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FWUS45 KABQ 061836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 50 15 5 10 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 38 34 30 26 24 23 35 46 51 51 40 36 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 22 52 31
WIND CHILL 27 25 22 20
WIND DIR W NW N NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 21 13 8 6 4 3 4 6 6 8 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 17 16 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 8.5 7.7 6.8 6.1 5.6 7.7 9.0 9.6 9.9 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 12 12 11 11 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL SC SC SC FW SC SC CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 10 5 25 50 35 25 45 25 5 0 5 15 5 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 55 57 43 39 60 58 44 39 56 57 43 40 63 64 50 44 67 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 38 62 38 60 38 66 43 69
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW W S W W NW E E W W SW W W W NW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 4 4 11 12 6 4 10 10 5 4 11 12 4 5 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 24 25 16 23 27 16 24 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 5 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 11.6 11.2 10.7 11.1 11.7 11.0 10.7 11.1 11.7 11.5 11.2 11.7 12.3 11.8 11.4 12.0 12.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 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 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 50 15 5 10 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 31 28 24 23 21 21 31 39 43 43 34 31 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 20 44 28
WIND CHILL 17 15 13 12 11 10 22 33 36 27 23 21 20
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 26 16 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 11 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 8.7 7.7 6.9 6.0 5.6 7.9 9.1 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 15 15 13 13 10 10 6 6 4 4 5 5 5
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 10 5 25 50 35 25 45 30 5 5 5 20 5 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 47 48 38 35 52 49 40 36 48 48 39 36 55 56 45 41 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 35 54 35 52 35 58 40 61
WIND CHILL 31 28 33 30 32 30 35
WIND DIR NW W SW W W NW E E W W SW W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 10 16 16 11 8 12 12 9 8 13 16 8 9 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 23 28 27 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 5 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 11.6 11.2 10.7 11.1 11.7 11.0 10.7 11.1 11.7 11.5 11.2 11.7 12.3 11.8 11.4 11.9 12.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 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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