Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
992
FWUS45 KABQ 231837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW BK OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 60 40 25 20 15 60 70 70 70 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 75 70 57 52 48 46 63 76 76 72 58 52 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 46 77 46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W NW NW N NW NW NW NW W NW NE NE W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 4 4 3 4 2 6 10 9 5 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 30 20 0 0 5 5 30 30 30 30 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 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 15.8 15.6 15.1 14.8 14.6 14.7 15.2 15.4 15.6 15.5 15.3 14.9 14.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26
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 BK SC SC OV BK SC SC BK SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 40 50 80 60 45 30 55 50 30 10 25 45 30 20 30 45
TEMPERATURE 76 70 53 47 74 66 51 47 70 68 53 49 72 70 56 50 73 73
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 46 75 46 73 48 75 49 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W NE N NW NW E W W W SE NW W W SE W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 3 4 8 4 3 3 8 6 2 4 9 6 3 4 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 10 10 70 30 5 0 30 20 0 0 20 5 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 15.4 14.9 14.5 14.7 15.2 14.7 14.3 14.5 15.0 14.7 14.3 14.5 15.1 14.6 14.2 14.4 14.9
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 SUNDAY 08/23/26 MONDAY 08/24/26
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 BK OV BK SC SC FW FW BK OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 60 45 25 20 15 65 70 65 65 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 67 62 52 49 46 45 57 66 67 63 53 50 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 45 68 46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NE NE W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 5 5 5 5 4 6 9 9 5 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 30 20 0 0 5 5 30 30 20 30 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 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) 15.8 15.8 15.6 15.1 14.8 14.6 14.8 15.3 15.5 15.6 15.5 15.2 14.9 14.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26
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 BK SC BK OV BK SC SC BK SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 40 55 80 60 45 30 50 45 30 10 25 45 30 20 35 45
TEMPERATURE 67 62 49 46 65 59 48 46 63 61 50 47 65 63 52 48 65 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 45 66 45 66 47 67 48 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W NE N W NW E NW W NW E NW W W E NW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 5 9 5 5 5 9 8 4 6 10 8 5 6 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 10 10 70 30 5 0 30 20 0 0 20 5 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.8 15.2 14.7 14.3 14.5 15.0 14.7 14.3 14.5 15.1 14.6 14.2 14.4 14.9
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