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FWUS45 KABQ 190537
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 PM MST SUN JAN 18 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 01/19/26 TUESDAY 01/20/26
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 SC BK SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 30 5 10 20 30 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 23 21 20 19 29 31 27 21 18 16 15 18 32 35 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 32 14 36
WIND CHILL 16 12 10 12 23 24 12 10 8 9 25 28 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW W NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 8 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 20 19 19 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.6 5.3 6.0 6.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 15 15 16 16 16 16 14 14 13 13 11 11 10
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 20 35 40 40 50 45 55 60 70 70 65 55 50 50 35 20 20
TEMPERATURE 21 17 33 31 22 21 34 33 26 25 33 31 24 22 28 29 24 19 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 16 37 20 39 23 34 20 31 17 33
WIND CHILL 14 10 26 24 14 13 27 26 17 16 24 22 15 12 19 20 15 9 22 21
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 8 6 6 9 9 9 8 10 10 9 9 10 10 8 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 19 19 20 24 23 24 23 24 24 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 30 50 40 40 30 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.2 4.9 5.7 5.0 4.9 5.6 6.4 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.3 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 9 8 9 8 7 8 10 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 14 13 11 11
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 01/19/26 TUESDAY 01/20/26
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 SC BK SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 30 5 10 15 25 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 20 19 17 17 23 24 21 17 15 14 13 15 25 28 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 25 12 28
WIND CHILL 8 5 3 3 13 14 11 6 3 1 0 2 14 17 12
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 14 13 12 9 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.5 5.2 6.0 6.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 15 15 14 14 13 13 12
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26
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 BK SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 20 40 40 45 55 50 55 65 70 75 70 55 55 55 40 25 20
TEMPERATURE 18 15 25 24 19 18 27 27 23 22 26 25 21 19 21 23 20 16 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 15 29 18 31 21 27 18 24 15 26
WIND CHILL 6 2 15 13 6 5 17 16 10 9 14 13 7 5 8 10 7 2 11 11
WIND DIR W SW W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 14 14 16 13 14 13 14 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 27 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 30 50 50 40 30 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.2 4.9 5.6 5.0 4.9 5.6 6.4 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.3 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 11 10 10 11 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 12
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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