Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 161055
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 10 25 10 35 15 5 5 15 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 49 47 57 61 59 53 52 50 49 47 55 59 58 52 51 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 46 62 45
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 18 10 14 18 18 25 28 29 25 14 17 18 14 12 8 5
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) 9.1 9.2 10.2 10.6 10.5 9.9 9.2 8.7 8.3 8.2 9.4 10.1 10.1 9.3 8.7 7.9 7.5
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 15 20 15 35 15 5 5 15 5 5 5 10 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 43 44 49 55 52 47 45 43 41 42 47 52 51 46 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 53 40
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 13 13 11 13 16 14 17 20 19 18 13 14 14 13 10 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) 9.2 9.1 10.1 10.8 10.6 9.9 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.3 9.4 10.1 10.1 9.5 8.9 8.2 7.8
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 CL FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 5 15 15 30 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 37 41 57 60 55 41 39 37 35 39 56 59 55 40 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 35 59 35
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 11 16 17 9 12 17 19 13 13 17 14 6 8 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) 9.5 9.5 10.4 11.3 11.5 10.3 9.4 9.0 8.5 8.3 9.8 10.6 10.7 9.9 9.0 8.5 8.2
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 10 25 5 35 25 5 5 15 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 42 38 52 57 54 50 46 44 41 37 50 55 54 49 45 43 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 36 57 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 17 10 12 13 13 18 20 24 23 13 13 14 11 11 8 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) 9.1 9.2 10.2 10.6 10.6 10.1 9.3 8.7 8.3 8.2 9.4 10.1 10.1 9.4 8.7 8.0 7.5
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 15 25 15 10 20 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 53 55 62 65 61 56 53 51 51 53 60 62 60 54 51 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 50 64 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 17 17 19 13 11 11 16 16 17 18 14 10 9 5 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 34 32 26 24 25 33 35 36 34 21 20 17 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 5 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 10.9 11.2 12.0 12.3 12.4 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.6 11.3 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.3
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 15 20 35 25 15 25 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 48 49 52 54 52 50 48 47 47 47 50 52 52 48 47 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 46 54 44
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 20 18 18 17 13 14 21 21 21 18 14 12 11 8 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 11.4 11.0 11.2 12.2 12.4 12.5 11.4 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.5 11.4 10.9 11.4 11.0 10.3
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 10 10 15 15 10 20 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 52 54 62 63 61 55 52 51 51 52 60 62 60 53 50 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 49 63 47
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 17 17 19 13 11 11 16 16 18 17 13 9 9 6 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 35 32 27 25 26 34 35 37 34 25 21 20 21 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 11.4 11.0 11.2 12.0 12.2 12.4 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.7 11.4 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN