747  
FWUS45 KABQ 090636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT SAT MAY 9 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW SC BK BK SC BK SC FW FW SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 35 65 60 45 60 30 20 20 45 45 25  
TEMPERATURE 40 39 50 60 60 55 48 44 40 38 45 54 55 54  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 62 37 57  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW E E NE W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 10 18 19 18 6 5 6 6 3 6 5 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 27 32 32 33 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 0 10 20 20 0  
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 10.9 10.5 10.6 10.8 11.3 11.3 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.8 11.0 11.5 11.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26  
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 CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 10 0 0 15 30 30 15 40 65 60 50 50 40 20 5 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 40 36 59 64 48 43 67 67 52 48 66 62 51 48 62 60 48 44 61 62  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 65 42 70 46 68 46 65 42 65  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR S SW W W NW N NW W E E SW SW SW W W W NW N W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 10 11 4 4 8 6 6 3 11 12 6 5 14 13 5 4 10 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 16 23 16 24 17 27 27 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 20 10 0 5 20 5  
PRECIP TYPE R T R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.0 11.5 12.1 11.7 11.3 11.9 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.5 12.9 12.5 12.1 12.4 12.5 11.9 11.3 11.7 12.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 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 SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 BK SC BK SC FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 40 65 65 45 60 35 20 15 45 45 30  
TEMPERATURE 36 35 45 52 52 47 42 40 36 35 40 47 47 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 54 34 49  
WIND CHILL 29 27 37 39 36 33 28 27  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NE N N W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 10 11 17 20 21 23 12 10 13 10 6 8 4 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 35 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 5 5 5 0 10 20 20 0  
PRECIP TYPE R T R 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) 10.9 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.4 11.4 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.8 11.0 11.5 11.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 3  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26  
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 CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 15 5 0 15 30 30 15 40 65 65 50 50 40 20 5 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 35 33 51 55 43 39 59 58 48 43 58 54 46 43 53 51 43 40 53 53  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 57 39 61 43 60 43 61 39 61  
WIND CHILL 27 24 33  
WIND DIR S W W W NW N W W E NE SW W W W W W NW N W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 9 13 16 10 9 11 9 10 6 13 16 10 9 17 17 8 8 12 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 31 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 20 10 0 5 20 5  
PRECIP TYPE R T S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.0 11.5 12.1 11.7 11.3 11.9 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.5 12.9 12.5 12.1 12.4 12.5 11.9 11.3 11.7 12.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 1 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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