Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 251906
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
105 PM MDT FRI SEP 25 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 60 50 40 30 10 20 25 55 55 35 35 40
TEMPERATURE 54 50 45 43 41 39 44 56 59 56 46 44 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 39 60 40
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW W W W W NW NW NW W SW SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 8 6 4 4 5 6 3 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.02 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) 13.0 13.1 13.0 13.1 12.8 12.3 12.3 12.9 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 60 65 75 90 85 90 95 85 80 75 70 60 50 35 15 10
TEMPERATURE 58 56 46 44 52 49 44 42 47 47 41 37 48 49 40 36 52 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 44 55 41 51 37 53 36 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N NE NE NW NW S NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 5 10 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 6 4 4 3 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 30 70 80 80 90 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R R R R T R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.7 12.9 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.8 13.6 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.0 12.0 12.2 12.0 11.7 12.2 12.6
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 FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 65 55 45 30 10 20 25 55 55 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 47 43 40 39 38 36 39 49 53 49 42 40 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 36 53 37
WIND CHILL 37 33 31 30 29 33
WIND DIR W SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 12 12 10 6 6 9 5 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.04 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) 13.0 13.2 13.0 13.1 12.8 12.4 12.4 13.0 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 65 65 80 90 85 90 95 85 80 75 70 60 50 35 15 10
TEMPERATURE 51 49 42 41 45 42 41 40 40 39 38 35 41 42 36 34 45 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 41 48 38 43 35 45 34 49
WIND CHILL 35 39 35 34 32 28 28
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW W SW NW E NE NW NW S W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 10 12 8 9 8 6 5 8 10 9 5 6 6 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 30 70 80 80 90 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R S S S S T S S R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.8 12.9 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.8 13.6 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.0 12.0 12.2 12.0 11.7 12.2 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN