Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 131837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT SUN SEP 13 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 65 55 40 60 80 75 75 85 85 85 70 70 70
TEMPERATURE 70 66 58 54 52 51 53 62 64 61 54 51 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 66 47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 8 8 11 11 13 14 13 13 9 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 27 28 25 20 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 20 20 20 50 40 50 60 30 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.16 0.12 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 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
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.4 15.3 15.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.9 15.1 15.0 14.7 14.5 14.4 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 65 90 85 80 80 90 80 75 75 70 60 55 55 60 55
TEMPERATURE 63 59 50 47 60 59 50 47 58 57 49 46 58 58 47 43 58 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 47 63 46 61 45 62 43 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S SE SW SW S S S SW S SW SW W SW W N W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 4 4 8 4 3 3 8 5 6 5 8 6 4 3 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 30 70 70 70 50 90 70 50 30 60 40 20 20 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R T R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.11
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.8 15.0 15.1 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.1 14.8 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.1 13.7 13.7 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 65 60 45 65 80 80 75 85 85 85 70 70 70
TEMPERATURE 62 59 53 51 50 48 48 55 57 55 50 48 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 47 58 45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 11 12 17 18 16 18 14 14 12 11 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 20 20 20 50 50 50 60 40 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 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
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.9 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.5 14.4 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 70 65 90 85 80 80 90 80 75 75 75 60 55 55 60 55
TEMPERATURE 56 53 47 45 53 52 47 45 51 51 45 44 51 52 44 41 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 45 56 44 54 43 55 41 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S SE SW SW S S S SW S SW W W SW W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 8 9 5 4 5 9 6 9 9 9 8 6 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 30 80 80 70 60 90 70 50 30 60 40 20 20 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R T R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.8 15.0 15.1 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.1 14.8 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.1 13.7 13.7 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN