Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 182255
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT FRI SEP 18 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 10 5 10 0 5 5 5 10 20 50 60 35 40 60
TEMPERATURE 59 55 51 49 48 46 54 60 62 57 53 52 50 48 56 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 48 63
WIND DIR NE NE SW SW W W NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 3 3 4 4 2 4 5 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.7 10.8 11.5 11.7 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.6 11.0 11.3 11.3
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 10 0 5 15 10 10 20 30 60 35 50 60
TEMPERATURE 49 47 44 43 42 43 46 51 51 49 46 45 44 45 48 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 53 44 53
WIND DIR NE N W W W W NE NE E SW W SW W SW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 8 5 4 3 5 4 4 5 2 3 3 3 3 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.7 10.5 11.3 11.7 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.8 11.2 11.2
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 10 5 5 15 40 40 60 50 40 50
TEMPERATURE 54 41 39 38 36 40 56 60 57 43 42 40 39 43 56 58 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 60 39 58
WIND DIR E E SW W SW SW NE E E SW SW W W SW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.8 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.0 9.9 10.8 11.5 11.8 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.0 10.7 11.1 11.1
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 10 0 0 10 5 15 20 50 60 35 40 60
TEMPERATURE 54 51 47 43 41 36 49 55 57 53 49 46 43 38 50 54 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 58 38 57
WIND DIR N NE SW SW W W N N N SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 3 3 6 6 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.6 10.8 11.6 11.7 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.6 11.0 11.3 11.3
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 15 5 25 25 30 45 50 60
TEMPERATURE 60 50 46 47 46 51 61 64 62 52 49 49 48 54 63 66 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 65 48 66
WIND DIR SW SW NW N N N W W NW SW N SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 3 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.8 10.5 11.2 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.9 11.0 11.1
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 15 5 25 20 30 40 45 65
TEMPERATURE 51 45 42 43 41 46 51 54 53 47 45 45 44 48 53 56 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 55 44 56
WIND DIR SW W N N N E SW W W N N E SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 2 1 1 3 5 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 10.4 11.1 11.3 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.8 11.0 11.0
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 15 5 20 25 30 45 50 60
TEMPERATURE 59 50 47 47 46 51 60 63 61 51 49 49 48 53 62 65 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 64 47 65
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW NE NW NW SW SW SW SW S SE S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 4 5 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 10.6 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.8 10.5 11.2 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.9 11.0 11.1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN