Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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FWUS45 KLKN 120744
AVGLKN
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1244 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2025
...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 45 55 55 60 75 60 55 85 85 65 55 50 50 60
TEMPERATURE 49 56 65 65 55 42 37 36 34 37 41 42 42 35 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 32 44 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 17 24 29 32 29 29 24 18 13 14 17 20 21 19 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 10 20 40 20 80 80 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.5 9.2 9.7 8.7 7.4 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.3
...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 FW SC SC OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 20 25 35 90 90 100 70 65 90 90 75 65 55 60 70
TEMPERATURE 42 51 58 59 49 40 36 34 32 33 36 37 36 32 31 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 30 38 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 13 21 25 26 26 19 13 10 10 12 14 14 14 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 40 50 90 90 50 50 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.13 0.05 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.4 9.0 9.5 8.7 7.4 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.3
...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 FW SC SC OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 20 25 25 85 85 95 65 65 90 90 70 65 55 60 70
TEMPERATURE 50 56 68 70 62 49 43 42 38 38 45 48 46 42 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 36 50 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 12 21 24 24 21 16 10 6 10 12 14 13 13 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 30 40 50 90 90 50 50 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.04 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.5 9.0 9.5 8.6 7.4 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.3
...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 10 40 45 50 65 75 60 55 85 85 60 60 50 55 65
TEMPERATURE 44 51 60 60 50 39 36 34 32 33 37 38 38 33 32 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 31 40 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 14 21 27 29 28 27 21 17 12 14 16 19 19 18 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 30 20 80 80 40 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.11 0.08 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.6 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.5 9.1 9.6 8.6 7.4 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.3
...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 FW SC SC OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 15 30 25 75 75 90 70 65 90 90 70 65 55 60 65
TEMPERATURE 42 47 54 54 45 36 32 31 29 29 32 33 32 30 29 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 28 35 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 21 31 36 37 41 33 24 17 18 18 21 23 25 21 23 25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 30 50 90 90 50 50 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.14 0.05 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.5 9.1 9.6 8.8 7.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3
...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 15 25 30 70 80 95 75 65 90 90 70 70 55 60 75
TEMPERATURE 46 51 63 63 52 40 37 35 33 33 40 42 40 35 32 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 31 44 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 18 29 29 27 27 19 12 8 10 14 18 18 14 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 40 90 90 40 40 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.15 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.5 9.1 9.6 8.6 7.4 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3
...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 FW SC SC OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 20 30 30 85 75 95 70 65 90 90 65 65 50 55 65
TEMPERATURE 45 52 61 61 52 40 36 36 33 35 38 40 38 33 32 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 31 40 29
WIND DIR W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 17 26 29 28 31 24 17 10 12 13 17 18 18 13 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 40 40 50 90 90 50 50 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.12 0.05 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.5 9.1 9.6 8.8 7.5 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.3
...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 05/12/25 TUESDAY 05/13/25
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 FW SC SC OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 20 30 35 80 85 90 60 65 90 90 75 65 55 65 70
TEMPERATURE 47 53 62 63 54 43 39 37 35 36 40 43 41 36 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 34 45 33
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 12 21 26 27 27 21 14 9 10 12 14 14 16 12 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 40 40 30 40 90 90 50 50 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.16 0.05 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.4 8.9 9.5 8.7 7.3 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN