Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
166
FWUS45 KVEF 151055
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT TUE SEP 15 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 0 5 0 15 5 10 5 15 0 15 0 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 51 49 60 64 62 55 53 51 50 48 59 63 59 53 51 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 48 64 46
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 10 6 11 14 14 17 18 17 17 9 13 18 20 24 28 28
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) 9.9 9.7 10.8 11.2 11.1 10.3 9.8 9.3 9.1 8.9 10.3 10.8 10.8 10.2 9.6 8.3 7.8
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 5 5 0 20 5 10 0 15 5 20 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 45 52 57 55 49 46 44 42 44 50 55 52 47 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 55 40
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 8 9 10 10 13 14 13 13 14 10 11 16 17 17 19 19
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) 10.0 9.8 10.7 11.2 11.2 10.3 9.9 9.5 9.2 9.0 10.2 10.9 10.9 10.2 9.6 8.4 7.8
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 39 44 60 63 59 44 42 40 38 42 57 60 56 41 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 37 60 35
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 13 14 8 9 11 11 8 10 16 14 10 12 17 20
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) 10.1 10.0 10.9 11.7 11.9 10.7 10.2 9.7 9.4 9.2 10.5 11.3 11.5 10.8 9.9 8.8 8.3
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 0 0 0 15 5 10 5 15 5 10 0 10 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 40 55 59 58 52 48 45 41 39 52 57 55 49 46 44 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 39 59 37
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S SW S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 10 6 10 12 11 13 14 14 17 8 11 13 14 16 19 21
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) 9.9 9.7 10.8 11.2 11.1 10.4 9.8 9.3 9.0 8.9 10.3 10.8 10.9 10.3 9.6 8.3 7.8
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 58 66 66 63 57 54 52 52 55 63 64 61 55 52 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 51 65 49
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 12 16 12 11 9 12 12 16 18 19 12 10 8 12 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 26 27 25 24 21 27 27 34 35 31 25 23 20 27 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.5 11.5 11.5 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.3 12.0 12.2 12.4 11.7 11.5 11.0
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 20 30 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 48 51 55 57 55 51 49 48 48 49 52 55 53 49 48 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 47 55 45
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 13 16 16 13 11 17 14 20 18 17 16 12 10 18 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.6 11.6 11.5 12.1 12.5 12.6 12.1 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.3 12.0 12.3 12.5 11.7 11.5 11.1
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 0 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 51 55 64 67 63 56 53 52 52 55 62 65 61 54 52 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 50 65 49
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 12 14 11 11 10 12 12 17 18 18 12 11 9 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 26 27 25 24 23 28 28 36 35 32 25 24 21 28 32 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.5 11.5 11.5 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.3 12.1 12.2 12.3 11.7 11.5 11.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN