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FWUS45 KABQ 200537
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST MON JAN 19 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 01/20/26 WEDNESDAY 01/21/26
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 CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 18 17 15 18 32 35 31 24 22 20 18 20 34 36 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 14 35 17 36
WIND CHILL 12 10 7 9 24 27 22 15 14 13 11 13 27 29 23
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 6 9 10 10 9 6 5 4 5 6 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19 19 27 28 23 16 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.4 5.1 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.1 5.3 5.6 5.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 13 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 10 10 9
DATE THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 50 65 65 65 70 80 85 80 75 65 50 35 10 10 10 20 10 15
TEMPERATURE 23 22 36 34 27 24 31 29 25 23 23 22 15 10 23 23 15 14 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 39 23 33 20 25 9 28 12 33
WIND CHILL 15 15 30 27 19 16 22 20 15 13 12 11 4 -2 14 14 5 4 22 20
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 8 8 11 11 10 9 10 10 8 9 9 8 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 20 20 23 23 24 25 24 24 24 25 19 23 24 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 60 70 70 60 30 20 10 5 5 5 0 5 0
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) 4.7 4.5 5.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.6 4.8 4.4 4.8 5.4 4.9 4.7 5.5 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 8 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 14 13 12 12 11 9 9
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 01/20/26 WEDNESDAY 01/21/26
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 CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 25
TEMPERATURE 15 14 13 15 25 27 24 20 19 17 16 17 27 28 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 12 28 15 29
WIND CHILL 3 1 -1 1 14 16 11 6 6 5 3 5 17 18 13
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 12 11 10 11 10 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 27 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.4 5.0 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.1 5.3 5.5 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 11
DATE THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 50 65 65 70 70 85 90 85 75 65 55 40 15 10 15 20 15 20
TEMPERATURE 20 20 29 27 24 22 24 23 22 20 17 15 12 8 16 16 12 12 22 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 19 31 21 25 17 19 7 20 10 26
WIND CHILL 7 7 19 17 12 9 12 10 8 6 2 0 -4 -10 2 3 -3 -4 11 10
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 12 13 14 14 14 17 17 13 14 14 16 12 11 12 13 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 27 31 31 27 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 60 70 70 60 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 0
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) 4.6 4.5 5.6 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.6 4.8 4.4 4.8 5.4 4.9 4.7 5.5 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 13 13 13 12 11 11
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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