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FWUS45 KABQ 270636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT THU AUG 27 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 5 45 60 50 40 35 25 25 20 50 50 60
TEMPERATURE 49 47 56 69 70 65 54 51 49 48 57 71 73 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 71 47 73
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N SE S SW W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 30 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.6 14.6 15.1 15.4 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 50 60 65 45 55 60 70 55 55 50 45 35 25 35 25 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 55 50 70 68 55 50 67 66 53 48 66 64 51 47 67 67 52 48 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 73 49 70 48 68 46 70 47 71
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW W W SW SW W SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 10 6 6 11 10 4 4 9 9 4 3 10 10 4 3 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 20 30 10 10 30 20 5 0 30 20 5 5 10 5 0 0 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.8 15.1 15.6 15.3 15.0 15.0 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.7 14.3 14.2 14.4 14.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 CL SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 50 60 45 40 35 25 25 15 50 50 60
TEMPERATURE 47 46 52 62 64 59 51 48 47 46 53 63 66 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 65 46 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SW W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 8 5 9 9 6 8 6 8 8 6 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 30 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T 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) 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.7 15.2 15.5 15.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26
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 BK SC SC BK BK SC BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 50 60 65 45 50 60 70 55 55 45 45 35 30 35 30 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 52 48 63 61 51 48 60 59 50 47 58 58 47 46 60 61 49 46 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 48 62 46 61 45 63 45 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S W W W SW SW W SW SW SW W SW W W W W S W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 11 12 11 12 13 11 6 6 11 11 6 5 11 11 5 6 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 30 30 10 10 30 20 5 0 30 20 5 5 10 5 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.8 15.1 15.5 15.3 15.0 15.0 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.7 14.3 14.2 14.4 14.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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