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FWUS45 KABQ 131837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 55 60 50 50 35 30 20 20 20 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 68 64 56 51 48 46 54 62 64 62 52 46 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 44 65 39
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W SW W W W W W W W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 18 18 11 8 6 6 13 18 19 18 9 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 27 23 23 20 32 31 32 32 24 20 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.1 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 FW CL FW SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 15 5 20 30 40 5 10 35 30 10 20 45 30 15 10 25
TEMPERATURE 63 62 46 41 63 63 48 42 56 56 46 40 52 51 38 33 50 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 40 65 41 60 38 55 32 55
WIND CHILL 39 34
WIND DIR W W SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 12 4 4 12 17 9 8 19 21 13 8 20 18 5 5 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 32 20 20 35 40 31 20 36 35 28 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 12.2 11.4 11.0 11.5 11.8 11.3 10.4 10.9 11.1 10.6 9.9 10.6 11.0 10.5 9.8 10.7 11.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 55 55 50 50 35 25 20 20 20 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 59 55 50 46 43 42 49 54 56 54 46 41 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 57 36
WIND CHILL 36 35 34 31 29
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 21 20 17 13 13 12 20 20 23 21 14 11 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 31 25 25 24 35 33 35 33 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.1 11.9 12.1 11.9 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.4 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
DATE FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 FW CL FW SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 15 5 20 30 40 5 10 40 35 10 20 45 30 15 10 30
TEMPERATURE 55 53 42 37 55 54 44 38 48 48 41 36 44 43 34 30 42 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 37 57 38 55 35 51 29 51
WIND CHILL 36 30 38 31 32 27 35 34 27 21 34 36
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 16 10 10 17 19 12 11 21 25 18 12 24 21 9 9 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 35 24 24 39 44 35 25 43 36 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 12.2 11.4 11.0 11.5 11.8 11.3 10.4 10.9 11.1 10.6 9.9 10.6 11.0 10.6 9.8 10.7 11.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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