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 SAT SEP 12 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 50 35 25 25 15 15 45 40 40 50 50 60
TEMPERATURE 72 69 58 53 50 48 57 69 72 68 60 55 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 48 72 50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 5 4 4 3 4 11 12 11 6 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.6 14.8 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26
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 BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 60 60 50 90 65 65 60 75 70 65 65 75 60 65 60 65 50
TEMPERATURE 63 63 51 47 63 62 50 47 61 60 49 46 59 58 48 44 60 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 47 66 46 64 45 63 44 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W SW W SW S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 16 13 8 4 6 5 3 4 8 5 4 3 6 5 5 3 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 20 30 70 50 30 30 60 60 50 40 60 40 30 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R T R R R R R R R T R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.0 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.7 14.6 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.4 14.1 14.1 14.1
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 SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 50 35 20 20 15 15 45 45 45 50 50 60
TEMPERATURE 65 62 54 50 48 47 53 62 64 61 54 51 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 47 65 47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 8 8 8 8 8 13 14 12 10 12 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.6 14.4 14.6 14.8 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26
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 BK BK SC OV BK BK BK OV OV BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 60 50 90 65 65 60 75 70 65 65 75 60 65 60 65 50
TEMPERATURE 56 56 48 45 56 55 47 45 54 54 46 44 52 51 45 42 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 59 44 57 44 55 42 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W SW W SW SW SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 19 16 11 9 8 6 5 5 10 6 5 5 8 6 8 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 20 30 70 50 30 20 60 60 50 40 60 40 30 20 50 20
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R T R R R R R R R T R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.1 14.1 14.1
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