Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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FWUS45 KLKN 161928
AVGLKN
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1228 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2025
...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 BK BK SC OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 60 40 75 65 95 90 95 80 70 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 54 55 48 44 42 41 49 49 48 45 39 37 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 40 51 32
WIND DIR W W NW NW S S SW W W W W NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 9 5 6 9 11 14 14 13 16 19 21 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 20 90 80 70 60 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE T R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.31 0.10 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.1 8.8 8.3 7.7 7.2 6.5
...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC FW OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 30 25 70 75 90 95 80 95 85 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 49 49 45 40 39 37 46 44 44 40 36 35 33 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 46 30
WIND DIR W W W W S S SE W SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 4 5 6 9 12 11 11 13 13 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 30 90 60 90 80 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.25 0.08 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.3
...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 30 15 70 70 90 95 80 95 80 90 95 90
TEMPERATURE 59 60 53 49 45 43 49 52 54 51 46 43 40 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 42 57 35
WIND DIR W W NW W SE SE SE W SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 3 4 5 8 11 11 10 11 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 30 90 60 90 70 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.23 0.07 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.4
...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 BK BK SC OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 55 35 80 65 95 95 85 80 80 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 50 51 47 42 41 40 44 45 44 40 37 35 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 39 48 30
WIND DIR W W NW NW S S SW W W NW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 5 6 9 11 14 14 13 16 18 20 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 20 90 70 70 70 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE T S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.40 0.19 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.2 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.2 6.5
...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC FW OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 30 25 70 80 85 95 80 95 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 46 42 37 37 36 42 39 40 36 33 32 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 35 43 27
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW W SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 11 8 9 12 16 18 16 17 21 24 29 33
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 5 30 90 60 90 80 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.39 0.14 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 8.6 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.3
...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC SC FW OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 50 20 70 70 90 95 85 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 53 54 48 41 40 39 45 47 48 43 38 36 35 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 39 52 30
WIND DIR W W W SW SW S SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 13 10 5 3 4 5 9 14 14 13 13 13 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 30 90 70 80 70 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.40 0.17 0.25
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 8.8 8.2 7.7 7.2 6.5
...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 25 35 75 75 85 95 80 95 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 51 51 45 42 39 38 45 46 46 42 37 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 48 30
WIND DIR W W NW NW SW SW S W SW W W NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 6 4 4 5 10 13 12 12 14 17 20 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 30 90 60 90 80 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.27 0.11 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.1 6.4
...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 30 20 65 75 90 95 80 95 85 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 53 54 50 43 42 41 48 46 49 45 39 37 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 40 52 33
WIND DIR W W W SE S S SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 4 5 6 9 12 11 11 13 14 18 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 5 20 90 70 90 80 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.28 0.08 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.3 8.6 8.2 7.6 7.1 6.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN