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FWUS45 KABQ 170536
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE SATURDAY 01/17/26 SUNDAY 01/18/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 25 20 25 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 18 16 13 13 19 23 21 18 17 17 18 22 35 38 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 23 15 39
WIND CHILL 10 5 -1 -2 2 9 10 7 8 9 10 14 29
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 11 13 21 17 10 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 27 31 43 31 23 23 23 23 24 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.7 5.0 6.1 6.8 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 14 14 13 13 9 9 10
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 25 35 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 22 18 30 28 19 16 32 31 22 20 35 33 24 21 33 32 25 22 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 16 33 16 36 19 39 20 36 20 36
WIND CHILL 16 12 23 22 13 8 25 24 14 11 29 26 15 12 24 23 15 12 25 23
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 4 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 10 10 9 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19 25 24 20 23 23 24 25 25 24 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 4.8 5.2 5.3 4.6 4.9 5.3 6.0 5.4 4.8 5.7 6.2 5.2 4.7 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.6 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 13 12 12 12 12 9 8 8 8 6 8 10 11 10 10 11 12 11 11
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE SATURDAY 01/17/26 SUNDAY 01/18/26
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 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 25 25 25 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 13 11 8 8 12 16 15 14 14 15 15 19 28 31 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 7 17 12 31
WIND CHILL -1 -5 -10 -11 -8 -1 0 -1 0 0 2 6 19 22 17
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 14 18 19 25 21 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 41 33 25 24 24 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.1 6.2 6.8 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 15 15 14 14 12 12 12
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 30 35 30 30 45
TEMPERATURE 19 16 23 21 16 14 25 24 20 17 28 27 21 18 26 26 21 19 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 15 26 14 29 17 32 18 29 18 29
WIND CHILL 7 3 13 11 4 0 14 14 7 4 18 16 8 4 14 14 8 5 14 13
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 9 10 12 11 10 12 12 11 12 13 14 13 14 16 16 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 25 27 28 27 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 4.8 5.2 5.3 4.6 4.9 5.3 6.0 5.4 4.8 5.7 6.2 5.3 4.8 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.6 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 13 14 13 13 11 10 10 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 12 13 12 12
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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