Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
935
FWUS45 KVEF 171055
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 5 0 5 5 10 5 15 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 46 44 54 59 57 53 51 48 45 43 52 57 59 55 52 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 43 61 45
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE N NW W W
WIND (MPH) 27 25 14 17 19 14 13 8 5 4 3 6 10 9 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
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) 8.4 8.5 9.3 10.1 10.1 9.1 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.8 9.5 10.3 10.6 10.3 10.0 10.0 9.6
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 0 10 5 10 5 15 5 5 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 40 42 45 51 50 47 44 41 39 41 43 49 49 48 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 39 51 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W E NE NE NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 19 19 13 13 16 13 11 6 5 4 4 4 9 9 5 4 3
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) 8.5 8.5 9.3 10.0 10.0 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.0 9.3 10.2 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.0 9.7
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 10 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 36 39 55 58 54 40 39 37 35 38 53 56 53 40 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 34 57 37
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W W W W E E E NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 16 12 14 14 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 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) 8.6 8.6 9.6 10.6 10.8 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.4 9.7 10.7 10.9 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.0
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 15 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 39 35 49 54 53 49 46 40 37 35 47 53 55 51 47 42 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 34 56 36
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NE NE N NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 23 23 13 14 14 11 11 8 6 6 3 6 9 8 3 3 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) 8.4 8.5 9.3 10.0 10.0 9.2 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.9 9.6 10.4 10.6 10.2 9.9 10.0 9.6
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 51 53 61 62 59 54 51 50 50 53 61 62 59 51 46 47 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 49 64 45
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S SW S SW W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 17 16 11 10 5 8 8 6 5 3 5 5 3 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 34 23 21 21 19 18
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 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) 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.3 10.7 10.2 9.6 10.1 10.8 11.0 10.2 9.7 9.9 9.7
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 10 5 5 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 47 48 50 53 51 48 47 46 45 47 51 53 52 45 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 45 54 41
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 21 18 16 13 11 6 11 10 9 8 6 8 5 4 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 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) 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.6 11.3 11.5 11.5 10.8 10.2 9.6 9.8 10.3 10.5 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.7
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 51 52 60 62 59 53 51 50 49 53 61 62 59 50 47 46 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 48 63 45
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 18 14 11 10 6 9 8 8 6 3 4 5 4 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 35 26 23 21 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 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) 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.6 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.7 10.2 9.7 10.2 10.9 11.1 10.3 9.8 10.0 9.8
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN