Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 201836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 15 25 30 30 20 20 15
TEMPERATURE 75 74 64 58 53 50 63 71 73 70 62 57 53 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 49 74 49
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SE SE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 4 2 3 9 12 13 12 9 5 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.7 16.0 15.7 15.2 15.0 14.6 14.7 15.3 15.8 15.7 15.6 15.4 15.1 14.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26 SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK BK SC FW OV BK BK FW OV BK BK FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 50 25 60 60 40 15 70 60 60 15 75 70 60 20 65 65
TEMPERATURE 70 67 57 51 69 70 59 53 72 69 60 54 73 70 60 55 73 70
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 50 73 52 74 52 75 53 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W NW N NW NE NE N NW SE NE N N SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 5 10 11 4 3 6 4 3 2 5 4 2 2 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 20 5 40 40 0 0 60 30 0 5 60 30 0 0 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.9 16.4 16.1 15.7 15.9 16.4 16.2 15.8 16.1 16.6 16.2 15.8 16.2 16.6
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 MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 20 10 10 5 5 15 25 30 30 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 67 65 58 53 50 49 57 64 66 63 57 53 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 48 67 48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SE SE NE E E E E E SE E W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 8 6 6 13 16 17 16 13 10 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.7 16.0 15.7 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.7 15.3 15.9 15.8 15.6 15.4 15.1 14.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26 SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK BK SC FW OV BK BK FW OV BK BK FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 50 25 60 60 40 15 70 60 60 15 75 70 60 25 65 65
TEMPERATURE 63 59 53 48 62 62 55 50 65 62 55 51 65 62 55 52 66 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 48 65 49 67 50 68 51 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW SE NE N NW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 11 13 13 6 6 8 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 30 5 40 40 0 0 60 30 0 5 60 30 0 0 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.9 16.3 16.1 15.7 15.9 16.4 16.2 15.8 16.1 16.6 16.2 15.8 16.2 16.6
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