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 PM MDT FRI OCT 2 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 10 15 10 10 15 25 15 10 5 25
TEMPERATURE 56 52 41 39 38 37 46 60 63 57 47 44 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 37 63 39
WIND CHILL 38 35 33
WIND DIR E E NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 5 8 5 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 25 23
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) 12.4 12.7 12.4 12.1 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.7 13.0 12.7 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26 WED 10/07/26 THU 10/08/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 10 0 10 5 5 10 40 35 15 20 30 15 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 58 56 42 38 58 56 44 40 60 55 45 42 58 54 45 42 57 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 38 61 40 62 42 60 41 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E SE S W W W SW N NW N NE NE NE SE E NE N S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 4 2 3 3 5 2 3 4 4 2 3 3 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.5 12.1 12.3 12.6 12.3 11.9 12.2 12.5
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 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 15 10 10 15 20 10 10 5 25
TEMPERATURE 50 46 37 36 36 35 42 54 56 51 42 40 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 35 57 37
WIND CHILL 30 35 32 29 28
WIND DIR NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 5 5 6 5 6 9 8 14 16 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 27
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) 12.4 12.7 12.4 12.0 11.6 11.6 11.9 12.7 13.0 12.7 12.2 12.0 11.9 11.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
DATE SUN 10/04/26 MON 10/05/26 TUE 10/06/26 WED 10/07/26 THU 10/08/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 10 0 10 5 5 10 40 30 15 20 30 15 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 51 49 38 36 52 50 40 38 53 49 42 40 51 48 41 39 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 36 54 38 55 39 53 39 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E SE S NW W W W N NW N NE NE E SE E NE NW S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 5 4 3 4 5 6 3 4 6 5 3 5 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 12.7 12.6 12.3 12.9 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.8 12.9 12.5 12.1 12.3 12.6 12.3 11.9 12.2 12.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 0 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