Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 132255
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/14/26 SATURDAY 08/15/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 5 5 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 58 53 51 49 47 45 60 60 59 53 51 49 47 45 59 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 45 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 6 5 4 5 10 12 12 6 8 5 5 5 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 12.3 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.6 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.1 10.6 10.6 11.5 12.3 12.6
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/14/26 SATURDAY 08/15/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 15 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 5 15
TEMPERATURE 50 47 43 42 40 44 48 52 52 48 44 42 41 44 49 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 54 40 56
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 4 4 5 10 10 11 6 5 4 4 5 11 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.7 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.8 11.3 10.9 10.8 11.5 12.3 12.6
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/14/26 SATURDAY 08/15/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 10 5 5 5 0 20 20 5 10 5 0 0 5 10 30
TEMPERATURE 55 45 44 43 41 47 57 58 56 46 44 42 41 46 57 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 59 40 60
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW S S W W SW SW SW S S SE S
WIND (MPH) 9 5 3 3 2 4 10 11 11 6 6 4 4 4 10 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 13.0 12.4 11.8 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.8 12.5 12.5 12.0 11.2 10.7 10.2 10.2 11.5 12.5 12.8
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/14/26 SATURDAY 08/15/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 10 10 5 5 5 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 54 51 45 42 40 37 53 58 56 52 46 42 39 37 52 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 58 37 60
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 5 4 5 9 10 10 6 8 5 5 5 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 12.3 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.6 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.0 10.6 10.5 11.4 12.3 12.7
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/14/26 SATURDAY 08/15/26
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 OV OV OV OV SC SC BK FW FW FW CL CL CL BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 85 80 45 30 55 25 15 25 5 5 5 60 60 40
TEMPERATURE 60 55 53 52 50 55 63 59 59 54 51 50 49 55 62 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 64 47 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 8 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 18 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 0 0 20 40 20 10 10 0 0 0 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 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) 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.7 13.3 13.4
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/14/26 SATURDAY 08/15/26
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 OV OV OV OV FW SC BK FW FW SC CL CL FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 85 85 20 35 55 25 15 25 5 5 5 55 55 35
TEMPERATURE 51 48 49 49 47 47 51 52 51 47 47 47 46 48 53 53 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 54 44 56
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 6 8 9 10 10 9 6 6 5 5 9 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 0 0 10 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 13.4 13.2 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.5 12.3 12.4 12.7 13.3 13.4
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/14/26 SATURDAY 08/15/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW CL CL CL BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 85 85 50 30 55 25 15 20 5 5 5 60 60 45
TEMPERATURE 59 54 52 51 50 54 61 59 58 53 51 49 48 54 61 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 63 46 64
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 4 6 5 4 4 3 5 5 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 18 18 17 17 14
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 0 0 20 40 20 10 10 0 0 0 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 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) 13.1 12.9 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.7 13.3 13.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN