870  
FWUS45 KABQ 101835  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 PM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC OV OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 75 85 90 90 75 60 25 40 85 70 65 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 56 52 46 44 43 43 45 55 57 53 47 44 43 42  
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 42 57 41  
WIND CHILL 37 37 37 39 37 36 35  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 8 10 11 11 11 11 16 18 12 14 18 14 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 28 23 27 31 40 39 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 40 30 20 10 10 20 70 60 50 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.05  
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) 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.9 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.1 13.5 13.3 12.9 12.6 12.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26 FRI 10/16/26  
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 30 15 5 20 35 30 10 20 10 10 5 10 20 30 35 35  
TEMPERATURE 52 50 43 39 51 49 39 34 45 42 32 30 47 43 34 31 45 42  
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 38 53 33 48 29 50 30 47  
WIND CHILL 36 32 32 27 39 28 24  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW E E SW S  
WIND (MPH) 14 10 13 10 14 10 9 9 12 8 5 4 6 4 8 8 5 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 25 20 20 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 10 5 0 5 10 10 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 12.4 12.4 11.8 11.5 11.7 11.3 10.2 10.0 10.2 9.5 9.0 10.0 10.5 10.0 9.5 10.2 10.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 3  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC OV OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 85 90 90 80 70 35 45 85 75 65 75 75  
TEMPERATURE 48 45 42 41 41 41 42 48 50 46 43 42 41 40  
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 40 50 39  
WIND CHILL 34 32 32 32 34 34 32 31 30  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 16 10 13 17 18 18 16 19 20 14 18 25 23 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 32 32 33 31 41 39 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 40 30 20 20 10 20 70 60 50 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.07  
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) 12.9 12.7 12.7 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.6 13.4 13.0 12.6 12.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26 FRI 10/16/26  
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 30 15 5 20 35 30 10 15 10 10 5 10 20 30 35 35  
TEMPERATURE 44 43 40 38 44 42 37 33 38 36 30 28 40 38 31 29 38 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 37 46 32 41 27 43 29 41  
WIND CHILL 37 37 31 28 36 36 28 23 30 29 22 20 22 19  
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW E E SW S  
WIND (MPH) 17 11 19 16 18 11 12 13 13 9 9 6 8 4 12 12 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 27 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 12.4 12.5 11.8 11.5 11.7 11.3 10.2 10.0 10.2 9.5 9.0 10.0 10.5 10.0 9.5 10.2 10.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 1 2 2 2 3 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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