Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 290635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 85 100 100 95 100 100 95 85 85 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 45 44 44 47 48 45 44 44 43 41 41 45 44 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 49 39 46
WIND CHILL 38
WIND DIR S W W NE NE E E E E NE SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 3 4 5 9 11 9 6 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 100 70 100 100 90 100 100 80 50 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.54 0.17 0.37 0.49 0.63 0.29 0.53
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) 14.0 13.7 13.7 13.7 14.0 14.1 13.9 14.0 13.7 13.2 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
DATE THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26
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 OV BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 55 35 15 5 5 5 10 15 5 5 15 15 5 10 10 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 39 35 48 48 38 33 53 51 39 35 56 54 41 36 55 52 40 36 55 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 53 33 57 35 60 36 58 36 58
WIND CHILL 29
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE N S S N N E E E SW S S N W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 5 3 6 4 5 4 3 2 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 11.1 11.8 12.1 11.7 11.7 12.4 12.9 12.5 12.0 12.5 12.8 12.3 11.8 12.2 12.7 12.3 12.0 12.4 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 1 1 1 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 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 85 100 100 95 100 100 95 85 85 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 42 41 40 41 41 39 40 40 40 38 36 38 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 42 36 39
WIND CHILL 36 35 32 31 31 30 30
WIND DIR SW W W NE NE E E E E NE SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 6 3 4 5 13 17 16 12 9 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 100 80 100 100 90 100 100 80 50 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.60 0.18 0.37 0.50 0.70 0.30 0.56
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 13.7 13.7 13.7 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.1 13.7 13.1 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5
DATE THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26
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 OV BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 55 35 15 5 5 5 10 15 5 5 15 15 5 10 10 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 35 33 41 42 34 31 46 44 35 33 49 47 37 34 48 46 36 34 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 46 31 50 33 53 34 51 34 51
WIND CHILL 27 23 34 26 24 30 27
WIND DIR N N NE NE E NE SW S S N N E E E SW SW S N W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 13 11 6 10 8 4 4 4 4 6 4 9 8 6 5 5 4 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S
12 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 11.1 11.8 12.1 11.7 11.8 12.4 12.9 12.5 12.0 12.5 12.8 12.3 11.8 12.3 12.7 12.3 12.0 12.4 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN