Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 181055
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 35 15 55 55 55 40 40 40 40 45 50 40 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 56 54 66 71 73 67 62 60 58 56 69 74 73 65 62 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 56 76 55
WIND DIR SW SW NE NE NE W SW SW SW SW E SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 6 8 6 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 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) 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.9 15.2 14.8 14.7 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.5 15.1 15.1 14.6 14.4 13.7 13.6
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 25 15 55 60 65 45 35 40 40 60 55 40 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 49 52 57 64 64 61 55 53 52 55 61 68 66 60 56 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 52 68 52
WIND DIR S SW S E E W SW S SW W E SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 6 6 8 6 8 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 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) 13.7 13.9 14.2 14.8 15.1 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.1 14.5 15.1 15.3 14.8 14.5 13.9 13.7
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 30 45 45 55 35 30 40 30 60 50 30 25 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 49 53 65 68 67 55 54 53 51 56 67 70 68 56 55 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 50 70 51
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SE SE S W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 6 8 9 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 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) 14.0 14.1 14.5 15.1 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.6 15.0 15.0 14.7 14.4 13.7 13.6
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 40 30 50 55 65 40 35 35 45 50 50 40 35 30 25
TEMPERATURE 47 45 60 67 69 64 57 53 50 48 63 70 69 64 57 54 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 48 71 47
WIND DIR S SW W N NW SW SW S S SW NE NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
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) 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.9 15.2 14.8 14.7 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.5 15.1 15.1 14.6 14.4 13.7 13.6
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 40 50 55 40 40 30 20 15 40 55 45 30 20 25 15
TEMPERATURE 58 64 72 74 72 63 60 59 59 65 73 75 74 64 61 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 57 77 58
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 5 6 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 6 4 3 3 4
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) 14.3 14.2 14.1 14.3 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.5 14.2 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.0
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW SC BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 30 50 50 40 45 30 30 15 35 60 45 30 20 25 15
TEMPERATURE 54 57 63 64 63 57 55 55 53 58 64 66 65 58 56 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 53 67 54
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 9 8 4 3 4 4 3 8 9 8 5 4 5 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) 14.3 14.1 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.3 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.1 14.0
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 45 50 55 40 40 30 25 15 45 55 50 30 20 25 15
TEMPERATURE 57 63 71 73 72 62 60 58 58 63 73 75 74 63 61 59 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 56 76 57
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 6 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 16
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) 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.2 14.5 14.3 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN