Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 311836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 10/31/26 SUNDAY 11/01/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 65 80 75 90 85 85 95 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 47 40 35 35 37 40 43 51 53 51 49 45 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 34 53 35
WIND CHILL 34 34 35 37 35 30
WIND DIR W W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 5 3 5 9 16 19 18 17 20 18 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 32 31 35 33 32 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 10 20 80 80 60 90 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.30 0.87 0.27
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) 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.7 11.2 12.4 13.2 13.3 13.3 12.7 11.6 11.1 10.6 9.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 8
DATE MON 11/02/26 TUE 11/03/26 WED 11/04/26 THU 11/05/26 FRI 11/06/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 40 30 10 15 20 25 50 50 30 20 10 15 35 40 40 40
TEMPERATURE 37 37 30 26 40 36 28 27 43 37 28 27 41 36 28 27 41 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 26 45 26 45 26 44 25 44
WIND CHILL 27 28 22 16 22 21
WIND DIR W NW NW N NW W S SW SW SW SW NW W SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 13 10 10 9 2 3 4 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 3 5 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 5 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 5 0 0 0 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 9.3 9.7 8.8 8.2 9.1 9.4 8.5 7.8 8.7 9.2 8.5 7.9 8.8 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 9 8 3 3 4 4 5 7 6 4 4 4 5 4 5 6
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 10/31/26 SUNDAY 11/01/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 65 80 70 90 85 85 95 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 38 34 31 33 34 37 38 43 45 44 44 41 38 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 31 45 28
WIND CHILL 30 26 25 27 29 27 34 36 36 35 31 27 23
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 10 6 5 9 12 20 23 21 20 24 23 21 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 33 32 39 36 35 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 10 20 80 80 60 90 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.34 1.00 0.35
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.7 11.2 12.4 13.2 13.3 13.3 12.8 11.6 11.1 10.7 10.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 7 7 10
DATE MON 11/02/26 TUE 11/03/26 WED 11/04/26 THU 11/05/26 FRI 11/06/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 40 35 15 15 20 25 50 45 30 20 10 15 35 40 40 40
TEMPERATURE 27 31 30 23 33 30 27 26 35 30 27 25 33 30 27 25 34 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 23 37 25 37 24 36 24 35
WIND CHILL 14 19 20 11 25 20 19 29 18 16 27 20 18 27
WIND DIR W NW N N NW W S SW SW SW SW W W SW SE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 18 16 12 13 9 3 5 6 8 4 8 8 6 3 5 5 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 5 0 0 0 0 5 30 20 20 5 0 0 0 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 9.3 9.7 8.8 8.2 9.1 9.4 8.5 7.8 8.7 9.2 8.5 7.9 8.8 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 10 9 5 4 5 6 7 8 8 5 5 6 6 6 7 9
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN