Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 OV OV BK OV BK BK OV SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 65 75 65 65 70 40 30 25 10 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 49 47 49 56 59 55 50 47 44 43 48 59 61 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 42 62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 8 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 10 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 17 17 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 60 40 70 50 40 50 10 5 0 0 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.00 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) 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.1 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.5 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK OV OV BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 10 15 30 40 50 40 50 60 85 80 70 75 75 65 75 80 70 65
TEMPERATURE 45 40 59 59 44 40 59 59 46 42 56 53 45 42 53 53 45 41 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 62 39 62 41 58 40 56 40 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW W W S E W SW SE E SW SW S SW W S SE NE E S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 10 10 3 2 9 8 5 3 9 5 3 2 5 4 3 2 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 80 70 50 40 60 30 30 30 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.7 12.2 12.2 12.5 11.8 11.5 11.9 12.5 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.6 13.7
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 FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK OV SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 70 80 65 65 70 40 35 25 10 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 46 45 44 49 52 49 45 43 42 42 44 52 54 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 52 41 55
WIND CHILL 39 37 36 35 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 13 11 10 11 9 8 10 10 11 9 12 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 60 40 70 40 50 50 10 5 0 0 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.00 0.00 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) 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.1 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK OV OV BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 10 15 30 40 50 40 50 60 85 80 70 80 75 65 75 85 70 65
TEMPERATURE 42 38 52 52 41 38 52 52 42 40 48 46 41 40 46 46 41 39 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 55 37 55 39 50 38 48 39 50
WIND CHILL 36 31
WIND DIR W W W W NE E W SW SE E SW S S SW W S SE NE E SE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 12 5 4 11 9 8 5 10 6 5 4 6 5 5 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 80 70 50 40 60 30 30 30 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.8 12.3 12.2 12.6 11.8 11.5 11.9 12.5 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.6 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 0 1 1 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