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FWUS45 KABQ 061737
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 01/06/26 WEDNESDAY 01/07/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 25 35 35 20 15 10 45 50 65 80 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 35 38 32 27 27 27 26 26 36 37 32 27 25 24 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 24 38 19
WIND CHILL 29 31 26 20 18 18 16 17 29 30 24 18 15 12 8
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 9 6 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 9 9 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 25 27 31 25 23 25 31 35 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 10 12 12 13
DATE THU 01/08/26 FRI 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 75 80 70 50 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 25 30 25
TEMPERATURE 26 25 19 17 17 14 7 2 20 19 12 12 30 26 18 15 31 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 13 18 1 25 9 33 14 35
WIND CHILL 14 13 8 5 4 2 -3 -8 12 13 4 4 7
WIND DIR W W SW NW N NW NW NW W W NW NW W W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 16 12 9 11 11 9 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 25 23 31 24 20 19 23 19 19 16 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 60 70 60 20 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 5.3 4.1 3.4 2.8 3.0 2.1 1.9 3.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 5.2 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.7 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 14 13 12 10 9 8 9 9 8 9
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 01/06/26 WEDNESDAY 01/07/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 25 35 30 20 15 15 45 50 65 85 80 80 70
TEMPERATURE 28 30 26 23 23 23 22 23 29 29 25 23 21 20 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 21 30 16
WIND CHILL 18 21 16 11 10 10 9 10 18 19 13 10 6 3 0
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 11 12 14 16 16 14 13 13 13 14 18 20 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 31 27 32 35 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 13 13 13
DATE THU 01/08/26 FRI 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV BK FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 75 80 70 50 25 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 15 30 35 30
TEMPERATURE 19 18 16 14 11 9 4 0 14 14 10 10 23 20 15 13 25 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 11 12 -1 19 7 26 12 28
WIND CHILL 3 3 1 -3 -6 -7 -12 -18 3 3 -5 -5 16 11 3 -1 17 13
WIND DIR W W SW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 16 14 18 16 12 11 12 9 8 11 12 5 5 9 11 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 32 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 60 70 60 20 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 5.3 4.1 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.1 2.0 3.0 4.1 4.1 4.4 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.8 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 14 14 14 12 11 10 11 11 10 11
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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