903
FWUS45 KABQ 170635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 70 85 80 85 85 80 80 85 75 70 70 40
TEMPERATURE 48 47 48 55 59 57 52 49 48 47 49 57 60 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 45 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 11 12 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 23 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 80 50 80 70 80 70 70 40 60 60 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.08 0.04 0.06
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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.0 14.8 15.1 15.2 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 25 45 30 10 15 15 30 40 40 45 60 60 80 65 65 70 65 55
TEMPERATURE 47 43 59 60 46 41 58 60 45 40 58 59 45 40 55 55 45 40 54 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 40 63 39 62 40 59 40 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW W W E E SW SW SE SE SW S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 9 9 5 3 8 9 2 2 9 8 3 3 9 5 4 3 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 17 14
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 40 70 40 40 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.8 13.4 13.3 13.4 12.9 12.3 12.2 12.6 12.2 11.9 12.1 12.6 12.7 12.6 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.9 13.1 13.4
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 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 75 90 85 90 85 85 85 85 75 70 70 40
TEMPERATURE 46 44 43 48 51 50 48 46 46 45 44 49 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 43 53
WIND CHILL 37 39 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 13 14 10 13 13 14 14 11 10 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 80 50 80 80 80 70 80 50 70 60 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.12 0.13 0.16 0.11 0.06 0.06
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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 15.0 14.8 15.2 15.2 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 25 45 30 10 15 15 30 40 45 45 60 60 80 65 65 70 65 55
TEMPERATURE 43 41 52 53 43 39 51 54 41 38 51 53 41 38 47 48 41 39 47 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 56 38 56 37 55 38 51 38 51
WIND CHILL 37 33
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W E E SW SW SE SE SW S SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 11 10 8 10 10 4 4 10 9 5 5 10 6 6 6 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 40 70 40 40 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.8 13.5 13.3 13.4 12.9 12.3 12.2 12.5 12.1 11.8 12.1 12.6 12.7 12.6 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.9 13.2 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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