Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT SUN SEP 27 2026


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/27/26                         MONDAY 09/28/26
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   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   20    0    0    5   10    5   10   10   30   35   65   25   25   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        44   43   53   56   53   46   45   42   38   37   42   45   47   43   43   42   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  35                  48                  38
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    N   NE    N    N    N   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         17   18   14   20   25   27   23   12    3    5    8   11   17   21   17   14   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     36   28
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0   10   50   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                           T    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      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)  9.0  8.9  9.6 10.0  9.8  9.4  9.5  9.3  8.9  8.5  9.3 10.0 10.0  9.9  9.8  9.4  9.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/27/26                         MONDAY 09/28/26
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   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45    0    5   10   25    5   10    5   30   40   60   30   15   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        39   40   45   49   46   41   38   37   35   35   35   38   38   37   36   36   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  34                  40                  34
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         13   14   13   16   24   21   17   10    5    6   10   10   19   18   13   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0   10   40   10   10    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                           T    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.2  8.9  9.7 10.2 10.0  9.5  9.5  9.3  9.0  8.7  9.3  9.9 10.0  9.9  9.8  9.4  9.2


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/27/26                         MONDAY 09/28/26
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        BK   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   10    0    0   10    5    5    5    5   10   25   60   45   35    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        39   41   54   56   52   40   37   35   33   34   42   42   42   35   34   34   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  32                  44                  32
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NE    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11   11   13   19   23   14   11    9    6   10    9   10   12   16   18   17   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                          32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0   20   40   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                           T    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.01      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)  9.0  8.8  9.9 10.6 10.3  9.7  9.5  9.4  9.0  8.7  9.5  9.9 10.2  9.9  9.7  9.4  9.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/27/26                         MONDAY 09/28/26
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   20    0    0    5   10   10   10   10   25   35   60   35   35   15   10    5
TEMPERATURE        39   35   48   52   48   40   38   36   33   28   36   40   42   38   36   35   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  26                  43                  29
WIND DIR            S    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    W    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         16   19   14   17   19   19   17   11    5    6    9   11   13   16   13   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     28
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   40   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                           T    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.3                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  8.9  9.5 10.0  9.9  9.5  9.4  9.3  9.0  8.5  9.4  9.9 10.1 10.0  9.8  9.4  9.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/27/26                         MONDAY 09/28/26
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        OV   OV   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   CL   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   25   20   15   35   10   10   45    5   45    5   40   40   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        48   50   59   60   56   48   46   44   42   43   51   52   48   41   40   40   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  41                  52                  38
WIND DIR           SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          8   10   12   12   11   11   11    9   10   10    5    5    5    3    4    5   11
WIND GUST (MPH)    19   21   25   25   24   25   26   24   24   21                            18   27
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    5   10    0   20    0   20   20   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                           T         R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.10      0.01
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) 10.9 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.4 10.8  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.6  9.8 10.1 10.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/27/26                         MONDAY 09/28/26
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        OV   OV   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   25   20   20   35   15   20   50    5    5    5   40   40   50   50   55
TEMPERATURE        45   47   49   51   47   44   42   42   39   40   41   43   40   37   36   37   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  38                  43                  35
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    W   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         10   10   12   14   12   14   14   12   12   10    9    9    5    5    8    9   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    5   20    0    5    0   20   20   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S                   S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.11      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) 11.0 11.2 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.6 10.9  9.8  9.5  9.4  9.4  9.6  9.7 10.0 10.0


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 09/27/26                         MONDAY 09/28/26
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        OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   CL   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   25   20   15   40   20   10   50    5   50   10   40   40   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        48   49   58   59   54   47   45   43   41   42   50   51   47   40   39   39   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  40                  51                  37
WIND DIR           SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   NW   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)          9   10   11   11   11   12   12   11   11   10    5    4    4    4    5    6   13
WIND GUST (MPH)         23   25   24   25   26   27   24   25   21                            18   28
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    5   20    0   20    0   20   20   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R         T         S    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.11      0.01
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) 10.8 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.4 10.9  9.9  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.6  9.8 10.1 10.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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