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FWUS45 KABQ 221837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 BK OV BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 70 85 80 75 75 60 75 75 80 80 85 75
TEMPERATURE 52 48 46 44 44 42 42 49 51 46 42 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 41 52 38
WIND CHILL 37 35 36
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 12 14 14 13 14 17 8 6 5 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 35 33 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 50 50 60 60 40 60 30 40 50 60 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.07
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) 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
DATE SAT 10/24/26 SUN 10/25/26 MON 10/26/26 TUE 10/27/26 WED 10/28/26
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 OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 90 85 75 55 40 35 25 30 30 15 10 25 35 25 40
TEMPERATURE 46 40 38 36 43 39 33 30 43 39 31 29 44 40 32 30 46 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 35 45 29 46 28 47 29 49
WIND CHILL 32 26 24
WIND DIR S E E SE SW S S W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 4 6 3 3 2 5 3 3 3 6 4 5 5 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 80 80 60 30 10 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.54
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.1 11.5 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.0 9.5 9.8 10.0 9.6 9.4 9.9 10.4 9.9 9.4 9.9 10.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 2
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 70 85 80 80 80 65 80 75 85 80 85 75
TEMPERATURE 44 41 42 41 40 39 38 41 43 40 38 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 38 44 36
WIND CHILL 34 34 32 30 29 29 32 35 33 31 31 31
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 18 21 21 17 19 19 10 10 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 39 40 28 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 50 50 60 70 40 60 40 50 50 60 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R S S S S R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.04 0.01 0.08 0.07
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) 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.1 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
DATE SAT 10/24/26 SUN 10/25/26 MON 10/26/26 TUE 10/27/26 WED 10/28/26
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 OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 90 85 75 55 45 35 25 30 35 15 15 25 35 25 40
TEMPERATURE 40 34 35 34 36 33 31 30 36 33 29 29 37 33 30 29 39 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 33 38 29 38 27 39 28 41
WIND CHILL 33 27 25 26 30 25 30 23 22 30 22 21 33
WIND DIR S E E E SW SW SE W SW W S SW W SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 14 9 8 4 5 4 6 3 5 5 8 5 8 9 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 80 80 60 30 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.67
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.1 11.5 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.0 9.5 9.8 10.0 9.6 9.4 9.9 10.4 10.0 9.4 9.9 10.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 6 5 8 8 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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