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FWUS45 KABQ 201907
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1206 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 01/20/26 WEDNESDAY 01/21/26
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 CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 40 45 45 40
TEMPERATURE 35 31 24 22 20 18 20 34 36 31 27 25 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 16 37 22
WIND CHILL 27 22 15 14 13 12 13 28 29 23 17 16 15 15
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 10 10 10 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 24 17 24 27 25 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 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
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.5 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 10 12 12 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
DATE THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26
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 SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 60 70 75 85 85 85 85 75 65 50 25 10 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 36 34 26 25 29 27 24 21 22 20 14 10 19 18 10 8 24 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 23 30 18 24 6 22 7 28
WIND CHILL 29 27 19 17 19 17 13 11 11 9 3 -1 8 8 0 -2 17 16
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 23 24 25 27 25 24 24 23 20 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 40 70 80 80 80 50 30 20 10 5 0 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S 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) 5.7 6.4 5.9 5.6 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.8 3.6 3.0 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.1 5.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 9 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 15 15 14 14 12 12
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 01/20/26 WEDNESDAY 01/21/26
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 CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 40 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 28 24 20 19 17 15 17 26 28 25 22 22 21 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 15 29 19
WIND CHILL 17 12 7 6 5 3 5 17 18 13 10 8 8 8
WIND DIR W W W NW W NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 14 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 24 27 27 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 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
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
DATE THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 60 70 80 85 90 85 85 80 70 50 25 10 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 28 27 23 22 22 21 20 18 15 14 12 7 12 11 7 6 17 17
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 21 23 15 17 5 15 5 20
WIND CHILL 19 17 11 9 9 8 6 3 1 -1 -5 -10 -3 -3 -9 -11 6 5
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 13 14 14 14 17 17 13 14 16 13 11 11 11 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27 32 32 25 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 50 70 80 80 80 50 30 20 10 5 0 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S 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) 5.6 6.3 5.9 5.6 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.8 3.6 3.0 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.2 4.2 5.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 14 13 13
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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