Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 60 55 50 40 35 30 20 20 10 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 38 36 38 44 46 44 39 38 36 35 42 54 56 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 47 35 56
WIND CHILL 32 29 30 33 32
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE E E E S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 10 11 8 10 9 6 5 3 4 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.7 11.1 12.2 12.8 12.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26 WED 10/07/26
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 CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 10 15 25 40 45 40 20 10 20
TEMPERATURE 40 38 60 57 43 40 59 55 41 37 57 55 43 40 57 53 43 39 56 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 62 40 61 37 60 39 59 38 59
WIND CHILL 34
WIND DIR SW N N E E E E SE S SW W SW SW NW NW NE NE NE NE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 3 8 10 5 4 3 2 4 3 4 3 5 3 3 4 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 20 10 0 0 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 12.0 12.4 12.8 12.0 11.6 12.2 12.6 12.3 12.0 12.6 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.0 12.2 12.4
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 THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 60 60 55 45 40 30 15 20 10 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 34 33 33 37 39 38 35 34 34 34 38 47 48 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 39 33 48
WIND CHILL 26 23 23 29 31 31 25 25 25 25 32
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E S
WIND (MPH) 10 13 13 11 12 10 16 14 12 11 6 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.7 11.2 12.2 12.9 12.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
DATE SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26 WED 10/07/26
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 CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 10 10 25 40 45 40 20 10 20
TEMPERATURE 38 38 53 50 40 38 51 48 38 36 50 48 39 38 50 47 39 37 49 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 54 38 53 35 53 37 52 36 52
WIND CHILL 32 29
WIND DIR SW N N E E E E S S W W SW W NW NW NE NE NE NE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 12 17 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 20 10 0 0 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 11.9 12.4 12.8 12.0 11.6 12.2 12.6 12.3 12.0 12.6 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.7 12.7 12.4 12.0 12.2 12.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 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