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FWUS45 KABQ 240836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
136 AM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE SATURDAY 01/24/26 SUNDAY 01/25/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 95 90 80 85 80 70 50 50 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 23 22 21 23 24 21 18 15 11 7 8 16 17 15
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 25 6 18
WIND CHILL 13 12 11 12 12 11 10 6 1 -2 0 6 2 -2
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW W NW N NW W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 11 11 10 6 8 8 6 4 8 14 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 25 24 23 23 19 19 19 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 80 90 50 60 80 60 50 30 30 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.16 0.17 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 2.2 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.2 5.4 4.0 2.8 2.0 1.4 2.0 3.2 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 14 17 17 18 18 17 17 18 18 17
DATE MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 10 30 35 25 15 5 5 5 10 35 60 65 70 70 60 50 30
TEMPERATURE 7 1 19 18 10 10 27 25 14 11 29 28 18 17 31 29 21 16 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 0 24 8 30 10 33 15 33 14 28
WIND CHILL -10 -14 12 7 1 2 21 6 2 12 11 14 9 19
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW W W NW NW W W NW NW W W NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 9 5 9 5 5 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 24 24 19 20 17 17 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.9 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.9 4.2 4.0 4.8 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.9 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 14 14 14 13 12 13 14 13 10 8 8 9 9 11 13 14 12 12
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE SATURDAY 01/24/26 SUNDAY 01/25/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 95 85 85 85 75 55 50 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 20 19 18 17 17 16 14 12 8 5 5 8 9 9
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 19 4 11
WIND CHILL 6 4 3 2 2 1 0 -4 -8 -12 -10 -6 -8 -11
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NW W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 16 16 16 16 14 14 12 13 13 13 10 11 16 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 31 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 80 90 60 60 80 60 50 30 30 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.27 0.31 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 3.1 3.8 4.4 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.2 5.5 4.2 2.9 2.0 1.4 2.1 3.2 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 14 17 17 18 18 16 16 17 17 16
DATE MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 10 30 35 30 15 5 5 5 15 35 60 65 75 70 65 50 30
TEMPERATURE 3 -1 12 11 7 7 19 18 11 8 21 21 14 14 23 23 18 14 18 19
MAX/MIN TEMP -2 16 6 22 8 25 13 26 12 21
WIND CHILL -16 -20 1 -3 -8 -8 10 8 -4 -7 13 12 2 1 15 13 5 -1 7 8
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW W W NW NW W W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 12 6 11 11 11 8 8 11 12 6 6 10 11 6 8 12 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.9 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.9 4.2 4.0 4.9 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.5 6.0 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 11 10 10 11 11 12 14 14 13 13
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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