Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 101837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 07/10/26 SATURDAY 07/11/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 40 20 20 10 15 60 55 35 35 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 76 74 63 55 49 46 61 73 72 69 60 55 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 45 75 46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W E E SE E W NW E E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 11 8 11 10 6 3 3 5 6 10 9 5 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 10 40 40 5 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.0 14.2 14.9 15.0 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.3 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 07/12/26 MON 07/13/26 TUE 07/14/26 WED 07/15/26 THU 07/16/26
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 SC FW FW BK SC FW FW BK SC FW FW BK SC FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 10 20 60 40 25 20 65 35 20 15 65 40 25 30 65 50
TEMPERATURE 73 68 56 49 70 70 57 50 69 67 54 48 67 66 54 48 67 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 48 73 48 72 46 70 46 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E S SE S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 2 5 8 5 2 5 9 5 2 6 9 5 3 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 5 10 30 10 0 10 50 20 5 10 50 10 0 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.4 15.2 14.5 14.2 14.6 15.1 14.4 14.0 14.3 14.8 14.2 14.0 14.3 14.7 14.3 14.2 14.6 15.1
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 07/10/26 SATURDAY 07/11/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 40 20 20 10 25 60 60 35 35 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 68 66 57 51 47 45 56 65 64 61 54 51 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 45 67 46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W SE SE SE W W NW E E E E NE N
WIND (MPH) 12 10 13 14 12 8 5 5 9 12 13 12 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 20 40 40 5 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.0 14.3 14.9 15.0 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.2 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 07/12/26 MON 07/13/26 TUE 07/14/26 WED 07/15/26 THU 07/16/26
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 SC FW FW BK SC FW FW BK SC FW FW BK SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 10 20 60 40 25 20 65 35 20 10 65 35 25 30 65 50
TEMPERATURE 65 60 51 47 63 62 52 47 62 59 49 45 60 58 49 45 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 46 65 46 64 44 62 44 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SE S S SE SE E SE SE SE E S SE S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 13 5 6 9 9 4 5 10 9 5 8 10 8 5 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 5 10 30 10 0 10 50 20 5 10 50 10 5 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.4 15.3 14.5 14.2 14.6 15.1 14.4 14.0 14.3 14.8 14.2 14.0 14.3 14.7 14.3 14.2 14.6 15.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 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