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FWUS45 KABQ 040636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT MON MAY 4 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 05/04/26 TUESDAY 05/05/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 55 50 65 70 65 55 50 55 55 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 36 36 43 50 53 51 45 41 37 34 38 46 49 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 54 33 50
WIND CHILL 30 30 35 38 34 29 27 31 38
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 14 21 23 21 16 13 12 10 12 14 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 32 39 39 36 39 35 32 27 28 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 0 5 5 10 0 0 5 5 5 5 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.7 10.1 9.9 9.5 8.8 8.5 8.6 9.4 9.8 9.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 4
DATE WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26
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 BK BK OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC BK SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 90 65 20 5 25 10 10 5 10 45 25 10 45 55 30 35 60 40
TEMPERATURE 34 29 40 39 27 23 47 50 36 33 55 55 41 37 58 55 41 37 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 44 22 52 31 58 36 60 36 56
WIND CHILL 25 20 31 30 20
WIND DIR SW SW W W N W W W SW NW NW W S SW W W NE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 17 13 6 4 9 10 5 4 10 9 4 4 14 13 5 3 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 17 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 70 50 10 5 10 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 30 20 5 10 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.14
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 7.8 8.2 8.1 6.9 7.0 8.2 9.8 9.6 9.4 10.4 11.3 11.1 10.7 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.2 10.6 11.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 10 5 9 10 8 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 05/04/26 TUESDAY 05/05/26
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 BK BK OV BK BK SC BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 55 55 70 70 60 50 50 55 55 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 32 32 37 42 45 43 39 36 32 30 32 39 41 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 46 29 42
WIND CHILL 21 22 26 32 36 33 28 26 20 18 21 30 32 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 19 24 26 25 23 20 20 17 18 17 18 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 27 33 39 41 39 39 35 35 31 31 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 0 5 5 10 0 0 5 5 5 5 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.9 9.5 8.9 8.5 8.6 9.4 9.8 9.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 5 5 6
DATE WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26
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 BK OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC BK SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 90 70 20 10 25 10 10 5 10 45 30 10 45 60 30 35 60 40
TEMPERATURE 29 26 32 31 23 20 39 42 32 30 47 47 37 34 50 48 37 34 46 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 36 20 44 28 51 33 52 33 49
WIND CHILL 17 12 20 20 11 9 32 36 24 22 28 30 28 37
WIND DIR W SW W W NW W W W W NW NW W W W W W S S W W
WIND (MPH) 18 19 19 16 12 10 12 12 9 8 12 11 6 6 17 17 9 6 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 24 19 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 70 50 10 5 10 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 20 20 5 10 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.14
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 7.8 8.2 8.1 6.9 7.0 8.2 9.8 9.5 9.4 10.4 11.3 11.1 10.7 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.2 10.6 11.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 7 11 12 9 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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