Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2026


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/17/26                         TUESDAY 08/18/26
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   30   30   45   45   60   35   45   30   35   20   15   60   40   45   35   35
TEMPERATURE        53   52   64   68   66   60   58   56   55   54   67   71   72   65   61   59   57
MAX/MIN TEMP                           71                  54                  74                  54
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SE    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   NE   NE   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    6   11   10    8    8    5    4    3    3    6    5    3    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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) 12.8 13.0 13.7 14.3 14.4 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.8 14.6 15.0 14.9 14.0 13.9 13.8


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/17/26                         TUESDAY 08/18/26
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   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   25   30   45   40   60   40   50   25   40   20   10   60   40   50   35   35
TEMPERATURE        47   50   55   61   60   56   52   50   49   52   57   64   63   60   55   53   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  49                  65                  51
WIND DIR            S    S   SE    E   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    E    E   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    9   11    9    8    8    5    4    4    5    5    5    4    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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) 12.8 13.0 13.7 14.3 14.5 14.1 13.7 13.4 13.0 13.2 13.6 14.4 14.9 14.9 14.0 13.9 13.8


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/17/26                         TUESDAY 08/18/26
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   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   25   40   50   40   15   20   15   25   30   25   40   25   30   35   25
TEMPERATURE        47   52   63   66   64   52   51   50   49   53   65   68   67   54   53   52   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  48                  69                  50
WIND DIR           SW    S   SE   SE   SE    W    W   SW   SW   SW    E   SE   SE    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    9   12   11    4    4    4    4    4    6    8    8    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    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) 13.2 13.3 13.9 14.5 14.7 14.1 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.6 13.9 14.8 15.0 14.8 14.2 14.0 13.8


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/17/26                         TUESDAY 08/18/26
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   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   35   45   50   55   65   40   40   25   40   30   15   70   40   50   40   35
TEMPERATURE        45   43   57   64   62   57   53   49   47   45   60   67   67   62   56   53   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  45                  69                  47
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW    S   SW    S    S    S    W    N    N    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6   10    8    6    8    6    5    4    3    5    5    4    4    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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) 12.8 13.1 13.6 14.3 14.4 13.9 13.6 13.2 13.0 13.2 13.8 14.7 15.0 14.9 14.0 13.9 13.8


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/17/26                         TUESDAY 08/18/26
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   15   20   40   25   30   30   20   20    5   20   35   55   40   25   30   25
TEMPERATURE        55   61   70   71   70   61   59   58   57   63   72   73   71   62   60   59   58
MAX/MIN TEMP                           73                  55                  75                  57
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    2    5    5    5    3    2    2    3    3    4    5    6    3    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)                   17
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    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) 13.7 13.5 14.0 14.3 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.3


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/17/26                         TUESDAY 08/18/26
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   10   35   25   35   25   25   15    5   15   30   45   40   25   35   25
TEMPERATURE        51   55   61   62   61   55   54   54   54   57   63   64   62   56   55   55   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  52                  65                  53
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    3    9    9    8    4    4    4    4    4    8    9    8    4    3    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) 13.7 13.6 13.9 14.2 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.3


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/17/26                         TUESDAY 08/18/26
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   20   25   45   30   35   35   20   20    5   30   40   55   40   25   35   25
TEMPERATURE        54   60   69   70   69   60   58   57   57   62   71   73   71   61   59   58   57
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  55                  74                  56
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    S   SW    S    S   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    2    5    5    5    4    3    3    4    3    4    5    6    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)                   17                                      17
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    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) 13.7 13.5 14.0 14.3 14.5 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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