Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 130636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT SUN SEP 13 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 20 35 35 50 65 75 65 65 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 50 48 57 68 70 67 59 54 52 50 52 62 65 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 48 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 10 11 10 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 33 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.09
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) 14.5 14.3 14.5 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.1 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26
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 BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 85 70 70 70 85 80 80 75 85 60 65 60 65 50 55 45 70 50
TEMPERATURE 51 46 63 59 49 46 58 59 49 47 58 58 48 45 59 59 47 42 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 65 46 61 46 61 44 63 42 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE S SW SW S SW SW S S NE W S E E SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 3 8 5 4 4 8 5 4 4 6 5 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 80 60 50 40 80 70 70 50 80 40 30 20 50 30 20 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R T R R T R R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.21
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.3 13.9 14.0 14.1 13.8 13.4 13.5 13.7
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 SUNDAY 09/13/26 MONDAY 09/14/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 10 20 30 40 50 65 75 65 65 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 48 47 53 61 63 60 54 50 49 47 48 55 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 46 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 12 13 12 10 13 16 19 17 19 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 35 28 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.10
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) 14.6 14.3 14.6 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.1 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26
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 BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 85 70 70 70 85 80 80 75 85 60 65 60 65 50 55 45 70 50
TEMPERATURE 47 45 56 52 46 45 51 53 46 45 51 52 45 43 53 53 44 40 52 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 58 44 54 44 54 43 56 40 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE S SW SW S SW SW S SE NE W SE E E SW S
WIND (MPH) 11 6 9 6 9 9 9 6 5 8 8 6 8 5 6 5 6 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 80 60 50 40 80 70 70 60 80 40 30 20 50 30 20 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R T R R T R R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.19
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.3 13.9 14.0 14.1 13.9 13.4 13.5 13.7
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