Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 210636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 40 40 30 30 35 25 20 20 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 55 52 63 72 73 70 63 58 54 52 62 71 71 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 74 50 73
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 10 12 13 13 9 5 3 2 4 9 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
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) 15.1 14.7 14.5 15.1 15.6 15.7 15.6 15.7 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.8 16.1 16.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26 SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26
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 BK SC BK BK SC FW OV OV BK SC OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 65 60 35 10 75 75 65 25 75 75 65 25 65 65 60 35 75 70
TEMPERATURE 58 52 69 70 59 52 73 69 60 55 73 70 60 55 74 71 61 55 73 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 73 51 75 53 75 53 76 53 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W W W N NW NE NE NE SW SE N N W SE N N NW SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 12 12 4 3 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 3 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 40 0 5 60 30 5 5 60 30 0 0 50 30 5 5 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 16.0 15.9 15.9 16.4 16.2 15.8 16.0 16.5 16.2 15.8 16.0 16.5 16.1 15.6 16.0 16.6 16.2 15.7 16.2 16.6
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 TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 40 35 30 30 35 25 20 25 75 75 60
TEMPERATURE 51 49 57 64 65 62 56 53 50 49 55 62 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 48 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 14 16 16 16 13 10 6 5 9 10 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 20 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
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 14.7 14.5 15.1 15.7 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.8 16.2 16.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26 SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26
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 BK SC BK BK SC FW OV OV BK SC OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 65 60 35 10 80 75 70 25 75 75 65 25 65 65 65 35 75 70
TEMPERATURE 53 49 61 62 54 50 66 61 55 52 66 62 55 52 66 63 56 52 65 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 65 49 67 51 68 51 69 51 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW NW NE NE NE W SE N N W SE N N NW E
WIND (MPH) 11 12 13 14 9 8 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 40 0 5 60 30 5 5 60 30 0 0 50 30 5 5 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 16.0 15.9 15.9 16.4 16.1 15.8 16.0 16.5 16.2 15.8 16.0 16.5 16.1 15.6 16.0 16.6 16.2 15.7 16.2 16.6
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