Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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FWUS45 KLKN 200907
AVGLKN
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 AM PDT SUN SEP 20 2026
...CORRAL CANYON (8444 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 FW CL SC BK SC OV BK BK OV SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 5 40 50 50 70 55 55 70 50 80 80 75 70 80 80
TEMPERATURE 42 46 58 64 63 53 49 47 46 49 61 66 65 56 53 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 44 67 48
WIND DIR E E E NE N NE E E E E SE SE SE E E SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 2 4 5 10 17 14 11 9 4 5 6 10 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.1 10.3 11.2 11.4 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.3
...DORSEY BASIN (8100 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 FW CL FW SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 0 15 40 55 55 30 60 65 65 60 90 70 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 38 46 55 61 61 51 46 46 44 49 59 64 64 55 51 49 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 41 65 45
WIND DIR E SE S W NW E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 5 5 10 12 11 9 9 6 6 6 10 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.1 10.5 11.2 11.4 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.9 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.4
...DRY CREEK (6500 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 FW CL FW SC BK BK FW BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 0 15 40 55 55 25 55 70 65 60 85 70 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 45 50 65 72 73 62 56 53 50 53 69 75 75 66 60 56 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 46 77 50
WIND DIR E SE SE SE N E SE SE SE E SE SE E SE E SE S
WIND (MPH) 3 5 4 3 3 9 12 10 9 9 5 4 5 8 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.1 10.4 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.8 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.4
...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 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 FW CL SC BK BK BK BK SC BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 35 55 60 65 60 45 55 45 90 85 75 70 90 80
TEMPERATURE 41 44 56 61 62 52 49 47 46 47 60 64 64 56 52 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 44 66 47
WIND DIR NE NE S W NW E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 5 5 10 19 17 13 10 6 5 6 11 11 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.1 10.4 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3
...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 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 FW CL FW SC BK BK SC BK OV BK BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 0 10 40 60 55 35 65 75 50 60 90 65 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 38 43 51 57 56 48 46 44 42 46 54 60 59 52 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 40 61 45
WIND DIR W SW S SE NE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 5 6 11 14 12 12 12 6 6 9 11 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.1 10.7 11.4 11.5 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.3
...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 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 FW CL SC SC BK BK SC BK OV BK OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 5 30 40 60 65 40 55 75 60 80 65 75 75 80 85
TEMPERATURE 39 43 60 65 63 50 47 46 44 47 65 70 66 54 51 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 42 70 46
WIND DIR W S NW NW N E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 5 6 6 11 8 6 8 6 6 6 9 8 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.0 10.9 11.6 11.6 11.2 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.3
...POLE CANYON (7759 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 FW CL FW SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 0 10 40 65 60 30 50 65 55 65 80 70 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 41 47 58 63 63 52 47 46 44 49 60 65 65 56 52 50 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 41 67 46
WIND DIR N SE S S E E NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 4 6 6 5 9 10 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.1 10.4 11.2 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.8 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.4
...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 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 FW CL FW SC BK BK SC BK OV SC BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 0 5 40 70 60 35 60 70 45 65 90 70 75 70 75
TEMPERATURE 46 51 62 68 70 60 53 52 51 55 66 72 73 64 59 57 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 48 74 53
WIND DIR SE SE NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E SE S
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 6 6 9 11 10 8 8 6 5 6 9 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40
PRECIP TYPE 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1 10.1 10.6 11.3 11.4 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN