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 FRI SEP 18 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 5 0 5 5 10 5 15 0 5 10 15 30 45 50
TEMPERATURE 43 43 52 57 59 54 50 48 46 45 55 60 62 56 53 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 63 47
WIND DIR SW W NE NE NE N SW W W SW NE NE NE SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 2 5 9 8 3 4 5 4 2 4 4 2 3 2 3
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) 8.0 7.9 9.3 10.1 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.7 9.7 10.8 11.4 11.6 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.7
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 15 5 5 10 15 30 45 45
TEMPERATURE 39 41 43 49 50 47 43 43 41 43 46 52 51 48 45 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 41 53 43
WIND DIR SW SW N NE NE NE W W W SW NE NE NE W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 4 8 9 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 3
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) 8.3 8.0 9.2 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.8 9.7 10.6 11.3 11.6 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.8
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 45 40
TEMPERATURE 34 38 53 56 54 41 39 37 36 40 55 59 57 43 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 36 59 39
WIND DIR SW W NW E E NE NW W SW W E E SE W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 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) 8.3 8.3 9.5 10.5 10.7 10.2 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.8 10.8 11.5 11.7 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.6
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 15 5 0 10 10 30 45 50
TEMPERATURE 36 34 47 53 53 47 44 41 40 37 50 56 56 50 47 45 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 35 58 39
WIND DIR SW SW N N N NE W SW W SW NE N N SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 2 5 8 6 3 4 6 5 3 4 4 3 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) 8.0 7.9 9.4 10.2 10.4 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.6 10.9 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.7
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 15 25
TEMPERATURE 50 53 62 62 59 49 46 47 45 52 61 63 62 50 47 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 45 65 47
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW NW N NW NW N NW NW W SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 4 6 6 3 2 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
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) 10.5 9.8 9.9 10.5 10.4 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.7 10.5 11.3 11.5 11.2 10.7 10.4 10.4
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 45 47 50 52 51 44 42 42 41 46 51 54 53 46 45 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 40 55 43
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W N NE E NE SW W W W NW SE E
WIND (MPH) 11 9 9 9 6 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 2 1 2 3
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) 10.5 9.8 9.7 10.0 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.7 10.4 11.1 11.4 11.3 10.7 10.4 10.4
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 5 15 25
TEMPERATURE 49 53 61 61 58 48 46 47 46 51 60 62 61 50 47 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 44 64 47
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W SW W NW W W NE N N W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 1 2 3 2 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
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) 10.5 9.8 10.0 10.6 10.6 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.7 10.5 11.3 11.5 11.2 10.7 10.4 10.4
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN