Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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FWUS45 KLKN 212107
AVGLKN
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 55 50 40 40 60 60 60 65 45 45 40 20 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 74 64 63 62 61 64 74 77 73 64 61 59 58 62 73 76 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 77 57 76
WIND DIR SW SE S S S S SW W S NW W SW S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 6 9 9 9 9 16 16 11 3 11 8 5 5 10 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 5 5 0 0 40 40 40 40 20 20 5 5 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.06 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.3 14.3 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.4 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.7 14.0
...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 65 50 40 40 65 65 70 75 50 50 40 25 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 71 63 61 60 58 62 69 72 71 61 59 57 55 59 68 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 74 53 73
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 6 5 5 10 10 10 6 8 6 4 4 8 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 0 0 50 50 50 50 30 30 10 10 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 15.1 14.8 14.8 14.3 14.3 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.4 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.6 13.9 14.0
...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 65 50 40 40 65 65 70 70 50 50 40 20 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 85 76 71 67 63 66 82 85 84 73 68 64 61 65 80 86 84
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 88 59 87
WIND DIR S S E SE SE S SW W SW S W S SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 6 5 3 6 9 6 4 6 5 4 4 5 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 0 0 50 50 50 50 30 30 10 10 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.2 14.8 14.8 14.3 14.3 14.9 14.9 14.6 14.6 14.4 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.6 13.9 14.0
...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK BK OV SC SC SC FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 55 55 45 45 60 60 65 70 45 45 40 20 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 73 62 61 60 59 60 72 75 72 62 59 57 56 58 71 74 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 76 54 75
WIND DIR S E E E SE SW SW SW SW N W W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 9 8 8 8 16 14 11 9 9 6 5 5 11 17 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 5 5 0 0 40 40 40 40 20 20 5 5 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.06 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.3 14.3 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.5 14.4 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.7 14.0
...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 50 40 40 65 65 75 75 50 50 45 30 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 69 62 60 59 58 62 67 69 67 59 58 56 55 59 65 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 71 54 70
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW W SW W W W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 13 13 11 10 8 8 10 11 11 10 11 11 9 6 6 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 0 0 50 50 50 50 30 30 10 10 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 15.1 14.7 14.7 14.3 14.3 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.4 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.9 14.0
...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 55 55 50 50 65 65 75 75 50 50 45 25 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 76 63 60 59 58 61 76 79 76 62 58 56 55 59 74 78 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 81 54 79
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 6 5 10 13 13 10 8 8 5 3 4 9 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 10 10 0 0 50 50 40 40 30 30 10 10 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 15.1 14.7 14.7 14.3 14.3 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.3 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.8 14.0
...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 65 50 40 40 70 70 70 75 50 50 40 25 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 73 64 62 60 58 64 72 75 72 62 59 57 56 61 70 75 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 77 54 76
WIND DIR SW W NW W W SW SW W W W W SW W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 4 4 6 12 11 10 6 6 6 3 3 8 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 0 0 50 50 50 50 30 30 10 10 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.2 14.8 14.8 14.3 14.3 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.6 14.4 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.9 14.0
...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 50 35 35 65 65 70 70 50 50 40 30 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 83 72 70 69 67 70 77 81 83 73 67 67 65 67 75 81 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 84 63 83
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W SW SW SW S S S W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 8 6 4 5 10 12 10 8 8 6 4 4 8 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 0 0 50 50 50 50 30 30 10 10 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 15.1 14.7 14.7 14.3 14.3 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.4 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.6 13.9 13.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN