Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 271836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT SUN SEP 27 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 09/27/26 MONDAY 09/28/26
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 BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 70 65 65 75 55 65 80 95 95 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 61 56 50 47 46 45 47 52 53 48 48 47 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 44 54 42
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 4 8 6 5 8 11 13 8 8 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 70 80 90 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.25 0.40 0.57
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) 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.3 13.7 14.0 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 95 95 95 70 60 35 25 20 20 15 10 20 15 30 10 15
TEMPERATURE 47 45 43 40 44 42 38 36 47 46 38 34 52 51 40 36 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 45 35 50 34 55 35 59
WIND CHILL 29
WIND DIR SW E E NE NW NW N N NE E E NE SW SW SW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 9 9 5 5 3 5 4 3 3 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 90 90 60 40 10 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.67 0.79
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.5 12.7 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.9 12.2 11.9 11.7 12.4 12.7 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 09/27/26 MONDAY 09/28/26
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 BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 75 65 65 75 55 70 80 95 95 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 53 50 45 43 43 43 43 45 45 42 43 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 42 47 40
WIND CHILL 37 36 36 37 38 39 36 37 36 36 36
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 12 11 11 11 13 14 10 11 13 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 70 90 90 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.29 0.45 0.65
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) 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.7 14.0 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 100 95 95 70 60 35 20 15 20 15 10 20 20 30 10 15
TEMPERATURE 41 39 39 38 37 37 35 33 40 40 34 32 45 45 36 34 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 36 39 33 43 32 48 34 52
WIND CHILL 33 31 28 24 34 27
WIND DIR SW E E NE NW NW N N NE E E E SW SW SW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 9 6 4 8 12 9 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 90 90 60 40 10 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.73 0.85
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.5 12.7 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.9 12.2 11.9 11.7 12.4 12.8 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 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