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FWUS45 KABQ 281736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST WED JAN 28 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/28/26 THURSDAY 01/29/26
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 FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 20 20 5
TEMPERATURE 30 35 30 25 21 19 17 18 28 31 27 20 17 15 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 15 31 13
WIND CHILL 24 27 20 12 9 7 6 7 19 22 20 13 10 8 6
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 10 12 14 13 10 9 9 10 9 5 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 39 39 32 25 25 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) 5.5 6.1 5.6 5.0 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 13 13 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
DATE FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 20 35 50 65 45 45 60 65
TEMPERATURE 29 29 19 17 33 32 24 20 38 36 26 25 39 37 29 24 34 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 16 36 19 42 23 42 23 35
WIND CHILL 22 23 13 11 26 26 17 13 19 31 22 17 27 24
WIND DIR NW W NW W W W N N NW W NW NW W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 20 20 19 20 23 20 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 5.6 5.1 4.9 6.0 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.6 7.2 6.8 7.1 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.7 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 13 13 13 10 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 11
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/28/26 THURSDAY 01/29/26
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 FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 25 25 5
TEMPERATURE 24 27 23 19 17 14 13 14 21 23 20 16 14 12 12
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 12 24 11
WIND CHILL 14 16 9 4 1 -1 -2 -2 8 12 9 3 0 -2 -3
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 13 17 19 18 14 14 14 13 11 10 10 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 35 28 27 27
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) 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15
DATE FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 25 35 55 70 45 45 60 65
TEMPERATURE 22 22 15 14 25 25 19 17 31 29 22 22 31 30 25 22 27 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 13 28 17 34 21 34 20 28
WIND CHILL 11 12 3 1 15 15 7 4 23 21 11 10 23 20 13 9 17 14
WIND DIR NW W NW W W NW N N NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 8 8 10 11 10 12 12 12 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.6 5.2 4.9 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.6 7.2 6.9 7.1 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.8 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 14 14 14 11 10 10 10 7 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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