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


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/21/26                         TUESDAY 09/22/26
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   OV   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   75   70   65   50   85   75   75   85   75   25   15   10   20    5   25   25
TEMPERATURE        61   57   55   54   50   47   51   51   50   55   51   50   46   44   50   55   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  57                  44                  59
WIND DIR           NE   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   NE    E    W    W    W    W    W   NW    N   NE    N
WIND (MPH)          8    3    3    2    2    5    8    5    4    4    2    2    2    3    6    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   40   40   30    5    0    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.04      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) 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.6 11.0 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.5 11.8


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/21/26                         TUESDAY 09/22/26
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   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   85   50   45   35   75   80   85   70   70   20   15    5   25    5   25   25
TEMPERATURE        51   50   48   46   44   45   46   46   42   45   44   43   41   43   44   48   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  48                  41                  50
WIND DIR            E    W    S    S    S    S    E    E    W    W    W    W    W   NW    N   NE    N
WIND (MPH)          9    4    3    3    3    6    8    4    4    4    3    3    3    5    8    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   40   40   20    5    0    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      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) 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.8 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.8 11.1 11.5 11.7


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/21/26                         TUESDAY 09/22/26
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   OV   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   60   75   50   65   70   75   70   80   20   20   15   10    5   20   35
TEMPERATURE        56   44   44   42   41   43   52   50   45   38   38   37   36   40   52   53   52
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  52                  35                  55
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         11    6    5    4    5    9   10    8    5   10    5    4    4    4    6    8    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0   10   20   60   60   30    0    0    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    R    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.11      0.07      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) 11.0 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.4 11.2 11.5 11.7


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/21/26                         TUESDAY 09/22/26
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   BK   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   65   75   60   60   80   85   75   85   70   35   15   10   20    5   20   25
TEMPERATURE        56   54   52   49   46   37   45   46   45   49   46   43   39   34   44   50   51
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  51                  34                  53
WIND DIR            E    S    S    S    S    S    E    E    W    W    W    W    W   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          6    3    4    3    3    6    9    6    4    4    2    3    3    4    8    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   40   40   30    0    0    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.06      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) 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.6 11.0 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.5 11.7


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/21/26                         TUESDAY 09/22/26
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   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   75   30   50   40   50   55   65   65   60   25   30   10    5   20   40   35
TEMPERATURE        62   54   52   51   51   55   61   61   55   51   48   47   46   50   58   59   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  63                  46                  60
WIND DIR            S   SE    S    S    S   SE   SE    S    S    S    W   SW   SW   SE   SW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    3    3    3    5   10   11    9    4    3    2    2    1    2    1    2    3
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  23   20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   50   30   10   20    0    0   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    R    R         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      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) 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.9 11.3 11.4 11.6


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/21/26                         TUESDAY 09/22/26
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   OV   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   80   40   55   50   45   35   65   65   60   25   25   15    5   15   30   25
TEMPERATURE        53   49   47   47   46   49   51   53   48   46   44   44   43   45   48   50   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  53                  42                  50
WIND DIR            S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    N   NE   NE    N   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    3    5    5    9   11   12   11    6    4    4    3    2    3    4    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   50   30    5   10    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      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) 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.5 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/21/26                         TUESDAY 09/22/26
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   OV   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   75   30   50   50   50   50   65   65   55   25   30   10    5   20   45   35
TEMPERATURE        60   53   51   50   51   54   60   60   54   49   47   47   46   50   57   58   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  62                  45                  59
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    W   SW   SW   SE    N    N   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    4    4    4    5   10   11    9    4    4    3    3    2    2    0    0    1
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  23   21
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5   20   50   30   10   20    0    0   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    R    R         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      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) 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.9 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.9 11.3 11.5 11.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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