Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 281903
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
102 PM MDT MON SEP 28 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 09/28/26 TUESDAY 09/29/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 95 100 95 100 95 95 100 100 100 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 56 52 50 47 46 44 44 49 50 46 46 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 51 38
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S S S S W SW SW N E E NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 14 11 11 8 6 5 4 5 6 5 9 10 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 90 100 90 100 80 80 100 90 100 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.31 0.55 0.23 0.32 0.44 0.45
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) 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.3 13.9 13.6 13.6 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.2 12.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
DATE WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 80 65 50 30 20 15 5 10 15 20 5 10 20 30 10 20
TEMPERATURE 44 42 39 35 46 45 37 34 53 52 40 36 57 54 41 37 54 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 34 50 33 57 36 60 36 57
WIND CHILL 33 27
WIND DIR SE N N N NE NE E NE W SW S N N E E E S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 10 5 4 3 4 2 3 2 5 4 6 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.92 0.22
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.1 11.4 12.1 11.7 11.7 12.4 12.8 12.4 12.1 12.5 12.7 12.2 11.7 12.3 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 09/28/26 TUESDAY 09/29/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 95 100 95 100 95 95 100 100 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 50 46 45 43 42 41 40 44 45 42 42 41 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 38 46 34
WIND CHILL 38 37 36 34 34 36 34 32 28
WIND DIR SW S S S SW W W SW NW E E E NE E
WIND (MPH) 17 13 14 11 11 10 8 5 6 6 12 13 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 90 100 90 100 90 80 100 90 100 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.34 0.62 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.46
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) 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.0 13.6 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.2 12.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
DATE WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 80 65 50 30 15 15 5 10 15 20 5 10 20 30 10 20
TEMPERATURE 38 37 35 32 39 38 33 32 47 45 36 34 51 47 37 35 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 43 31 50 34 53 34 50
WIND CHILL 27 22 31 27 26 30 29
WIND DIR S N N NE NE NE E NE SW SW S NW NE E E E SE S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 14 12 6 6 5 5 3 4 4 6 5 10 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.97 0.22
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.1 11.4 12.1 11.7 11.7 12.4 12.8 12.4 12.0 12.5 12.8 12.2 11.7 12.3 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 3 2 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