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FWUS45 KABQ 230635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 07/23/26 FRIDAY 07/24/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 35 60 70 50 45 20 15 10 15 85 85 55
TEMPERATURE 54 51 60 69 70 68 62 58 54 51 63 73 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 72 50 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 14 13 11 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 20 40 40 30 10 5 0 0 10 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.6 15.9 16.0 16.1 16.4 16.5 16.3 16.3 16.1 15.8 15.8 16.5 16.7 16.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26
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 SC FW OV BK BK FW BK OV BK FW BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 75 65 55 15 70 70 55 20 65 65 50 30 65 65 60 40 70 70
TEMPERATURE 59 53 74 68 60 53 74 72 61 56 75 72 61 56 73 71 61 55 73 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 75 52 77 53 77 54 76 53 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE SE SE N N NW SE N N S SE NE NE SW S N NE W S
WIND (MPH) 4 2 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 2 5 4 3 2 5 5 3 2 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 60 30 0 5 50 20 0 5 50 20 5 5 40 40 20 10 50 40
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.14
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 16.3 15.8 16.1 16.5 16.3 16.0 16.3 16.8 16.3 15.8 16.2 16.8 16.2 15.7 16.0 16.6 16.3 15.7 16.0 16.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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 THURSDAY 07/23/26 FRIDAY 07/24/26
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 BK SC SC BK OV BK BK FW FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 40 60 70 55 50 20 15 10 15 85 85 55
TEMPERATURE 50 49 54 60 62 60 56 53 50 49 57 66 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 64 48 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 16 14 13 12 9 8 8 6 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 20 40 50 20 10 5 0 0 10 80 80 20
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.32
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.6 15.9 16.0 16.1 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.2 16.1 15.8 15.9 16.6 16.8 16.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26
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 SC FW OV BK BK FW OV OV BK FW BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 75 65 55 15 70 70 60 20 65 65 50 30 60 65 60 40 70 70
TEMPERATURE 54 51 66 60 55 50 67 64 56 52 67 65 56 53 66 64 56 52 65 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 67 49 69 51 69 52 68 51 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE NE E SE NW N NW E N N S SE NE NE SW SW N NE W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 4 6 6 6 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 6 6 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 60 30 0 5 60 20 5 5 50 20 5 5 40 40 20 5 50 40
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.16
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 16.3 15.8 16.1 16.5 16.3 16.0 16.3 16.8 16.3 15.8 16.2 16.8 16.2 15.7 16.0 16.6 16.2 15.7 16.0 16.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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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