Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 180807
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
206 AM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 25 45 40 40 35 20 20 15 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 51 48 59 71 74 73 63 58 53 51 63 74 73 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 75 51 76
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W NW NW N W NW W SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 6 8 8 5 4 4 3 2 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.6 15.1 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.5 15.8 15.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER SC FW OV BK SC FW OV BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 10 75 55 50 20 80 60 60 30 55 55 50 35 30 45 35 15 45 55
TEMPERATURE 54 50 74 67 55 50 73 67 55 50 71 69 55 51 71 71 56 50 72 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 75 49 75 49 73 49 74 49 74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E N NW SE SE N SW S N N W SW W W W W NE N W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 5 3 3 5 4 3 3 9 8 5 5 9 6 3 3 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 14 18 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 50 40 0 5 70 30 5 0 30 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 20 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.6 14.8 15.1 15.4 15.2 14.8 15.2 15.5 15.2 14.9 15.2 15.6 15.2 14.9 15.1 15.5 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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 TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 25 40 40 40 35 20 20 15 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 48 47 54 64 67 66 58 54 50 49 58 66 66 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 67 49 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W NW E
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 8 9 10 9 8 8 6 5 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE T T T
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.8 15.1 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.9 15.5 15.8 15.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER SC FW OV BK BK FW OV BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 10 75 55 50 20 85 55 60 30 50 50 50 35 30 45 35 15 40 50
TEMPERATURE 51 48 67 61 52 48 66 61 52 48 63 62 52 49 64 64 52 48 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 68 48 67 48 66 48 67 48 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E N W SE NE NW W SE N N W W NW NW W W NE N W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 6 5 10 9 8 8 10 9 5 5 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 60 30 0 5 70 30 5 0 30 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R T R T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 14.8 15.2 15.4 15.2 14.8 15.2 15.5 15.2 14.9 15.2 15.6 15.2 14.9 15.1 15.5 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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