298  
FWUS45 KABQ 120536  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1036 PM MST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE MONDAY 01/12/26 TUESDAY 01/13/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 30  
TEMPERATURE 15 13 10 16 33 38 30 24 21 19 17 21 37 41 34  
MIN/MAX TEMP 9 39 16 42  
WIND CHILL 9 7 3 8 18 15 13 9 14  
WIND DIR N N N N NE N NE NE NE N NW N NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 16 19 16 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 7.3 8.1 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.9 8.0 8.6 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 4 4 4  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 15 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 15 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 5  
TEMPERATURE 26 20 35 32 25 23 38 34 24 19 29 26 18 16 31 30 23 21 37 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 19 38 21 41 18 32 16 35 19 41  
WIND CHILL 19 13 16 32 17 11 21 18 11 8 24 14  
WIND DIR N N NW W W NW NW NW N NW NW W W W W W W NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 9 8 6 6 8 5 4 5 5 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 17 16 24 19 19 19 23 17 20  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.0 7.3 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.6 6.6 5.5 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.4 5.3 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.5 7.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 9 8 8 7 5 4 6 9 11 10 11 12 12 9 8 7 6 5 5  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE MONDAY 01/12/26 TUESDAY 01/13/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 35  
TEMPERATURE 16 15 12 16 28 31 25 21 20 18 17 20 31 34 29  
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 33 17 35  
WIND CHILL 4 2 -2 3 22 18 10 8 6 4 8 25 28 21  
WIND DIR NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 11 11 5 5 5 10 11 10 12 11 6 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 7.4 8.1 7.6 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.9 7.0 8.1 8.7 8.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 15 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 23 18 28 26 21 19 30 27 20 16 22 19 15 13 24 24 19 18 30 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 18 31 18 33 15 24 13 28 17 34  
WIND CHILL 11 5 20 18 11 7 21 18 8 3 10 7 1 -1 14 14 8 5 22 20  
WIND DIR N N W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 12 8 6 9 12 10 9 11 12 12 11 12 13 11 9 10 11 9 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.0 7.3 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.6 6.6 5.6 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.5 5.3 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.5 7.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 11 10 10 9 7 6 8 11 13 12 12 13 13 11 10 9 9 7 7  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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