Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
994
FWUS45 KABQ 150636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT TUE SEP 15 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 50 75 80 75 85 80 80 65 65 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 47 46 51 61 60 57 51 49 48 46 50 59 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 45 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 1 6 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 40 50 30 40 50 60 30 50 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.04 0.22 0.07 0.15
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) 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.7 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.8 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.1 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV SC BK SC BK BK SC SC BK SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 95 85 80 65 70 45 55 50 60 50 35 35 70 45 60 50 65 55
TEMPERATURE 50 46 57 57 49 45 58 58 48 43 59 59 45 41 57 56 44 39 56 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 61 44 62 42 62 39 60 38 59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W E E W SW E S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 6 8 8 8 6 5 3 5 5 2 2 5 4 3 2 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 90 80 70 20 60 20 5 5 40 30 10 20 60 20 10 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R T T T R R T R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 14.8 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.3 13.8 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.0 12.7 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.8 13.0
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 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 55 75 80 75 85 80 80 65 65 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 44 44 46 54 53 50 47 46 45 44 45 52 54 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 56 43 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W NW E SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 3 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 40 50 30 40 50 70 30 50 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.06 0.29 0.09 0.17
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) 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.7 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.1 15.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV SC BK SC BK BK SC SC BK SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 95 85 80 65 70 45 60 50 60 50 35 35 70 45 65 50 65 55
TEMPERATURE 47 45 49 50 46 44 51 52 44 41 53 52 42 39 50 49 41 37 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 53 43 54 41 55 38 53 37 52
WIND CHILL 38
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W E E W SW E S W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 8 11 12 10 8 8 6 6 6 4 3 6 5 5 4 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 90 80 70 30 60 20 5 5 40 30 10 20 50 20 10 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R T T R R T T R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.39 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 14.7 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.3 13.9 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.8 13.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN