Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 121937
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
136 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 40 45 40 50 45 65 65 55 55 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 74 71 61 54 50 48 62 72 71 68 60 54 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 47 73 46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 5 4 3 4 8 9 9 6 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 17 14 17 14
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 5 0 0 10 40 40 20 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 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) 15.1 15.5 15.4 15.2 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.6 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.2 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 08/14/26 SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
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 BK SC SC BK BK BK SC OV OV BK BK OV BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 50 35 70 60 55 50 90 70 65 55 80 60 50 30 60 55
TEMPERATURE 72 70 54 48 72 66 53 48 66 63 52 48 66 65 52 47 68 68
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 47 72 47 68 46 69 46 71
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW S NE SW S E N W SW S NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 4 3 6 5 3 2 5 4 2 3 6 4 3 3 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 10 20 60 40 10 30 80 50 20 20 70 40 5 0 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R R R R R T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 15.3 15.4 15.0 15.0 15.3 15.1 14.8 15.1 15.4 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.8 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 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 WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 35 45 45 50 45 65 65 55 55 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 65 62 55 51 48 46 56 64 64 61 55 51 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 46 65 45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 10 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 5 0 0 10 40 40 20 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 15.1 15.5 15.4 15.2 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.2 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 08/14/26 SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
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 BK SC SC BK BK BK SC OV OV BK BK OV BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 50 35 70 60 55 50 90 70 65 55 80 60 50 35 60 50
TEMPERATURE 63 61 50 46 63 59 51 46 59 57 50 47 59 58 49 46 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 45 63 46 61 45 61 45 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW S NE SW S E NW W SW N NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 8 6 9 6 5 4 6 5 4 4 8 5 5 6 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 10 10 50 40 10 30 80 60 20 20 70 40 5 0 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R R R R R T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 15.3 15.3 15.0 15.0 15.3 15.1 14.8 15.1 15.4 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.8 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 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