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FWUS45 KABQ 051836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 90 85 85 90 95 90 100 100 85 85 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 47 43 38 35 33 31 32 36 37 35 29 26 23 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 29 38 20
WIND CHILL 35 29 25 24 22 22 26 28 26 21
WIND DIR SW W SW W W SW W W W W N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 18 17 14 11 12 13 17 14 12 8 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 32 31 28 31 31 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 80 60 50 70 50 60 80 70 70 50 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.07 0.10 0.09 0.22 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.5 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 2.7 3.8 1.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1 10.1 9.5 9.0 8.4 8.1 8.5 9.1 8.9 7.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 4.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 8 8 10 10 11 11 8 8 11 11 12 12 9
DATE THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 5 5 20 40 10 5 40 40 30 20 35 25 5 0 0 20
TEMPERATURE 43 47 33 32 54 56 43 39 59 58 45 40 55 55 40 38 59 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 30 58 37 62 38 59 36 64
WIND CHILL 27
WIND DIR W W W NW W W SW SW W W N E W W S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 5 10 9 5 5 16 18 6 4 10 9 5 4 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 31 36 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 9.9 8.7 8.7 10.7 11.5 11.1 10.7 11.2 11.6 11.0 10.5 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.6 11.2 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 90 85 85 95 100 95 100 100 85 85 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 39 35 31 29 28 27 25 29 31 29 25 23 22 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 25 31 19
WIND CHILL 29 23 19 17 15 13 11 15 19 17 14 14 10 9
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 21 21 20 18 19 20 19 18 16 11 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 33 32 33 35 35 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 80 70 60 70 50 70 80 80 60 50 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.12 0.19 0.18 0.23 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 0.6 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 3.3 4.3 0.6
LOW END SNOW 0.3 1.1 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 4.2 5.2 2.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1 10.2 9.6 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.6 9.2 9.0 8.1 7.1 6.1 5.7 4.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 14 14 11
DATE THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 10 5 20 40 10 10 40 40 30 20 35 25 10 0 0 20
TEMPERATURE 37 39 29 29 46 48 38 36 51 50 40 36 48 47 36 34 51 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 51 34 54 36 51 33 56
WIND CHILL 29 31 19 19 32 29 34 30 29 28
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W NW E W W S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 12 12 11 13 11 9 9 18 23 10 8 13 11 9 6 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 33 40 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 9.8 8.8 8.7 10.7 11.5 11.1 10.7 11.3 11.6 11.0 10.5 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.6 11.2 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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