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FWUS45 KABQ 181836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 05/18/26 TUESDAY 05/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 25 30 15 10 10 45 85 85 70 70 45
TEMPERATURE 57 56 45 36 34 32 47 56 59 56 46 40 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 32 59 34
WIND CHILL 39 25 32 28 26
WIND DIR W W W S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 31 24 10 4 6 9 10 18 20 20 12 12 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 39 33 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
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
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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.5 9.5 9.0 9.1 9.1 10.1 10.8 11.3 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 50 30 45 30 15 10 25 40 35 20 30 50 30 10 45 50
TEMPERATURE 59 56 41 36 57 55 41 36 56 57 42 38 58 58 43 39 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 35 60 35 59 35 62 37 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SE S SW W SW SW W W E SE W W E NE W SW
WIND (MPH) 20 20 4 5 16 17 4 4 14 14 4 3 11 10 3 2 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 27 31 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 10 5 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.4 10.9 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.3 9.7 10.5 11.0 10.8 10.5 11.0 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.7 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 05/18/26 TUESDAY 05/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 25 30 15 10 10 45 90 90 75 75 45
TEMPERATURE 47 46 38 32 31 30 41 47 50 47 40 36 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 30 50 31
WIND CHILL 37 30 26 23 20 33 39 32 26 22 21
WIND DIR W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 34 27 13 6 9 11 13 20 23 21 14 16 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T S S
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
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) 10.5 10.5 9.5 9.1 9.2 9.2 10.1 10.9 11.3 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 55 30 45 30 15 10 25 45 35 20 30 50 30 10 45 50
TEMPERATURE 49 46 37 34 49 47 37 33 48 49 37 34 50 49 39 36 53 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 33 51 32 52 33 58 35 60
WIND CHILL 38 27 31 26
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW W SW SW W W SE SE W W E N W W
WIND (MPH) 23 21 6 6 18 19 6 8 17 17 6 5 13 12 5 4 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 10 5 20 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T S T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.4 11.0 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.3 9.7 10.5 10.9 10.8 10.5 11.0 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.7 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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