Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 171055
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 20 35 20 20 45 15 5 20 65 70 45 30 25 25
TEMPERATURE 56 56 70 72 72 66 63 60 58 57 71 71 73 69 65 62 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 56 74 56
WIND DIR SW SW SE S SW SW SW W SW NE E S SW W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 3 6 11 11 5 5 4 3 1 5 5 6 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 12.7 12.6 13.5 14.2 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.9 14.5 15.0 15.2 15.0 14.8 14.3 14.2
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 FW CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW BK SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 15 45 20 15 40 10 5 15 55 50 40 30 25 20
TEMPERATURE 49 53 57 63 62 59 55 53 52 54 58 63 62 61 57 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 51 64 52
WIND DIR S S SE E SW SW S S S NE E S SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 4 9 11 11 5 5 4 3 2 8 6 6 4 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 12.8 12.6 13.4 14.0 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.9 14.4 14.9 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.3 14.2
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 FW FW BK SC FW FW SC FW FW FW BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 50 35 15 10 25 5 5 20 55 55 25 20 20 15
TEMPERATURE 52 57 65 68 67 58 56 54 53 57 64 67 66 59 56 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 51 68 52
WIND DIR SW S SE SE SW W SW W W SE E SE S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 10 11 5 4 3 2 4 8 5 9 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 12.6 12.6 13.6 14.4 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.7 15.1 15.3 14.9 14.8 14.4 14.3
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 15 30 15 15 40 15 5 20 65 65 40 35 25 25
TEMPERATURE 50 48 62 67 68 65 57 55 51 49 62 66 68 67 60 57 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 49 69 50
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW S S S N NE N W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 3 5 9 9 5 5 4 3 1 5 5 5 3 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 12.7 12.6 13.4 14.2 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.0 14.5 15.0 15.2 15.0 14.8 14.3 14.2
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC BK BK BK SC SC FW SC BK OV BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 65 70 50 35 35 20 40 60 75 65 60 30 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 58 63 67 68 67 61 59 58 56 61 68 70 69 64 61 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 54 71 56
WIND DIR S SW S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 50 10 5 5 5 0 5 20 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.5 15.7 15.8 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.2
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 55 65 35 35 25 25 55 55 60 55 45 30 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 55 55 58 58 58 54 54 55 53 54 59 60 60 57 56 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 51 62 53
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 50 10 5 5 5 0 5 20 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 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) 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.2
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 BK BK OV BK SC SC FW SC BK OV OV BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 65 70 60 45 40 20 40 60 75 70 60 35 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 57 61 66 67 66 60 58 57 55 60 67 68 68 62 60 58 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 70 55
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW S S SW S S S SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 13
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 50 10 5 5 5 0 5 20 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.6 15.6 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.5 15.7 15.8 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN