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FWUS45 KABQ 280635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT MON SEP 28 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 09/28/26 TUESDAY 09/29/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 65 70 70 90 95 95 100 95 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 45 44 49 55 55 51 49 47 46 45 44 47 47 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 56 43 48
WIND CHILL 39
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW NE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 11 12 11 8 8 8 5 4 4 5 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 18 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 40 40 80 90 90 100 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.31 0.53 0.27 0.52
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) 13.1 13.1 13.5 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.1 13.7 13.7 13.3 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
DATE WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 75 60 30 30 20 20 20 5 10 10 10 5 10 25 20 15 25
TEMPERATURE 43 40 43 42 39 35 46 46 37 34 52 51 40 36 56 54 43 38 54 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 45 34 50 33 55 36 59 38 57
WIND CHILL 28
WIND DIR E E N N N NE NE E E E NE S S NW NW SW NE NE E S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 5 6 10 8 4 4 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 70 40 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.76 0.87
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 12.5 12.3 12.2 11.7 11.2 11.5 11.9 11.5 11.3 12.2 12.7 12.4 12.1 12.4 12.7 12.5 11.8 12.2 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 09/28/26 TUESDAY 09/29/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 65 75 75 90 95 95 100 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 43 42 45 48 48 45 44 43 43 42 40 40 40 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 50 39 42
WIND CHILL 36 39 38 38 37 36 35 34 32
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W N SE
WIND (MPH) 11 9 10 13 13 13 12 13 12 11 8 3 6 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 40 40 80 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.33 0.58 0.33 0.55
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) 13.2 13.1 13.5 13.9 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.1 13.7 13.7 13.3 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
DATE WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26 FRI 10/02/26 SAT 10/03/26 SUN 10/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 75 60 30 30 15 15 20 5 10 10 15 5 10 25 20 15 25
TEMPERATURE 39 38 36 36 35 33 40 39 33 31 45 45 36 34 49 48 39 37 48 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 38 32 43 30 48 34 51 36 50
WIND CHILL 31 30 30 26 22 33 26 31
WIND DIR E E N N NE NE NE E E E NE S S NW NW W NE NE E S
WIND (MPH) 16 11 9 5 10 16 10 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 4 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 60 40 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.79 0.93
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 12.5 12.3 12.1 11.8 11.2 11.6 11.9 11.5 11.3 12.2 12.7 12.3 12.1 12.5 12.8 12.5 11.9 12.2 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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