Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 201836
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT SUN SEP 20 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 45 35 20 25 15 35 50 80 80 80 80 70
TEMPERATURE 61 59 48 44 41 39 46 58 62 59 49 46 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 39 62 41
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W NW NW W SW W SW SW SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 3 2 2 1 8 10 6 3 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 12.6 12.7 12.1 11.7 11.6 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.5 12.6 13.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT 09/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 95 95 90 75 90 80 85 75 80 80 70 45 55 60 30 25
TEMPERATURE 57 54 46 43 49 51 45 42 53 53 45 42 53 54 44 41 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 43 52 41 56 41 57 40 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW S SE SW S NE NE NE SE SE SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 3 2 3 3 2 2 5 3 2 3 6 6 4 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 70 90 80 50 40 40 70 60 50 40 50 20 20 10 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R T R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.19
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.2 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.7 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.1 12.8 12.9 13.2
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 SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 45 40 20 25 15 35 50 80 80 80 80 70
TEMPERATURE 54 53 44 40 38 37 43 51 54 53 45 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 55 39
WIND CHILL 36 35 34
WIND DIR W W W NW NW W W W SW SW S SE S S
WIND (MPH) 13 11 8 6 4 4 4 10 12 9 6 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 12.7 12.7 12.1 11.7 11.6 11.1 11.3 11.6 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.6 13.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT 09/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 95 95 90 70 85 80 85 75 75 80 70 45 55 60 30 25
TEMPERATURE 50 47 43 41 42 44 41 40 45 46 41 40 46 47 41 39 49 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 40 45 39 48 39 49 39 52
WIND CHILL 33
WIND DIR SW SW S SE SW S NE NE E SE SE SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 8 8 6 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 70 90 80 50 40 40 70 60 50 40 60 20 20 10 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R T R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.23
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.3 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.1 12.8 13.0 13.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 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