Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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FWUS45 KLKN 200907
AVGLKN
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2026
...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 SC FW SC OV SC SC FW OV BK FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 20 30 75 40 30 20 70 65 5 5 15 25 30 35 35
TEMPERATURE 34 45 52 56 57 51 46 43 42 50 54 57 57 50 44 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 41 58 39
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 11 12 9 4 5 6 16 24 21 18 12 12 9 6
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.0 8.1 8.7 9.2 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.4 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.1 8.3 6.5 6.8
...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC SC OV SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 30 65 70 65 30 40 80 40 5 10 10 25 25 40 35
TEMPERATURE 35 44 49 52 53 50 45 43 41 46 49 52 53 48 43 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 53 37
WIND DIR SW W W W W W N N N NW NW NW N N E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 10 9 11 5 4 3 6 12 18 17 14 9 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.0 8.0 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.7 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 6.9 7.0
...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 SC FW BK SC BK FW SC OV SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 20 60 50 55 25 35 80 45 5 10 5 20 20 35 35
TEMPERATURE 39 48 59 63 64 59 52 48 45 50 59 64 65 58 49 45 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 44 65 41
WIND DIR W W NW W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW N E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 5 10 9 11 5 4 3 6 13 18 16 13 8 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 7.0 8.0 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.7 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 6.8 6.9
...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 SC BK SC FW SC BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 20 40 70 30 20 30 60 50 5 5 10 25 30 35 40
TEMPERATURE 34 43 50 53 54 50 45 43 41 47 52 54 56 50 44 41 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 56 38
WIND DIR NW W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 10 11 8 4 5 6 14 20 20 18 11 11 9 6
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.0 8.1 8.8 9.2 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.5 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.1 8.3 6.5 6.8
...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 BK OV BK SC SC OV SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 25 60 70 60 25 45 85 35 5 5 10 25 20 40 35
TEMPERATURE 32 41 45 48 49 46 42 41 39 44 45 48 49 44 39 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 39 50 36
WIND DIR W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 13 12 16 9 8 10 13 23 28 24 24 16 10 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.1 8.1 8.8 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.6 8.7 9.0 9.2 8.8 8.1 6.9 7.0
...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 SC SC BK SC SC FW SC BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 25 60 45 40 15 35 65 35 5 10 10 25 30 40 30
TEMPERATURE 34 43 54 57 57 49 44 41 40 46 55 58 58 48 42 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 39 60 36
WIND DIR W NW NW W W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 4 10 10 11 4 2 2 5 14 23 20 17 8 3 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.1 8.1 8.8 9.1 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.0 8.2 6.6 6.7
...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 SC FW BK OV BK FW SC OV SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 25 60 70 55 20 35 90 45 5 10 10 25 20 40 35
TEMPERATURE 35 45 51 54 54 49 46 44 43 47 51 54 54 47 43 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 55 37
WIND DIR NW W W W W W N NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 10 10 12 5 4 4 8 14 21 19 17 10 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.0 8.1 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.7 9.1 9.2 8.8 8.1 6.9 6.9
...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
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 SC SC BK BK OV SC BK OV SC CL FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 30 65 70 75 35 60 70 35 5 10 15 25 25 35 30
TEMPERATURE 40 49 55 59 61 56 51 50 48 52 55 59 61 54 48 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 46 61 43
WIND DIR S W W W W W NE N NW NW NW NW N N E E SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 9 9 11 4 3 3 5 11 18 17 16 9 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 7.0 8.0 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.6 8.6 9.0 9.1 8.8 8.1 6.9 7.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN