Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 190635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT SAT SEP 19 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 BK BK FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 10 15 40 45 40 20 15 10 5 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 45 43 48 59 61 56 49 45 42 40 47 59 62 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 62 39 62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 12 11 6 5 5 4 5 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19 17 17 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 10 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 13.4 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.5 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.1 11.9 12.0 12.5 12.7 12.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26
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 SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 40 45 55 45 80 75 85 85 80 75 80 80 75 75 70 70 80 65
TEMPERATURE 44 39 59 58 46 41 58 54 45 43 53 53 45 42 55 53 45 42 54 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 63 41 60 41 56 41 58 41 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE E W SW SE SE SW S S S SW SW SW W SW S E NE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 9 8 4 3 9 5 3 2 5 4 2 2 4 3 3 2 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 70 60 50 50 70 40 40 40 60 60 60 50 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.5 12.0 12.5 12.8 12.9 13.2 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.7 14.0 13.7 13.5 13.7 13.9
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 SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 BK BK FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 10 15 40 45 40 25 15 10 5 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 43 42 44 52 54 51 45 42 39 38 43 52 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 55 37 55
WIND CHILL 37 35 39 36 33 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 12 14 13 11 10 9 9 9 11 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 5 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 13.4 13.4 13.1 13.1 13.6 13.3 12.9 12.5 12.2 12.0 12.1 12.5 12.7 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0
DATE MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26
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 SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 40 45 55 45 80 75 80 85 80 70 80 85 75 75 70 70 80 65
TEMPERATURE 40 37 52 52 42 40 51 47 42 41 46 46 42 41 48 47 42 40 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 56 39 52 39 49 39 50 40 50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E W SW SE SE SW S S S SW SW SW NW SW S NE N SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 11 10 8 6 10 6 5 4 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 70 60 50 50 70 40 40 40 60 60 60 50 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.5 12.0 12.5 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.7 14.0 13.7 13.5 13.8 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 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