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FWUS45 KABQ 181737
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 AM MST SUN JAN 18 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE SUNDAY 01/18/26 MONDAY 01/19/26
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 SC BK SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 20 50 50 25 5 5 20 35 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 38 32 26 24 22 21 20 30 31 27 21 18 17 16
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 19 32 15
WIND CHILL 29 32 25 17 16 16 12 12 24 24 21 11 11 7
WIND DIR W W W W N S SW SW W NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 5 5 6 6 5 8 5 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 6.3 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 10 10 13 13 15 15 16 16 16 16 14 14 13
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
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 CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 15 20 35 35 35 25 30 40 50 50 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 32 30 22 18 34 31 22 20 34 33 25 23 34 33 26 24 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 17 38 18 37 22 36 21 35
WIND CHILL 25 21 14 11 27 23 14 11 27 25 16 14 26 24 17 13 22 22
WIND DIR W W W SW W W SW SW W W SW SW W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 11 6 5 8 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 11 12 10 11 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 23 19 23 19 20 23 25 25 23 27 25 31 28 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.9 4.9 4.2 5.0 5.9 5.1 4.6 5.3 6.1 5.6 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 12 12
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE SUNDAY 01/18/26 MONDAY 01/19/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 20 50 50 25 5 5 20 35 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 28 30 26 22 21 20 18 18 24 25 22 18 15 15 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 17 26 13
WIND CHILL 19 22 15 11 12 8 5 5 14 15 13 8 5 2 2
WIND DIR NW NW W NW N SW SW W W NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 10 6 10 12 11 9 10 8 6 8 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 6.4 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 13 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 15 15 14
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
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 CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 15 25 35 40 35 25 30 40 50 50 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 25 24 19 16 27 25 19 17 27 26 22 21 27 27 23 21 24 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 16 30 17 30 20 29 20 27
WIND CHILL 14 12 6 3 16 13 6 4 16 15 8 7 15 15 10 6 11 12
WIND DIR W W W SW W W SW W W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 14 12 11 11 13 12 13 12 13 14 16 14 16 16 18 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 27 27 28 33 31 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.9 4.9 4.2 5.0 5.9 5.1 4.6 5.3 6.1 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.6 6.1 5.8 6.1 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 11 12 12 10 10 11 11 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 13 13
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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