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FWUS45 KABQ 060636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 90 95 75 55 15 10 15 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 32 30 31 36 38 34 29 26 23 21 33 45 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 39 21 51
WIND CHILL 20 19 20 26 27 26 23 18 14 14
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 14 16 19 21 12 5 6 8 5 4 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 28 28 31 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 60 70 80 90 70 30 10 0 0 5 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 5.4 1.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.1 8.4 9.1 9.2 8.1 7.3 6.6 5.8 5.6 7.4 8.9 9.5 9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 10 8 8 10 10 11 11 9 9 2 2 2
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW SC FW CL SC SC SC SC BK SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 35 15 5 30 35 45 30 55 35 5 0 0 10 0 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 35 32 54 56 43 38 59 59 44 39 56 57 42 39 62 64 48 43 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 58 37 62 38 60 37 66 42 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W NW NW W SW W W W E E W W S SW W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 8 8 5 4 13 14 6 4 10 10 5 4 10 11 4 4 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 17 17 17 27 28 24 16 23 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 10 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.1 10.6 11.5 11.1 10.7 11.2 11.7 11.1 10.7 11.1 11.6 11.3 11.0 11.5 12.2 11.7 11.3 11.9 12.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/06/26 THURSDAY 05/07/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 95 75 60 15 15 15 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 28 27 25 29 31 28 24 22 20 20 28 38 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 32 19 43
WIND CHILL 14 13 12 15 17 16 15 13 10 10 20 31 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 24 18 19 21 26 16 8 8 9 6 9 9 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 31 32 35 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 90 70 80 90 90 60 30 10 0 5 5 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.0 2.0 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 1.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 6.9 1.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.2 8.4 9.2 9.3 8.3 7.6 6.6 5.8 5.5 7.5 9.1 9.5 9.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 4 4 4
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 35 20 5 35 40 45 30 55 35 5 5 0 10 0 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 30 28 46 48 39 35 52 54 42 38 52 52 40 38 58 59 46 42 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 50 35 55 37 56 36 62 41 66
WIND CHILL 21 19 31 27 35 32 34 32
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W E SE W W S W W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 11 11 10 18 17 10 8 13 12 9 8 13 14 8 8 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 24 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 10 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.1 10.6 11.5 11.1 10.7 11.2 11.7 11.1 10.7 11.0 11.6 11.3 11.0 11.5 12.1 11.7 11.3 11.9 12.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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