Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 240635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 07/24/26 SATURDAY 07/25/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC OV OV SC SC SC FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 25 85 85 45 45 30 25 20 20 80 80 55
TEMPERATURE 54 52 63 72 68 66 60 58 55 53 64 72 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 73 51 74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW N N E E E E SE E NE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 4 6 5 3 3 3 2 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 10 60 70 20 10 10 5 5 5 70 70 20
PRECIP TYPE R T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.31 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.10
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) 16.2 16.1 15.9 16.4 16.7 16.6 16.3 16.2 15.7 15.4 15.4 16.2 16.7 16.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER SC FW OV OV SC FW OV OV BK SC OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 70 75 50 20 75 70 60 30 75 70 65 35 65 70 65 45 65 55
TEMPERATURE 60 54 75 72 62 55 74 71 61 56 73 69 60 55 72 70 60 55 73 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 78 54 76 54 75 53 75 53 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S N NW E NE NE N SE NE NE SW E E NE W S E N W SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 2 5 3 3 2 6 4 3 3 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 60 30 5 10 60 30 10 10 60 50 10 5 50 40 10 5 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.10
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 16.2 15.9 16.3 17.0 16.5 16.1 16.5 17.0 16.6 16.1 16.5 16.9 16.5 16.1 16.3 16.8 16.3 15.9 16.2 16.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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 07/24/26 SATURDAY 07/25/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 30 90 85 50 45 30 20 20 20 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 50 49 57 64 60 58 55 53 51 51 59 64 63 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 66 49 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW N N E E E E E E E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 4 5 8 8 8 6 8 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 20 70 70 30 20 10 5 5 10 70 70 20
PRECIP TYPE R T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.54 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.10
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) 16.1 16.1 15.9 16.5 16.7 16.6 16.3 16.2 15.7 15.4 15.5 16.2 16.7 16.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER SC FW OV OV SC FW OV BK BK SC OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 70 75 50 20 75 70 65 30 75 70 65 35 60 70 65 45 65 55
TEMPERATURE 55 51 69 66 57 52 67 63 56 53 65 61 55 52 65 63 55 52 65 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 72 52 69 51 67 50 67 50 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE NE N N E NE NE SW NE E NE W S NE N W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 8 5 5 5 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 60 30 5 10 60 30 10 10 60 50 10 5 40 40 10 5 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.11
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 16.2 15.9 16.3 17.0 16.5 16.0 16.5 17.0 16.6 16.1 16.5 16.9 16.5 16.0 16.3 16.8 16.3 15.9 16.2 16.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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