60   64   65   64   57   56   52   50   64   68   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  67                  49                  71
WIND DIR           SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW    N   NW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    3    3    4    2    3    5    8    5    4    4    4    4    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   10    5    0    0    0   10   20    5    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    T                        T    T                                       T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.02      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) 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.2 14.9 14.6 15.0 15.6 15.4 14.9 14.7 14.3 14.0 14.1 14.4 15.3 15.6


...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/22/26                      THURSDAY 07/23/26
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        BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   50   35   40   20   25   55   60   35   10    5    5    5    5   25   50   40
TEMPERATURE        71   65   62   60   59   64   71   73   73   66   63   62   60   67   75   77   76
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  75                  58                  78
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    3    3    2    2    1    1    3    4    3    2    2    2    2    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    0    0    5   20   20    5    5    0    0    0    0   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      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) 15.6 15.4 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.1 15.4 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.9 15.1 15.2


...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/22/26                      THURSDAY 07/23/26
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   45   35   45   25   20   40   35   25   10    5    5    5    5   15   35   25
TEMPERATURE        61   58   57   57   55   57   62   63   63   60   59   59   57   59   65   66   67
MIN/MAX TEMP                           54                  65                  55                  67
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   NW    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    N   NW    N   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    3    3    3    4    6    5    4    4    3    3    4    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    0    0    5   10   10    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5
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) 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.4 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.9 15.1 15.2


...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 07/22/26                      THURSDAY 07/23/26
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        OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   55   40   40   20   20   60   70   30   20    5    5    5    5   25   55   45
TEMPERATURE        70   63   61   59   58   63   70   72   72   65   62   61   59   66   74   76   74
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  74                  57                  76
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W   SW   SW    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    4    3    3    2    2    1    2    3    3    3    3    3    2    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    0    0    5   20   20    5    5    0    0    0    0   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T                                  T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      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) 15.7 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.1 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.0 14.8 14.9 15.2 15.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN