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FWUS45 KABQ 221836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 59 57 48 43 38 34 38 46 48 45 37 32 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 33 48 26
WIND CHILL 35 28 23 28 38 36 27 24 22 21
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 24 26 20 20 19 18 20 26 26 23 16 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 47 44 48 48 35 40 47 48 41 39 25 23 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 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
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) 10.3 9.7 9.3 8.9 8.2 7.3 7.5 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 4 4 8 8 6 6 7 7 8 8 7
DATE FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC FW SC BK SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 35 25 40 60 45 65 65 30 30 15 10 15 10 15 25 40
TEMPERATURE 48 49 37 33 50 50 39 35 44 45 35 29 46 48 34 31 51 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 32 53 34 47 28 51 30 55
WIND CHILL 31 25 32 26 35 36 25 20 25
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W SW SW W W W SW W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 20 8 9 19 23 12 16 27 26 14 10 14 20 6 6 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 33 20 25 39 41 28 33 49 48 39 28 28 40 19 36 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 50 50 10 5 5 10 5 0 0 5 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 8.2 7.8 7.5 8.8 9.9 9.7 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.0 7.6 8.4 9.0 8.6 8.1 8.9 9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 3 4 2 3 5 5 4 8 8 3 2 2 3 2 2 3
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/22/26 THURSDAY 04/23/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 15 10 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 50 48 42 37 33 30 32 38 40 36 31 28 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 29 41 24
WIND CHILL 39 31 25 19 16 19 27 28 24 18 16 14 13
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 25 29 27 28 28 24 25 28 31 26 23 14 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 47 47 48 47 39 40 47 48 41 36 27 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 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
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) 10.4 9.6 9.3 8.9 8.2 7.3 7.5 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
DATE FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 40 25 40 60 45 65 65 35 35 15 10 20 10 15 30 45
TEMPERATURE 40 41 33 30 42 43 34 32 37 38 31 26 39 41 30 29 43 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 29 45 31 40 25 43 28 47
WIND CHILL 31 32 23 19 33 33 24 19 24 25 18 14 29 30 22 19 34 36
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 23 13 16 24 25 17 21 29 29 19 16 18 24 10 11 23 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 27 40 44 33 41 51 51 39 32 32 41 23 23 40 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 50 10 5 5 10 5 0 0 5 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 8.2 7.8 7.5 8.8 9.9 9.7 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.0 7.6 8.4 9.0 8.6 8.1 8.9 9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 5 6 6 4 5 7 8 8 10 10 5 4 5 5 3 4 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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