Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 212255
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 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 BK OV SC BK BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 50 50 55 45 15 45 20 10 10 10 15 5 5 25 25
TEMPERATURE 69 62 60 58 56 54 66 68 70 62 58 56 55 53 67 70 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 72 53 72
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 12 10 10 8 6 13 16 12 11 9 9 8 9 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.5 14.0 14.2 13.9 13.3 13.1 12.8 12.7 12.6 13.2 13.4 13.3
...MT TOM (11594 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 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 60 45 30 35 15 40 40 10 10 15 10 10 5 30 35
TEMPERATURE 62 58 54 52 50 53 59 62 61 56 51 50 48 52 59 64 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 64 48 64
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW W W W W W S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 9 13 10 10 8 6 6 10 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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) 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.9 14.2 13.9 13.6 13.2 12.9 12.7 12.7 13.1 13.5 13.4
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 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 BK OV SC BK SC FW SC FW CL FW CL FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 70 50 55 40 25 50 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 40
TEMPERATURE 65 54 53 51 49 54 65 67 65 52 51 49 48 53 65 68 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 68 47 68
WIND DIR W W W W W W SE SW W W W W W W SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 4 4 6 4 6 10 11 8 4 4 4 4 9 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.5 14.1 14.6 14.5 13.7 13.3 12.9 12.6 12.6 13.2 13.7 13.7
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 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 BK OV BK BK BK BK FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 60 50 60 55 20 45 20 10 10 10 15 5 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 65 59 55 51 48 46 60 63 65 59 52 49 47 45 60 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 67 45 67
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 9 9 9 6 11 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 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) 14.2 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.9 14.1 13.9 13.3 13.1 12.8 12.6 12.6 13.1 13.5 13.3
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 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 FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 30 25 10 5 15 15 5 45 15 10 5 5 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 71 64 60 59 59 66 73 75 72 64 60 59 59 66 74 75 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 75 57 76
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 3 4 4 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 14.5 14.2 14.3 13.9 14.0 13.9 14.0 14.1 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.5
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 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 FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW BK FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 35 25 10 0 15 15 5 50 15 10 5 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 62 57 55 55 53 57 63 64 63 57 55 54 53 57 63 65 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 66 53 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 5 4 5 5 9 10 10 5 5 4 5 5 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 14.5 14.2 14.3 13.9 14.1 13.9 13.9 14.0 13.8 13.9 13.8 14.0 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.4
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 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 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 30 25 10 5 15 20 10 40 15 10 5 5 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 70 63 59 58 58 63 72 73 72 63 60 58 58 63 72 74 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 74 56 75
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 18 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 14.5 14.2 14.3 13.9 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.2 13.8 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN