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FWUS45 KABQ 170636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 45 85 85 55 30 15 10 10 15 60 60 30
TEMPERATURE 51 48 58 66 64 61 57 54 50 48 59 67 68 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 68 47 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W N SE E S SW W N NE NE E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 20 80 70 30 10 0 0 0 0 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE R R T T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.17 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 14.9 14.7 14.8 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.3 14.6 15.3 15.5 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW CL SC SC FW CL BK SC SC FW BK SC SC SC BK BK SC FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 50 45 15 0 55 50 25 20 65 50 45 35 60 55 45 25 55 55
TEMPERATURE 55 49 69 70 57 50 72 70 58 53 69 67 58 52 68 67 58 53 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 73 50 75 51 72 50 71 51 73
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE NE SE S NE NE SE SE NE E E E NE SW SW S W W SW
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 5 3 2 6 8 4 3 9 9 5 2 6 9 5 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 14 23 18 17 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 5 0 0 30 20 5 10 50 20 10 10 40 30 5 5 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.7 15.2 15.0 15.2 15.9 15.5 15.1 15.4 15.9 15.6 15.2 15.4 16.0 15.6 15.3 15.5 16.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER SC FW SC OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 50 85 85 60 30 20 10 15 15 60 60 30
TEMPERATURE 47 46 52 59 57 53 51 49 47 45 53 59 61 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 45 62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W NW NW SE E SE W NW NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 30 80 80 30 10 5 0 0 0 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.27 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 14.9 14.7 14.8 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.3 15.0 14.5 14.4 14.7 15.3 15.5 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW CL BK SC FW CL BK BK SC FW BK SC SC SC BK BK SC FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 55 50 15 0 55 50 25 20 65 50 50 35 60 55 50 25 55 55
TEMPERATURE 51 47 62 62 53 48 64 62 54 50 62 59 53 49 61 60 53 50 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 65 47 67 48 64 48 64 48 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E N NE SE S N NE E E NE E E E NE SW SW SW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 8 8 5 9 10 9 9 11 12 10 6 8 11 11 9 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 5 0 0 30 20 5 10 50 20 10 10 40 30 5 5 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.7 15.2 15.0 15.3 15.9 15.5 15.1 15.4 15.9 15.6 15.2 15.4 15.9 15.5 15.3 15.5 16.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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