Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 310002
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 08/31/26 TUESDAY 09/01/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 65 55 60 80 75 80 80 60 60 65 65 45 45 20
TEMPERATURE 58 53 51 50 58 69 68 64 56 52 49 48 54 66 69 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 71 47 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W SW S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 2 2 9 10 6 4 3 3 3 4 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 10 10 20 30 40 30 30 30 10 5 5 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.7 15.1 15.3 15.2 15.1 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.5 14.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 15 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 40 30 60 45 35 25 55 50
TEMPERATURE 49 46 67 68 51 47 69 70 53 48 70 68 54 49 69 67 53 49 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 71 46 73 48 73 48 72 48 72
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S W W W NW NW W SW NE NE SW SW SE NE SW S E E SW S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 10 11 5 4 11 10 4 3 9 6 3 3 6 5 4 3 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 40 10 0 0 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 13.7 13.9 14.2 13.8 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.1 14.0 14.4 14.9 14.8 14.6 14.9 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.9 15.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 08/31/26 TUESDAY 09/01/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 65 60 65 75 75 75 75 65 65 65 65 45 45 15
TEMPERATURE 53 50 49 48 54 61 61 58 52 48 47 46 50 59 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 63 46 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W SW S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 5 4 10 11 9 8 6 5 6 6 11 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 10 20 10 30 40 40 30 30 10 5 5 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.7 15.2 15.3 15.2 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.5 14.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 10 15 10 15 20 25 35 40 50 40 30 60 45 35 25 55 45
TEMPERATURE 47 45 60 62 48 45 62 63 50 47 63 61 51 47 62 61 50 47 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 64 45 65 47 65 47 65 47 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S W W W NW NW W SW E NE SW S E NE SW SE E E SW S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 13 6 8 12 11 5 5 10 8 5 5 8 6 6 5 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 40 10 0 0 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 13.8 13.9 14.2 13.8 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.1 14.0 14.4 14.9 14.8 14.6 14.9 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.9 15.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MM
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN