Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
969
FWUS45 KABQ 181835
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM 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) 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 OV BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 60 50 30 30 5 20 40 55 55 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 58 55 50 47 45 44 49 60 62 57 50 46 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 43 63 40
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W SW W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 6 6 6 6 10 12 13 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 20 17 17 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 30 30 10 5 0 0 5 20 30 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 14.1 14.0 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.5 13.3 13.0 12.6 12.2 12.0
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) 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 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 20 30 50 45 45 45 80 70 85 80 85 70 75 80 75 65
TEMPERATURE 59 59 44 40 59 58 46 42 56 53 45 43 52 52 45 42 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 40 62 41 60 41 56 41 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W E E W SW SE SE SW SW S S SW SW SW N SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 12 2 3 10 8 4 3 9 5 3 2 5 4 3 2 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 70 60 70 60 70 50 40 40 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 12.6 11.8 11.7 11.9 12.6 12.6 12.8 13.1 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.8 13.9
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 FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
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 OV BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 65 50 35 35 10 20 40 55 55 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 50 49 45 43 42 42 45 52 55 51 45 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 55 39
WIND CHILL 37 36 36 39 34 32
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 10 10 11 10 12 14 14 10 10 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 30 30 10 5 0 0 5 20 30 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 14.1 14.1 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.6 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.3 12.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
DATE SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 20 30 50 45 40 45 80 70 80 80 85 70 75 80 75 65
TEMPERATURE 52 52 41 39 52 52 42 40 49 47 42 41 45 46 41 40 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 38 55 39 52 40 48 39 50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W NE E W SW SE SE SW SW S S SW SW SW NW SW S
WIND (MPH) 11 13 5 6 10 9 6 4 10 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 70 60 70 70 80 50 50 40 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.3 12.6 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.6 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.8 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 0 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