Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 041837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 09/04/26 SATURDAY 09/05/26
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 BK OV BK SC SC FW BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 70 55 45 40 20 55 55 45 45 30 30 45
TEMPERATURE 66 63 56 52 50 49 56 67 68 66 58 54 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 48 70 49
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW S S S N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 6 6 4 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 5 10 0 5 30 30 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.3 15.3 15.7 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26
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 SC BK SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 50 30 60 45 40 30 55 45 45 25 65 50 40 20 65 40
TEMPERATURE 70 66 55 50 67 65 53 49 68 66 54 50 68 64 53 49 66 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 69 48 70 49 70 48 69
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W S SE E SW S SE S W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 6 11 9 4 4 6 5 3 3 5 4 3 3 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 5 50 10 5 5 40 10 5 0 50 20 5 5 50 20
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.6 15.4 15.1 15.2 15.5 15.3 15.0 15.1 15.5 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.2
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 09/04/26 SATURDAY 09/05/26
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 BK OV BK SC SC FW BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 70 55 45 40 15 55 50 50 50 25 25 45
TEMPERATURE 58 56 50 49 48 47 51 60 61 59 53 51 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 47 62 48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW S S W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 6 6 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 5 10 0 5 30 30 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T 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) 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.3 15.4 15.7 15.8 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26
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 SC BK BK SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 50 25 65 45 40 30 55 40 45 25 65 45 35 20 65 40
TEMPERATURE 62 59 51 48 59 59 50 47 61 59 50 48 60 57 50 47 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 48 61 47 63 47 62 47 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W S S SW SW SW SW W W S SE E SW S E NE W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 11 13 10 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 5 40 20 5 5 30 10 5 0 50 20 5 5 50 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.6 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.5 15.3 15.0 15.1 15.5 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.2
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