Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 070636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
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 SC BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 50 50 50 65 55 50 45 40 50 50 35
TEMPERATURE 53 51 58 68 71 67 59 55 51 50 57 70 70 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 72 49 72
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 11 11 8 4 4 4 3 3 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 5 5 5 0 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.3 15.5 15.6 15.8 15.9 15.8 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.8 15.9 15.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26 FRI 09/11/26 SAT 09/12/26 SUN 09/13/26
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 SC FW BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 65 55 30 15 20 25 15 10 5 25 25 15 40 30 35 25 55 55
TEMPERATURE 55 50 69 63 51 46 67 68 53 47 69 69 54 48 68 67 53 48 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 46 70 47 72 48 71 47 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE N NW SE SE SW W SW SW NW W W NE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 4 5 2 8 5 6 5 9 6 5 5 9 10 6 6 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 50 20 5 0 10 10 0 0 10 5 0 0 20 20 5 10 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 15.2 15.2 15.6 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.4 13.9 14.0 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.4 14.9 14.7 14.3 14.5 14.7
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 MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
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 SC SC BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 30 50 45 50 60 60 50 45 40 50 50 35
TEMPERATURE 51 50 53 61 63 60 54 51 49 48 53 62 63 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 63 47 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 13 13 10 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 5 5 5 0 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.3 15.5 15.6 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.8 15.8 15.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26 FRI 09/11/26 SAT 09/12/26 SUN 09/13/26
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 SC FW BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 70 50 35 15 20 20 15 10 5 25 30 10 40 30 40 25 55 55
TEMPERATURE 52 48 62 56 47 44 60 61 49 45 62 62 50 46 61 60 49 47 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 63 44 63 45 64 46 63 46 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE N NW SE SE W W SW SW NW W W E S W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 9 6 10 8 9 8 10 9 9 8 11 11 9 9 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 50 20 5 0 10 10 0 0 10 5 0 0 20 20 5 10 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 15.2 15.2 15.6 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.4 13.9 14.0 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.4 14.9 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.7
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