Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 80 70 65 55 60 80 75 80 80 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 70 66 58 53 51 50 58 69 68 64 56 52 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 71 47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W SW W SW S S SW S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 4 4 3 2 2 9 10 6 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 10 10 5 10 10 20 30 40 30 30 30 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T R R T T T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.06 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) 15.3 15.3 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.7 15.1 15.3 15.2 15.1 14.8 14.5 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 5 5 10 10 15 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 40 30 60 45
TEMPERATURE 66 65 49 46 67 68 51 47 69 70 53 48 70 68 54 49 69 67
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 45 71 46 73 48 73 48 72
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW S W W W NW NW W SW NE NE SW SW SE NE SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 4 4 10 11 5 4 11 10 4 3 9 6 3 3 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 40 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.2 14.4 14.1 13.7 13.9 14.2 13.8 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.1 14.0 14.4 14.9 14.8 14.6 14.9 15.3
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 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26
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 OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 80 70 65 60 65 75 75 75 75 65 65 65
TEMPERATURE 63 60 53 50 49 48 54 61 61 58 52 48 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 48 63 46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W SW W W SW S SW S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 11 8 8 6 5 4 10 11 9 8 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 10 10 5 10 20 10 30 40 40 30 30 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T R R T T T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.01
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) 15.2 15.2 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.7 15.2 15.3 15.2 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 15 10 5 10 10 15 10 15 20 25 35 40 50 40 30 60 45
TEMPERATURE 59 59 47 45 60 62 48 45 62 63 50 47 63 61 51 47 62 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 44 64 45 65 47 65 47 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW S W W W NW NW W SW E NE SW S E NE SW SE
WIND (MPH) 11 12 8 9 12 13 6 8 12 11 5 5 10 8 5 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 40 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.2 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.9 14.2 13.8 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.1 14.0 14.4 14.9 14.8 14.6 14.9 15.3
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