105  
FWUS45 KABQ 100636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/10/26 SATURDAY 04/11/26  
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 50 80 70 80 90 80 80 80 80 85 85 70  
TEMPERATURE 38 37 46 56 55 51 43 40 38 37 41 47 49 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 57 36 51  
WIND CHILL 37 34 34 39  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 12 13 13 11 9 8 8 12 17 17 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 27 25 23 23 20 28 33 33 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 30 60 70 80 60 60 70 70 80 80 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S R R R T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.18 0.27 0.12 0.15  
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 0.3 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.8 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 2  
 
DATE SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26 TUE 04/14/26 WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26  
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 20 30 25 35 50 65 60 55 60 35 20 10 20 15 0 5 15 35  
TEMPERATURE 38 33 47 49 38 32 45 45 35 29 38 38 28 26 44 46 32 29 50 51  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 51 31 48 27 41 24 48 28 53  
WIND CHILL 31 25 29 22 36 37 24 16 26 28 20 18 37 39 25 23  
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 21 26 14 14 26 24 19 20 26 23 9 6 13 16 6 6 13 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 36 43 36 36 47 47 41 41 51 43 23 19 25 31 19 19 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 5 0 5 20 40 30 30 40 20 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 9.3 9.1 9.5 8.7 7.9 8.5 9.1 8.4 7.4 7.5 7.9 7.2 6.9 7.8 8.8 8.2 7.9 8.8 9.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 2 2 4 6 4 8 9 7 6 8 8 4 2 3 3 2 1 2  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/10/26 SATURDAY 04/11/26  
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 55 80 70 80 90 80 85 80 80 90 90 70  
TEMPERATURE 35 35 42 48 47 43 38 35 35 34 36 39 41 37  
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 49 34 42  
WIND CHILL 27 27 35 35 28 26 25 25 26 29 31 27  
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 17 18 18 17 16 14 13 18 21 21 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 31 27 27 25 32 35 35 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 60 70 80 60 60 70 70 80 80 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.24 0.37 0.16 0.17  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.3  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 1.7 1.4  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 5  
 
DATE SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26 TUE 04/14/26 WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26  
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 20 35 30 40 50 65 60 55 60 40 20 10 20 15 0 5 15 40  
TEMPERATURE 34 30 39 41 34 29 38 38 31 26 30 30 25 23 36 38 28 27 42 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 43 29 40 25 33 22 40 26 45  
WIND CHILL 24 18 29 30 22 16 26 26 18 11 15 17 13 12 26 28 19 18 34 35  
WIND DIR SW SW W SW W W SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W W W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 14 17 23 27 21 23 29 27 24 25 28 25 12 10 16 18 10 9 16 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 36 43 39 40 47 48 44 47 49 44 25 23 27 33 27 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 5 0 5 30 40 40 30 40 20 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 9.3 9.1 9.5 8.7 7.9 8.5 9.1 8.4 7.4 7.5 7.9 7.2 6.9 7.8 8.8 8.2 7.9 8.8 9.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 5 4 6 8 6 10 11 9 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 4 3 5  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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