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FWUS45 KABQ 041737
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 AM MST SUN JAN 4 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE SUNDAY 01/04/26 MONDAY 01/05/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 20 15 15 10 5 5 15 20 20 20 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 38 42 37 31 30 29 27 27 34 35 31 27 25 23 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 25 36 20
WIND CHILL 31 35 30 24 21 19 16 15 23 24 18 14 14 13 12
WIND DIR W W W W SW W SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 9 9 10 12 14 16 21 23 21 17 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 31 20 25 31 35 41 44 44 43 43 39 35 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 8.1 8.4 8.4 7.9 7.8 8.0 7.1 6.8 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 11
DATE TUE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 FRI 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26
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 SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 30 25 25 35 60 60 60 55 50 40 25 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 34 32 26 23 34 32 25 23 28 25 19 14 23 22 14 11 28 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 22 36 21 30 11 27 10 32
WIND CHILL 27 23 17 13 25 21 16 14 18 14 6 1 12 12 4 3 21 20
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 9 10 12 16 9 9 13 13 12 12 12 9 6 5 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 27 31 25 28 27 27 27 32 35 35 25 20 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 40 30 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 7.1 6.5 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.9 4.8 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.2 2.9 3.6 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 10 11 9 10 11 12 12 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 12
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE SUNDAY 01/04/26 MONDAY 01/05/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 25 15 10 10 10 10 15 20 25 30 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 32 34 30 27 26 26 24 24 28 29 26 23 22 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 23 30 18
WIND CHILL 21 24 20 16 13 12 9 8 13 14 10 8 7 6 5
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 14 12 14 17 19 23 21 25 26 25 21 17 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 31 31 35 40 41 43 43 41 36 33 31 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 8.1 8.4 8.4 7.9 7.9 8.0 7.1 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 7 9 9 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12
DATE TUE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 FRI 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 30 30 30 40 60 65 60 60 50 40 25 10 10 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 27 25 22 21 27 26 22 21 22 19 16 12 16 15 11 9 21 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 20 29 19 23 10 20 8 25
WIND CHILL 16 13 9 6 15 12 8 6 7 3 0 -6 1 1 -4 -6 11 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 14 14 17 16 19 16 16 17 19 19 19 16 12 11 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 27 31 28 31 28 32 35 35 27 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 40 30 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 7.1 6.5 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.3 5.9 4.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.2 2.9 3.6 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 15 14 13 13
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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