Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 210807
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
207 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC SC FW BK BK SC SC SC SC FW CL BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 15 60 65 40 35 35 30 25 5 65 65 55
TEMPERATURE 52 50 64 74 69 68 59 54 52 50 64 74 73 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 75 50 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE NE E S SE S SW SW SW S W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 1 5 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 6 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 40 50 10 5 0 0 0 0 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
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) 14.9 14.6 14.4 15.1 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.2 14.8 14.6 14.8 15.4 15.6 15.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26
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 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW BK BK SC FW BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 10 40 45 35 10 35 50 45 25 50 55 45 25 60 50 40 25 35 40
TEMPERATURE 55 50 71 69 55 50 73 71 55 51 72 69 54 49 71 68 53 49 71 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 73 49 75 50 74 48 73 48 74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW W W W N NW W N NE N W NW NE N W NW SE NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 10 8 3 4 8 4 3 3 9 5 3 2 9 5 3 3 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 14
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 20 10 0 0 20 10 0 0 30 20 5 0 40 30 5 0 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 14.9 15.0 15.6 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.7 15.2 14.8 14.4 14.5 15.0
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 FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 SC SC FW BK BK SC SC SC SC FW CL BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 15 65 65 40 35 35 30 25 5 65 65 50
TEMPERATURE 50 49 59 67 62 61 54 51 49 48 59 66 66 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 68 48 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW NE E S SE S SW SW SW W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 3 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 4 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 50 50 10 5 0 0 0 0 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
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) 14.9 14.6 14.4 15.2 15.5 15.6 15.5 15.2 14.8 14.6 14.8 15.5 15.6 15.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26
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 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW BK BK SC FW BK BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 10 35 45 35 10 35 45 40 25 50 55 45 25 60 50 40 25 35 40
TEMPERATURE 52 49 63 63 52 48 65 64 52 49 65 62 51 47 63 61 50 47 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 48 67 48 67 47 66 47 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW W W W N NW W N NE N W NW NE N W NW NE NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 12 10 6 9 9 6 4 5 10 6 5 4 10 6 5 5 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 20 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 30 20 5 0 40 30 5 0 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 14.9 15.0 15.6 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.7 15.2 14.8 14.4 14.5 15.0
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