Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 301836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT WED SEP 30 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 85 80 65 60 65 55 45 25 25 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 44 41 40 39 37 35 38 47 49 47 40 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 35 50 35
WIND CHILL 33 30 28 31
WIND DIR E NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 4 6 9 9 10 11 12 11 9 9 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 100 60 30 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.64 0.27 0.02 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) 12.5 12.1 11.5 11.2 11.1 10.9 11.1 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
DATE FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 15 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 15 5 25 35 35 55 40
TEMPERATURE 56 53 39 36 60 58 43 39 58 55 41 38 57 53 42 39 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 33 63 38 61 37 59 38 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE SE S N NE E E NE E SE S S SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 2 4 3 5 8 5 4 3 2 5 5 5 4 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.0 12.6 12.3 12.0 12.5 12.9 12.2 11.6 12.2 12.7 12.4 12.0 12.5 12.8 12.5 12.3 12.6 12.7
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 09/30/26 THURSDAY 10/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 85 80 65 65 65 60 50 30 30 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 38 36 36 35 34 33 34 39 42 40 36 35 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 32 43 34
WIND CHILL 29 27 25 23 24 31 36 34 27 27 26 26
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 9 12 13 14 13 13 11 10 12 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 100 70 30 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.71 0.34 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.5 12.1 11.5 11.2 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1
DATE FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 15 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 15 5 25 35 35 55 40
TEMPERATURE 49 47 35 34 53 51 40 37 51 49 38 36 49 47 39 37 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 32 56 37 54 35 52 37 50
WIND CHILL 34 29
WIND DIR NE S SW N NE E E NE E SE SE SW SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 4 4 3 9 12 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.0 12.6 12.3 12.0 12.5 12.9 12.2 11.6 12.2 12.7 12.4 12.0 12.5 12.8 12.5 12.3 12.6 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN