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FWUS45 KABQ 041837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 05/04/26 TUESDAY 05/05/26
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 BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 65 60 55 55 60 55 70 80 80 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 53 52 47 44 41 38 40 45 45 43 36 33 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 47 30
WIND CHILL 37 33 30 33 38 37 34 27 23 21 21
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 23 26 19 14 13 12 12 16 18 20 16 14 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 44 39 36 31 25 35 31 28 28 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 50 70 70 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R T S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.1 8.5 9.0 9.8 10.2 9.9 9.4 8.9 8.3 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 5 5 9 9 6 6 7 7 11 11 11
DATE WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26
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 OV OV BK FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 60 10 15 10 5 10 10 45 30 20 45 45 40 35 60 50
TEMPERATURE 36 34 25 21 45 50 34 32 54 55 41 37 56 54 40 36 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 21 51 30 57 36 59 34 54
WIND CHILL 27 25 16 13
WIND DIR W W N NW W W W NW W W S SW W W SW E SW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 8 6 8 9 5 4 10 9 6 5 14 14 8 6 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 20 20 17 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 20 5 10 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 20 10 5 10 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S T R T S
12 HOUR QPF 0.26 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.0 6.8 6.3 7.8 9.7 9.4 9.3 10.4 11.3 11.0 10.6 11.1 11.2 10.7 10.2 10.4 10.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 11 10 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 05/04/26 TUESDAY 05/05/26
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 BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 70 60 55 55 55 55 70 85 85 75 75 80
TEMPERATURE 45 44 41 39 36 33 34 38 38 36 30 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 33 40 25
WIND CHILL 36 34 31 29 25 22 24 28 27 24 18 15 13 12
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 26 29 24 21 19 17 16 18 20 23 19 19 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 47 40 36 32 32 35 32 32 32 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 60 70 70 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.5 2.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.1 8.5 9.1 9.8 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.0 8.3 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 8 8 12 12 10 10 11 11 14 14 13
DATE WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26
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 OV OV OV FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 70 10 20 10 5 10 10 45 30 20 40 45 40 40 60 50
TEMPERATURE 29 27 22 20 37 42 30 29 47 47 36 34 49 46 36 33 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 19 43 28 50 33 52 32 47
WIND CHILL 16 15 9 7 30 35 22 21 29 27 39 28 25 36 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW W W S SW W W SW SE SW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 16 13 12 11 11 9 8 12 12 9 9 17 17 11 10 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 24 31 31 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 20 10 10 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 20 20 5 10 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S T S T S
12 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 3.4 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.1 6.8 6.3 7.8 9.6 9.4 9.2 10.4 11.3 11.0 10.6 11.1 11.2 10.7 10.2 10.4 10.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 12 11 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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