Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 151836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT TUE SEP 15 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 85 80 85 90 80 90 85 90 90 95 95 75
TEMPERATURE 64 59 53 49 47 46 52 63 65 60 53 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 44 66 44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 5 5 4 4 5 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 70 50 70 70 50 50 80 80 80 40 60 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.05 0.10 0.03 0.23 0.26 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW BK SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 90 70 55 55 55 35 25 30 20 60 35 45 50 60 50
TEMPERATURE 60 61 49 44 59 57 47 44 60 60 46 41 59 58 44 40 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 44 62 42 64 40 62 39 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N W SW E SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 9 9 11 8 5 4 8 9 3 3 6 5 3 2 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 30 50 30 5 5 20 10 5 10 40 20 10 10 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T R T T T S T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.1 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.4 13.9 13.5 13.4 13.4 12.9 12.5 12.5 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.6 12.9
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 TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 85 80 85 90 85 90 90 95 95 95 95 75
TEMPERATURE 55 51 48 46 45 44 46 54 57 52 48 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 57 42
WIND CHILL 39 37
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 70 50 70 70 50 60 80 80 90 40 60 90 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.06 0.12 0.04 0.26 0.28 0.06
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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 15.0 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW SC FW BK SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 95 70 55 60 60 30 25 30 20 55 35 50 50 60 50
TEMPERATURE 51 53 47 44 51 50 44 42 53 54 42 39 52 52 41 38 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 55 41 57 38 55 37 53
WIND CHILL 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NE W SW SE SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 10 12 12 9 9 8 9 10 5 5 8 6 5 3 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 30 50 40 5 5 20 10 5 10 40 20 10 10 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T R T T T R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.15
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.0 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.0 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.6 12.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN