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FWUS45 KABQ 010636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 80 90 95 85 60 20 35 35 60 60 20
TEMPERATURE 28 27 31 36 37 33 30 28 25 23 32 43 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 39 22 46
WIND CHILL 21 21 25 30 30 26
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 9 6 5 5 4 4 3 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 20 60 60 80 80 40 10 5 20 20 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.13 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.3 0.8 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.1 2.6 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.0 8.1 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.9 8.8 9.4 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 11 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 4 4 5
DATE SUN 05/03/26 MON 05/04/26 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26
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 FW SC BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 55 60 60 35 50 60 45 30 55 60 55 55 65 60 35 15 55 40
TEMPERATURE 31 29 48 49 37 34 49 50 39 33 47 48 35 31 45 45 34 31 51 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 52 33 52 32 51 30 48 29 55
WIND CHILL 25 30 27 32 26 39
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W SW SW N W S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 10 13 9 8 19 20 10 9 14 18 6 4 10 10 4 3 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 25 25 33 40 27 24 27 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 30 40 10 30 20 10 20 30 40 40 30 50 20 10 10 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R S S R S S S S S S S T S T S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.1 10.0 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.2 8.2 9.1 9.8 9.3 8.9 9.3 10.0 9.8 9.5 10.2 10.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 3 5 2 2 5 6 3 3 3 3 2 1 2
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 90 95 90 65 25 35 35 65 65 25
TEMPERATURE 24 24 25 29 29 26 25 24 21 20 27 35 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 31 19 38
WIND CHILL 11 13 15 19 20 16 14 12 10 8 19 28 30 28
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE E N SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 14 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 8 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 20 60 70 90 80 50 10 5 20 20 50 50 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.08 0.19 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 1.0 2.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 3.1 1.2 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.6 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.2 3.3 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.8 8.9 9.4 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 6 6 8
DATE SUN 05/03/26 MON 05/04/26 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26
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 FW SC BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 55 60 65 40 50 60 45 35 55 60 55 55 65 60 35 20 55 40
TEMPERATURE 27 26 41 41 32 30 42 42 35 29 39 40 31 28 37 38 30 27 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 44 30 45 29 43 27 40 26 47
WIND CHILL 17 16 33 32 22 19 32 33 25 19 30 30 22 20 29 30 22 21 38
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W SW W NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 13 16 16 14 23 24 14 13 18 21 10 9 12 12 8 6 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 35 43 32 27 32 36 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 30 40 10 30 20 10 20 30 40 40 30 50 20 10 10 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S T S T S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.1 10.0 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.2 8.2 9.1 9.8 9.3 8.9 9.4 10.0 9.8 9.5 10.2 10.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 7 5 4 5 5 4 6 7 5 5 7 8 6 5 6 5 3 3 4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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