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FWUS45 KABQ 141737
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 AM MST WED JAN 14 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/14/26 THURSDAY 01/15/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 38 29 23 20 19 18 20 40 44 32 24 20 18 15
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 17 44 14
WIND CHILL 32 23 16 13 11 10 12 38 24 16 11 8 5
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 10 9 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 7 7 8 8 10
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 20 5 5 5 15 20 15 40 40 15 10 10 10 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 33 28 18 13 29 23 12 11 36 30 18 14 35 29 15 12 34 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 13 35 10 42 13 39 12 39
WIND CHILL 26 18 7 1 19 13 0 -1 29 23 8 4 29 21 5 1 27 20
WIND DIR NW W W NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 9 12 10 8 8 9 9 8 6 8 6 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.6 4.7 4.0 4.6 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.5 7.1 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.9 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 13 13 11 10 8 7 5 6 8 10 9 10 10 10 7 6
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/14/26 THURSDAY 01/15/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 5 10 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 28 31 24 20 19 18 18 19 33 36 26 21 18 17 15
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 17 37 14
WIND CHILL 20 23 16 11 9 8 7 9 25 28 16 11 6 4 1
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 10 12 10 9 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.7 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 12
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 25 5 5 5 20 20 15 45 40 15 10 10 15 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 26 22 16 12 23 17 13 11 29 26 17 13 28 24 14 12 28 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 12 27 11 34 13 32 11 32
WIND CHILL 16 11 3 -3 9 4 -1 -3 19 15 4 0 20 14 1 -3 18 13
WIND DIR NW W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 11 16 13 12 12 11 12 12 11 9 9 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.6 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.5 7.0 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.9 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 13 14 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 10 11 11 11 12 11 9 9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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