Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 202255
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW SC BK SC BK BK SC OV BK OV OV OV SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 65 45 55 60 35 70 55 80 90 70 35 15 25 40 20
TEMPERATURE 76 67 62 60 58 56 67 69 68 62 60 58 56 54 67 70 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 72 54 72
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W SW SW SW W S SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 12 13 11 11 9 9 9 8 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 14.4 14.3 14.0 13.6 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.3 14.0 13.9 13.8
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW SC BK BK SC SC SC OV BK OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 65 50 50 50 35 75 55 80 85 65 25 15 30 35 30
TEMPERATURE 67 63 55 54 52 55 60 64 62 58 54 52 50 53 59 63 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 64 50 63
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW S S S SW W W W W W S SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 8 6 6 9 10 11 10 10 8 8 8 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 14.5 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.6 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.9 13.9 13.8
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW SC BK SC SC BK SC OV BK BK BK BK SC FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 60 40 40 50 35 80 55 70 65 60 45 10 55 55 25
TEMPERATURE 70 55 55 53 52 55 65 66 64 53 53 51 49 54 65 67 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 67 48 67
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW S S W W W W W W SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 5 4 4 5 5 8 11 11 8 4 4 5 4 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
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) 14.6 14.2 13.5 13.4 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.8 14.8 14.2 14.1 13.8 13.6 13.4 14.0 14.1 14.1
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW BK SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV SC FW SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 70 45 60 60 40 65 60 75 90 70 35 15 25 35 25
TEMPERATURE 70 63 57 53 51 47 61 65 64 60 55 51 48 45 60 63 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 67 45 66
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S SW SW W SW SW SW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 8 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 14.4 14.3 14.0 13.6 13.7 14.1 14.1 14.5 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.9 13.9 13.8
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 30 40 15 5 55 35 25 25 35 40 15 10 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 75 66 62 61 60 64 72 73 72 64 60 59 59 66 73 75 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 75 57 75
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 20 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) 14.6 14.9 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.5 14.0 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.8 14.0 14.0 13.8
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 35 35 20 15 45 35 35 30 35 40 15 10 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 65 59 57 56 56 57 63 64 63 57 55 55 53 57 63 65 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 66 53 65
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S SW SW SW NE E E SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 5 5 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) 14.5 14.9 15.1 15.2 15.0 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.0 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.0 13.8
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 25 40 15 5 55 45 30 30 30 40 15 10 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 74 65 61 60 59 63 72 72 71 63 59 58 58 63 72 74 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 74 56 74
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 14 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 20 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) 14.6 14.9 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.5 13.9 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.8 14.0 14.0 13.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN