Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 300636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT WED SEP 30 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 100 95 90 85 75 55 40 50 50 25
TEMPERATURE 43 42 43 46 44 40 39 38 37 35 38 48 51 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 47 34 51
WIND CHILL 37 36 37 31 29 32
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E N N NW NW N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 12 10 5 10 16 6 4 6 8 8 9 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 25 19 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 80 90 90 100 100 60 40 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.54 0.18 0.72 0.36 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) 13.9 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.4 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.7 11.0 11.5 12.1 12.3 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 1 1 1
DATE FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26
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 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 15 15 5 5 15 10 5 15 15 20 5 25 30 35 30 45
TEMPERATURE 37 33 56 54 41 36 59 56 42 38 57 54 40 37 56 53 41 38 56 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 60 36 62 37 60 36 58 37 59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE NE NE SW S N N E E E SW S S SW W SW SW W W N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 2 3 2 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 5 4 4 3 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.0 11.6 12.3 13.0 12.6 12.4 12.7 12.9 12.5 11.9 12.4 12.8 12.5 12.1 12.6 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 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 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 90 90 100 95 90 85 80 55 40 50 50 25
TEMPERATURE 40 39 38 39 38 34 35 35 34 33 34 41 44 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 40 32 44
WIND CHILL 31 30 31 32 29 28 29 27 25 23 25 35 38 34
WIND DIR E NE NE E E N N N N N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 20 17 10 10 14 6 8 10 12 12 11 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 80 90 90 100 100 60 40 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.58 0.18 0.76 0.36 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.4 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.9 11.5 12.2 12.4 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 4 4 3 3 2
DATE FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26
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 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 15 15 5 5 15 10 5 15 15 20 5 25 30 35 30 45
TEMPERATURE 34 31 49 48 37 34 53 50 39 36 50 47 37 35 48 46 38 36 49 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 54 34 56 36 53 34 51 35 51
WIND CHILL 27 24 32 30
WIND DIR NE NE NE SW S N NW E E E SW SW S NW W SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 4 3 5 4 4 4 9 8 5 5 4 3 6 5 6 5 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.0 11.6 12.3 13.0 12.6 12.3 12.7 12.9 12.5 11.9 12.4 12.8 12.5 12.1 12.6 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN