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FWUS45 KABQ 200636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 30 40 35 25 10 10 10 5 45 45 55
TEMPERATURE 52 49 62 72 75 74 64 58 53 50 63 72 74 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 76 49 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W N NE NE E E SE SE S NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 6 9 9 6 4 3 3 9 11 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.6 14.6 15.1 15.8 15.8 15.5 15.1 14.8 14.7 14.8 15.2 15.8 15.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26 SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26
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 SC SC OV BK SC FW SC BK SC FW BK OV BK FW BK BK SC FW OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 70 55 40 20 45 55 40 10 70 70 60 25 65 60 50 25 70 65
TEMPERATURE 58 51 70 68 58 52 70 70 59 53 72 69 60 54 73 70 60 55 73 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 72 51 74 52 74 52 75 53 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE SW SW SW W W W NW N NW N NE N NW NW NE N N SE
WIND (MPH) 5 2 8 9 6 5 10 11 4 4 6 4 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 17 17 14 14
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 50 20 10 5 20 30 5 5 50 50 20 5 50 30 5 5 60 40
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.4 15.5 15.8 16.0 15.7 15.5 15.7 16.1 16.0 15.7 15.9 16.5 16.2 15.8 15.9 16.5 16.1 15.8 16.2 16.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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 MONDAY 07/20/26 TUESDAY 07/21/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 35 40 35 25 10 10 10 5 50 50 55
TEMPERATURE 49 47 56 65 67 65 58 53 50 49 57 64 66 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 68 48 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W N NE NE E E SE SE W NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 8 11 11 11 9 6 8 13 14 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.6 14.6 15.1 15.8 15.8 15.5 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.8 15.2 15.8 15.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26 SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26
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 SC SC OV BK SC FW BK BK SC FW BK BK BK SC BK BK SC FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 75 55 40 20 50 55 40 10 65 70 65 25 65 60 50 25 70 65
TEMPERATURE 53 49 62 60 53 49 62 63 55 51 65 62 55 52 65 63 55 52 66 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 65 49 66 49 67 50 68 50 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE SW SW W W W W NW N W NW NE NW NW NW NE N N SE
WIND (MPH) 11 5 9 11 12 11 12 13 6 6 8 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 18 18
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 50 20 10 5 20 30 5 5 50 50 20 5 50 30 5 5 50 40
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.4 15.6 15.8 16.1 15.7 15.5 15.7 16.1 16.0 15.7 15.9 16.5 16.2 15.8 15.9 16.5 16.1 15.8 16.2 16.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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
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