Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 080636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT TUE SEP 8 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 SC SC FW BK BK BK SC SC SC FW BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 15 50 55 55 50 25 30 25 55 60 60 35
TEMPERATURE 52 50 58 70 70 66 58 54 50 48 57 69 68 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 72 47 71
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W NE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 6 8 5 4 3 3 3 2 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 5 30 30 20 20 0 0 0 5 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03
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) 15.4 15.3 15.1 15.5 15.7 15.9 15.7 15.4 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.4 15.5 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 09/10/26 FRI 09/11/26 SAT 09/12/26 SUN 09/13/26 MON 09/14/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 30 15 10 5 35 30 35 35 50 40 45 35 55 40 40 40 55 50
TEMPERATURE 51 47 68 70 52 46 70 71 54 49 68 66 52 48 64 64 51 47 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 72 45 74 48 70 47 67 46 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE S W SW S SW W W NW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 8 8 5 5 10 11 5 4 9 10 9 9 14 13 10 6 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 30 20 5 5 30 20 10 10 40 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.4 14.3 14.4 13.8 13.4 13.8 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.5 14.8 14.7 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.3 14.0 14.1 14.4
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 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 SC SC FW BK BK BK SC SC SC FW BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 15 55 50 55 50 25 30 25 55 60 60 35
TEMPERATURE 49 48 53 62 63 59 53 50 47 46 52 62 62 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 45 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 8 9 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 5 30 30 20 10 0 0 0 5 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03
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) 15.4 15.2 15.0 15.5 15.7 15.9 15.8 15.4 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.5 15.6 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 09/10/26 FRI 09/11/26 SAT 09/12/26 SUN 09/13/26 MON 09/14/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 30 15 10 5 35 30 35 35 50 35 45 35 55 40 40 40 55 50
TEMPERATURE 48 45 61 63 48 44 62 63 50 47 61 59 49 46 57 57 48 45 55 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 65 44 66 46 63 45 60 44 58
WIND CHILL 38 39
WIND DIR SE W W SW SW W W W NW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 10 10 9 10 12 13 8 8 10 12 11 13 17 16 12 11 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 30 20 5 5 30 20 10 10 40 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.5 14.3 14.4 13.8 13.5 13.8 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.5 14.8 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.4 14.0 14.1 14.4
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