Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 051835
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 AM MST THU NOV 5 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL SC OV OV SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 30 70 75 50 60 80 90 85 60 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 42 36 30 28 28 27 30 39 40 36 32 30 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 27 41 27
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW S S SW W W W W W N NE N NE
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.3 9.1 8.5 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.8 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
DATE SAT 11/07/26 SUN 11/08/26 MON 11/09/26 TUE 11/10/26 WED 11/11/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 15 20 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 42 38 29 27 46 36 30 29 49 42 33 31 47 41 32 31 46 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 27 48 28 52 30 50 30 48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NW W N N NW NE E N W W N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.3 7.1 6.5 8.7 9.4 8.5 8.1 9.6 10.1 8.9 8.3 9.4 9.8 8.7 8.1 9.2 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 4
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL SC OV OV SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 40 75 80 50 65 85 95 85 60 60 55 50
TEMPERATURE 34 29 26 26 25 24 26 32 32 29 27 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 24 33 24
WIND CHILL 19 19 18 17 20 26 21 19 16
WIND DIR W SW SW S SW W W W W W NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 2 4 4 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.4 9.2 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.8 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11
DATE SAT 11/07/26 SUN 11/08/26 MON 11/09/26 TUE 11/10/26 WED 11/11/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 15 20 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 35 31 26 25 38 30 27 26 42 35 30 28 40 34 30 28 38 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 24 40 26 45 28 42 28 40
WIND CHILL 18 17 22 24 22
WIND DIR N NE NE N NW W N N NW NE E E W W N N W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 5 3 2 4 4 3 1 3 5 6 3 5 5 5 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.3 7.1 6.4 8.7 9.4 8.5 8.0 9.6 10.2 8.9 8.3 9.4 9.8 8.7 8.1 9.2 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 7 5 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 5 4 5 6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN