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FWUS45 KABQ 210906
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
206 AM MST WED JAN 21 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/21/26 THURSDAY 01/22/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 15 30 45 45 45 45 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 18 20 33 35 31 26 25 24 23 25 36 38 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 17 36 22 38
WIND CHILL 12 13 27 28 22 17 16 15 14 16 30 31 27
WIND DIR NW NW W W W SW W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27 27 25 25 23 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 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
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.7 5.6 6.2 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 75 85 90 90 90 80 70 45 15 15 20 15 5 15 25 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 26 25 29 25 23 22 23 20 15 10 17 17 10 7 23 22 14 13 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 29 19 24 6 20 5 26 9 31
WIND CHILL 18 17 18 13 11 11 12 10 5 -1 6 7 0 -2 15 15 5 4 21 20
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 12 12 11 11 11 9 8 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 25 27 28 28 20 23 23 19 23 23 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 50 70 80 90 90 60 30 20 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 2.5 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.1 3.8 4.8 5.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 15 15 15 15 14 12 12 12 12 11 11
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/21/26 THURSDAY 01/22/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 15 30 45 45 45 45 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 16 17 26 28 24 22 22 21 20 22 29 30 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 29 20 31
WIND CHILL 3 5 16 17 12 9 8 8 7 9 19 21 17
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 27 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 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
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.1 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.5 6.1 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 80 90 90 95 90 80 75 45 15 15 20 15 10 15 25 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 23 22 23 20 20 19 16 15 12 8 10 10 7 5 16 15 10 9 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 23 16 18 5 13 4 19 7 23
WIND CHILL 10 9 9 5 5 4 2 0 -4 -10 -5 -4 -9 -12 4 4 -5 -6 10 8
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 16 16 17 18 14 13 14 14 12 11 11 12 9 9 11 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 27 28 33 35 24 25 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 60 80 80 90 90 60 40 20 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.1 4.3 3.1 2.5 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.1 3.8 4.8 5.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 12 12
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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