024
FWUS45 KABQ 280636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 40 55 60 70 65 35 35 25 50 50 55
TEMPERATURE 49 48 58 70 73 69 59 55 52 51 59 71 73 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 73 50 74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W W NW W S SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 4 5 5 6 10 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 10 0 0 5 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) 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.6 15.1 15.4 15.4 15.1 14.9 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.7 15.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26
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 BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 50 65 60 50 65 60 55 45 20 20 15 15 15 25 30 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 55 50 68 66 53 48 66 66 51 47 67 67 52 47 69 69 53 49 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 47 68 46 70 46 72 47 73
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W S SW W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 11 12 4 3 9 8 4 3 10 11 4 4 11 11 4 4 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 20 20 5 5 50 30 5 0 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.6 14.9 14.9 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.8 14.9 14.7 14.2 14.3 14.6 14.3 14.0 14.2 14.6 14.4 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 FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC FW SC BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 20 40 55 55 70 65 40 35 30 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 47 47 53 63 65 63 55 52 50 49 55 64 66 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 66 48 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W NW W NW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 9 10 9 6 8 10 10 10 12 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 10 10 0 0 5 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T T R 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) 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.7 15.1 15.4 15.4 15.1 14.9 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.7 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 50 65 60 50 60 55 55 45 20 15 15 15 15 20 30 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 52 48 60 60 49 46 59 59 48 45 60 61 49 46 62 62 50 47 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 63 46 62 45 63 45 65 46 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W S SW W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 14 14 8 6 11 10 5 5 12 12 6 6 12 12 6 6 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 20 20 5 5 40 30 5 0 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.6 14.9 14.9 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.7 14.9 14.7 14.2 14.3 14.6 14.3 14.0 14.2 14.6 14.4 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
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page