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FWUS45 KABQ 151737
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 37 40 33 27 25 23 21 21 30 32 27 22 19 16 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 19 33 12
WIND CHILL 31 34 27 20 15 13 11 11 21 22 16 12 11 7 2
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 6 9 9 9 8 11 12 12 8 5 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 21 20 23 23 20 19 24 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 7.7 8.1 7.9 6.9 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.0 4.4 4.0 3.4 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 8 8 11 11 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16
DATE SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 15 25 25 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 23 23 17 17 35 33 23 19 32 29 19 17 33 33 23 21 36 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 15 40 18 35 15 38 19 40
WIND CHILL 10 13 9 8 29 17 13 26 23 13 9 27 27 16 13 30 27
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 9 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 19 23 24 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 2.6 3.4 3.8 5.6 6.9 6.0 5.2 5.5 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.6 6.3 5.7 5.2 5.9 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 14 13 10 7 6 9 11 10 11 12 11 8 7 8 8 6 7
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 01/15/26 FRIDAY 01/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 31 33 27 23 21 20 18 18 24 25 20 18 15 14 11
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 16 26 10
WIND CHILL 21 24 18 11 8 6 4 4 11 13 7 4 6 3 -4
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 11 13 13 13 12 13 14 14 13 6 6 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 23 23 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 7.7 8.1 7.9 7.0 6.0 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.4 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 12 12 13 13 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15
DATE SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 15 25 25 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 16 17 14 14 28 26 21 18 25 23 17 14 26 26 20 18 29 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 13 32 17 28 13 31 17 32
WIND CHILL 0 3 0 0 18 17 9 5 15 13 4 1 16 17 8 5 19 17
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 18 13 11 12 10 9 11 11 10 9 11 12 10 10 12 13 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 2.6 3.4 3.8 5.7 6.9 6.0 5.2 5.5 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.6 6.3 5.7 5.2 5.9 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 12 9 9 11 12 12 12 13 12 10 10 10 10 8 9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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