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FWUS45 KABQ 191637
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
937 AM MST MON JAN 19 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 01/19/26 TUESDAY 01/20/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 30 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 29 31 28 20 18 16 15 17 31 34 30 24 21 19 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 14 35 17
WIND CHILL 23 24 22 8 9 24 26 20 15 14 13 11
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 9 11 11 8 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 23 25 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 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) 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 14 14 13 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 12
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 35 40 50 60 45 55 80 85 90 95 70 50 30 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 32 30 21 21 35 33 26 24 30 28 23 21 23 23 17 15 27 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 20 38 22 31 17 26 12 30
WIND CHILL 25 20 13 14 28 25 18 14 20 17 12 12 13 12 8 5 18 18
WIND DIR SW W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 12 6 6 8 10 9 9 11 13 10 8 10 10 8 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 20 25 23 23 24 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 60 70 60 40 20 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.7 5.5 6.4 5.9 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.6 4.9 4.5 4.9 5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 9 9 7 8 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 11
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 01/19/26 TUESDAY 01/20/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 30 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 22 24 21 16 15 14 13 15 25 28 24 20 19 17 16
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 13 28 15
WIND CHILL 12 14 12 7 3 2 0 2 14 17 12 7 7 5 3
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 6 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 12 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 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) 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.6 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 17 17 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 40 45 50 60 45 55 90 90 90 95 75 55 35 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 26 24 18 19 28 27 23 21 24 22 20 18 17 18 15 13 19 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 18 32 20 24 15 20 10 23
WIND CHILL 15 11 5 7 18 17 12 8 11 8 5 4 3 4 0 -3 7 7
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 16 12 12 11 11 12 13 14 17 17 14 13 12 13 14 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 31 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 60 70 60 40 30 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.7 5.5 6.4 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 10 11 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 12
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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