Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 101837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT MON AUG 10 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 08/10/26 TUESDAY 08/11/26
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 BK BK OV SC SC FW FW SC OV OV OV SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 75 50 30 20 5 50 70 75 75 50 50 25
TEMPERATURE 75 71 62 57 53 51 63 75 70 68 60 57 53 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 50 76 50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W S W SW W NW NW NW E SE NE NE NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 3 3 3 3 6 5 4 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 30 20 0 0 0 0 20 50 40 30 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.01 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.6 15.2 15.3 15.9 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.8 15.5 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26 SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26
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 BK SC SC OV BK BK SC OV BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 40 25 85 65 55 45 75 65 50 45 60 55 45 35 70 60
TEMPERATURE 73 66 54 49 68 65 53 48 66 64 52 47 66 66 53 48 68 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 48 69 47 68 46 69 47 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W NW SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW S NE W S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 3 8 9 3 3 8 6 3 3 8 8 4 3 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 10 10 70 50 5 20 60 40 10 20 40 30 10 10 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T R T T T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 15.6 15.0 14.8 15.2 15.4 15.3 15.0 15.3 15.5 15.2 14.8 14.9 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.9 15.3
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 MONDAY 08/10/26 TUESDAY 08/11/26
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 BK BK OV SC SC FW FW BK OV OV OV SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 75 50 35 25 5 55 70 75 75 50 50 25
TEMPERATURE 68 64 57 54 51 49 58 68 63 61 56 54 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 69 49
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W S NW W W NW NW NW E SE NE N NW W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 6 8 8 8 5 6 5 5 6 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 30 20 0 0 0 5 30 50 30 30 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.01 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.5 15.2 15.4 16.0 16.1 15.9 16.0 15.8 15.5 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26 SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26
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 BK SC FW OV BK BK SC OV BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 40 25 85 65 55 40 75 65 45 45 60 55 40 35 65 60
TEMPERATURE 66 59 51 47 61 58 50 47 58 57 50 46 59 59 50 47 60 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 47 62 46 61 45 62 46 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SW SW SW S NE W S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 6 10 10 5 5 9 8 5 5 9 10 6 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 10 10 70 50 5 20 60 40 10 20 40 30 10 10 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T R T T T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 15.6 15.1 14.8 15.2 15.4 15.3 15.0 15.3 15.5 15.2 14.8 14.9 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.9 15.3
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