Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 192255
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 65 50 20 15 15 15 10 15 50 35 20 15 15 60 50
TEMPERATURE 74 65 62 60 58 57 70 74 76 67 62 60 58 56 69 71 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 77 56 73
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW E SW SW W SW SW SW W S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 11 9 8 6 4 9 10 11 10 8 6 6 9 12 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 14.2 14.1 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.0 13.6 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.7 13.6 14.0 14.3 14.3
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 80 65 15 30 10 20 15 10 40 40 20 15 15 55 65
TEMPERATURE 67 61 55 53 52 55 61 67 66 62 55 53 52 55 61 65 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 52 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW S SE E SW W W W W W S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 9 8 6 6 10 10 11 10 9 6 6 10 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 14.3 14.1 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.5 14.2 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.9 14.2 14.3
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 30 20 30 10 5 5 25 40 50 30 10 35 60 50
TEMPERATURE 69 56 55 53 51 56 67 71 69 56 54 52 51 56 66 68 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 71 50 68
WIND DIR S W W W W SW SE SE W W W W W W SE S W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 4 5 4 6 9 11 6 4 4 5 5 10 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.7 13.9 13.6 13.0 12.9 13.1 13.6 14.4 14.6 14.3 14.1 13.9 14.0 13.8 14.2 14.4 14.5
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 75 40 20 15 15 15 10 10 50 30 25 15 30 55 50
TEMPERATURE 70 63 57 54 50 48 64 70 71 65 56 53 50 48 63 67 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 48 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 9 8 8 4 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5
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) 14.2 14.1 13.7 13.5 13.1 13.1 13.5 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.6 13.7 14.0 14.3 14.3
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 10 10 5 10 15 20 10 50 60 35 45 35 60 60 45
TEMPERATURE 75 66 62 61 60 65 74 76 75 66 62 61 61 65 72 74 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 77 59 75
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.1 14.5 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.6 15.0 15.0 14.8 15.0 14.5 14.4
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 10 10 5 10 15 25 10 55 55 45 50 35 50 50 40
TEMPERATURE 65 58 57 56 54 58 65 66 65 59 57 57 56 58 63 64 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 67 55 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 6 6 5 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T 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) 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.1 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.5 14.7 15.0 15.0 14.9 15.0 14.5 14.4
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/20/26 FRIDAY 08/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 5 10 5 5 15 25 15 50 60 40 50 30 65 65 45
TEMPERATURE 75 64 61 60 59 64 74 75 74 65 62 60 60 64 71 73 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 76 58 74
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.1 14.6 14.9 14.9 14.6 14.6 15.0 15.0 14.8 15.0 14.5 14.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN