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FWUS45 KVEF 161055
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..MT LOCKE (10410 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 5 30 20 20 25 20 10 35 15 15 20 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 39 42 50 55 56 51 45 41 38 41 50 52 46 38 32 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 37 54 26
WIND DIR W SW W W NW W W W W SW W W NW N NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 18 19 17 11 12 8 6 8 11 16 36 37 28 25 16 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 52
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) 7.7 7.5 9.0 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.4 8.8 8.1 7.9 9.2 9.3 8.7 6.6 5.0 5.2 4.7
..MT TOM (11594 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 5 5 20 25 25 30 15 10 35 20 15 25 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 34 39 41 45 45 44 38 34 32 36 41 42 37 29 24 21 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 32 43 19
WIND DIR W W W W NW W W W W SW SW W N N NW W W
WIND (MPH) 18 16 14 13 17 11 5 5 8 10 25 31 37 37 20 10 8
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) 7.7 7.7 8.8 9.7 10.3 10.2 9.3 8.7 8.1 7.9 9.0 9.1 8.6 6.7 5.2 5.2 4.8
..ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 5 0 15 20 10 35 10 10 25 25 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 34 38 46 49 47 39 36 33 31 36 44 46 42 31 25 22 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 31 46 20
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW N NW W
WIND (MPH) 20 25 24 18 17 12 6 8 11 19 31 42 39 24 18 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 46 55 52
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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 7.8 8.7 9.8 10.4 10.2 9.7 9.0 8.4 7.9 8.8 9.2 8.9 7.6 5.6 5.7 5.3
..TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 5 0 20 20 20 30 20 10 30 20 20 20 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 39 46 50 52 48 42 38 33 38 45 47 42 34 28 25 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 32 48 22
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW W W W SW SW W W NW N NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 16 16 14 10 10 8 8 6 9 13 32 31 23 20 12 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 47
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) 7.6 7.5 9.1 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.4 8.7 7.9 7.9 9.3 9.4 8.6 6.7 5.0 5.2 4.8
..LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC CL FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 15 5 5 5 10 20 5 10 35 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 50 59 61 59 49 45 42 41 47 57 58 54 40 35 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 40 59 29
WIND DIR S N NW W W NW N N W SW SW SW W N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 5 8 9 10 9 6 5 4 4 11 16 18 25 23 17 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 23 20 24 32 37 47 43 39 29
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) 9.8 9.7 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.3 8.7 8.4 8.2 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.9 7.5 5.9 5.5 4.9
..CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW CL SC CL FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 10 0 5 10 15 20 5 5 30 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 41 46 50 52 50 45 41 39 37 44 48 49 45 35 31 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 37 49 27
WIND DIR SE S W W W NW N N NW SW SW SW W N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 6 8 13 19 25 32 29 24 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 46 42
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) 9.7 9.6 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.3 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.9 7.7 6.0 5.6 5.0
..MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 20 5 5 5 15 20 10 10 40 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 49 58 60 58 48 44 42 40 47 56 57 53 38 34 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 39 58 29
WIND DIR S NE NW W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW W N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 9 10 9 8 6 4 3 11 17 19 26 23 17 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 24 21 25 32 37 48 46 40 31
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) 9.8 9.7 10.2 10.3 9.7 9.3 8.7 8.4 8.2 8.6 8.9 9.0 8.9 7.5 5.8 5.4 4.9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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