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 MON SEP 21 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 50 45 60 80 85 80 75 65 80 80 95
TEMPERATURE 41 39 47 58 62 59 49 45 43 42 47 56 57 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 62 41 59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E SE W W SW SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 8 10 6 4 5 4 5 4 9 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 20 20 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.6 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.5 13.8 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 85 90 75 85 75 80 75 75 55 45 45 25 30 40 40 35 40
TEMPERATURE 46 43 48 49 45 42 51 53 45 43 53 54 44 41 56 56 45 42 57 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 50 42 54 41 57 41 59 42 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S W SW SW NE N W S SE SW SW SW W NW W SW S N W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 8 6 5 5 6 4 3 3 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 60 50 50 70 60 40 40 60 30 10 10 20 5 5 0 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.54
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.0 13.6 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.3 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.3
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 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 FW FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 50 50 65 85 85 80 75 65 80 80 95
TEMPERATURE 38 37 43 51 54 53 45 42 41 40 44 49 49 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 55 39 51
WIND CHILL 36 35 34
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 10 11 9 6 9 9 8 8 11 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.7 12.0 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.5 13.9 13.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
DATE WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 85 90 75 85 75 80 75 75 55 45 50 25 30 40 40 35 40
TEMPERATURE 42 41 41 42 41 41 44 46 42 41 46 47 41 39 48 50 41 40 50 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 43 39 47 40 49 39 51 40 53
WIND CHILL 35
WIND DIR SW W W W NW N NW S E NW SW SW W NW W SW N N W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 60 50 50 70 60 40 40 60 30 10 10 20 5 5 0 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.57
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.0 13.7 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.3 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 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