Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT SUN SEP 20 2026


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/20/26                         MONDAY 09/21/26
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        SC   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   85   55   55   55   65   75   60   45   50   75   90   70   60   30   35   20
TEMPERATURE        51   48   55   60   60   56   55   54   52   48   52   55   51   50   50   50   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  46                  57                  45
WIND DIR           SW   SW   NE   NE    N    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    E   SE    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    4    4    6    9    2    2    2    2    5    8    5    4    3    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   50   40   40    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.06      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) 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.4 11.4 11.1 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.5 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.6


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/20/26                         MONDAY 09/21/26
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        SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   75   55   65   50   70   60   55   25   50   80   85   75   65   35   35   20
TEMPERATURE        43   45   48   52   51   50   48   46   44   46   46   46   42   45   44   43   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  44                  48                  41
WIND DIR            S    S    E    E    E   NW    S    S    S   NW    E    E    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    8    4    3    3    3    5    8    5    4    5    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   50   30   30    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.02      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) 10.7 10.5 10.8 11.2 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.6 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.8


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/20/26                         MONDAY 09/21/26
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        SC   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   80   70   70   70   70   70   80   60   75   85   65   95   65   25   25   15
TEMPERATURE        39   43   56   58   56   44   44   42   41   43   52   50   44   38   38   37   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  40                  52                  36
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S   SE   SE    S    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    9   11   11    5    5    4    4    8   11    6    3    6    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   30   30   50   50    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.11      0.11      0.01
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) 10.6 10.3 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.5 10.7 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/20/26                         MONDAY 09/21/26
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        SC   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   80   55   50   50   65   80   60   50   65   80   85   75   60   30   30   25
TEMPERATURE        45   38   49   55   56   54   51   49   47   37   46   49   45   46   45   43   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  35                  51                  34
WIND DIR            S    S   NE    N    N    S    S    S   SW    W    E    S    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    5    5    6    8    3    3    3    3    5    9    6    4    4    2    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   50   40   40    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                S    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.08      0.08      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) 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.5 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.6


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/20/26                         MONDAY 09/21/26
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   BK   SC   SC   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   45   60   40   30   55   20   35   45   45   50   60   75   60   55   55   15
TEMPERATURE        49   54   64   66   62   54   51   51   51   54   60   60   55   51   48   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  49                  62                  46
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SW    S    S   SE    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    W   NW    W
WIND (MPH)          3    4    4    6    5    2    3    3    5    9    8    5    3    3    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                           18
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10    0   30   40   40   30   30    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      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) 10.3 10.3 10.6 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.9 11.9 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.2 11.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/20/26                         MONDAY 09/21/26
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        SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   60   65   35   30   60   25   35   40   45   50   55   70   65   50   50   15
TEMPERATURE        45   48   53   55   53   49   47   47   47   48   50   50   47   45   44   44   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  46                  52                  42
WIND DIR            E   SE   SE    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    N   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    5    8   10    6    4    5    5    8   10   10   10    5    5    3    3    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10    0   30   40   40   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                R    R    R    R    R
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) 10.3 10.3 10.5 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.9 11.9 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.2 11.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/20/26                         MONDAY 09/21/26
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        SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   50   60   45   30   60   15   35   40   45   50   60   75   60   55   55   15
TEMPERATURE        48   53   63   63   60   53   51   50   51   53   60   59   54   49   47   47   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  49                  61                  45
WIND DIR           SE    S   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE    S    S    W   NW    W
WIND (MPH)          3    4    5    6    5    4    4    3    5    9    8    5    3    4    3    3    2
WIND GUST (MPH)                   18                                 19   19
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10    0   30   40   40   30   30    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.02      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) 10.3 10.3 10.6 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.9 11.9 12.1 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.2 11.1

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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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