Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 261836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC FW SC BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 50 55 50 45 80 75 75 75 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 59 56 46 44 42 40 47 58 60 56 48 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 39 60 42
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 3 3 3 1 5 9 5 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.5 13.0 13.2 13.0 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 95 90 85 80 75 65 50 50 25 15 15 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 50 47 45 42 48 46 43 38 45 46 40 37 51 50 40 36 55 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 50 38 49 36 54 35 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW E NE NE N NW N N N NW E SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 5 4 4 6 8 8 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 80 80 90 80 80 70 70 50 30 30 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.26 0.38
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.8 13.9 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.7 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.2 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.1 11.7 12.3 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC FW SC BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 50 55 50 45 80 75 80 80 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 52 49 41 40 39 39 43 51 53 49 43 42 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 38 53 40
WIND CHILL 36
WIND DIR W W SW S SW SW SW S SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 6 6 5 3 6 10 6 6 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 13.2 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.5 13.1 13.3 13.0 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 95 90 85 80 75 65 50 50 25 15 15 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 41 41 40 42 40 38 36 38 39 36 34 44 44 36 34 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 38 43 35 41 34 47 34 51
WIND CHILL 37 34 33 33 32 28 32 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW E NE NE N NW N NE N NW E SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 12 10 4 5 10 12 9 5 6 8 6 5 6 5 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 80 90 80 80 70 70 50 30 30 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S S S S T
12 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.42
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.8 13.9 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.7 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.2 11.8 12.0 12.4 12.1 11.7 12.3 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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