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FWUS45 KABQ 180536
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST SAT JAN 17 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE SUNDAY 01/18/26 MONDAY 01/19/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 25 30 25 20 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 18 18 19 22 35 38 32 25 22 20 20 20 30 32 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 38 17 33
WIND CHILL 9 9 11 14 29 32 16 12 12 12 24 25
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W SW S SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 6 8 8 5 4 5 6 6 5 6 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24 24 19 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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) 4.2 4.6 4.9 5.2 6.3 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.7 6.0 5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 12 12 9 9 11 11 13 13 14 14 15 15 15
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 20 30 25 25 20 30 30 30 25 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 18 15 31 30 21 18 32 31 21 20 33 32 26 24 34 33 27 24 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 14 35 17 37 20 36 23 37 22 35
WIND CHILL 7 24 23 13 10 26 25 14 11 25 23 16 14 26 24 17 13 22 22
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 8 10 11 10 9 12 12 11 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 19 17 19 23 25 27 27 24 31 28 32 28 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.5 5.1 5.8 4.8 4.5 5.1 5.9 5.2 4.7 5.5 6.3 5.7 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 13 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 9 7 8 10 10 9 10 12 12 10 10
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE SUNDAY 01/18/26 MONDAY 01/19/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 25 30 25 20 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 15 15 16 19 28 30 26 22 20 18 17 16 24 25 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 12 31 15 26
WIND CHILL 1 1 3 7 19 22 17 11 7 4 3 3 14 16 13
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 12 13 12 11 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 24 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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) 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.3 6.4 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 14 14 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 25 30 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 15 12 24 24 17 15 25 24 19 18 26 25 23 22 27 27 23 22 25 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 12 28 15 30 18 29 21 29 20 28
WIND CHILL 3 -2 13 12 5 2 15 14 6 4 14 13 9 8 15 14 9 7 12 13
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 12 13 13 14 16 16 16 17 17 19 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 25 28 28 27 28 31 35 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.5 5.2 5.8 4.8 4.5 5.1 5.9 5.2 4.7 5.5 6.2 5.7 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 14 12 12 12 12 10 10 11 11 10 10 11 12 11 12 13 13 12 11
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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