Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
998
FWUS45 KABQ 301836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 20 20 15 15 20 55 65 75 75 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 76 73 65 60 55 52 64 72 71 66 58 54 51 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 50 73 47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W NW NW NE E E NE SE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 11 8 4 3 3 4 3 4 6 6 11 6 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 40 50 60 60 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.12
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) 16.1 16.2 15.9 15.8 15.4 15.3 15.6 15.8 16.1 16.3 16.1 15.9 15.6 15.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 OV SC FW FW SC SC FW CL SC BK BK FW OV BK BK FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 30 15 5 25 40 20 5 30 55 50 15 80 65 50 20 70 60
TEMPERATURE 70 65 53 47 72 74 59 53 77 73 61 53 74 67 56 50 72 68
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 46 75 51 79 52 76 49 74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W E SE SW W S SE SW NW S NE NE S E E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 6 4 2 6 5 4 5 5 5 3 3 6 8 4 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 20 30 0 5 70 40 5 0 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.9 14.7 14.5 14.8 15.3 15.3 15.0 15.1 15.7 15.2 14.9 15.2 15.5 15.1 14.7 15.0 15.4
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 THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 20 20 15 15 20 60 65 75 75 65 65 55
TEMPERATURE 69 66 60 56 52 50 59 65 64 59 54 51 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 49 66 45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W NW NW NE NE NE N S E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 11 8 6 6 9 6 4 6 10 16 12 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 70 60 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.14
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) 16.1 16.2 15.9 15.8 15.4 15.3 15.6 15.9 16.2 16.3 16.1 16.0 15.6 15.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 OV SC FW FW SC SC FW CL SC BK BK FW OV BK BK FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 30 15 5 30 40 25 0 30 55 50 10 80 60 50 25 70 55
TEMPERATURE 62 59 49 46 64 66 56 51 69 66 57 51 67 61 53 48 65 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 45 68 49 71 50 68 47 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W E SE SW W S SE W NW S NE NE S E E NW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 6 8 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 20 20 0 5 70 40 5 0 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.9 14.7 14.5 14.8 15.3 15.3 15.0 15.2 15.7 15.3 14.9 15.2 15.5 15.1 14.7 15.0 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN