592  
FWUS45 KABQ 141837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1236 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26  
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 CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 35 35 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 64 62 53 46 42 40 53 62 65 62 53 46 43 41  
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 39 65 40  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 20 20 11 6 5 4 5 9 12 13 6 4 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 33 31 25 20 16 25 19 16 16  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R  
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) 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.5 11.1 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.6 11.2 11.2 11.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 5 15 30 25 20 10 30 15 20 15 30 35 25 20 30  
TEMPERATURE 63 62 46 39 56 58 46 40 50 51 37 32 51 54 40 35 56 57  
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 38 60 38 55 31 58 33 61  
WIND CHILL 30 30  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW S SW W N SE SW W  
WIND (MPH) 13 20 8 14 21 20 17 18 27 20 5 5 17 18 5 5 16 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 31 40 36 33 40 51 39 31 32 28 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.3 11.6 10.7 9.4 10.3 10.7 9.9 8.7 8.8 9.5 8.2 7.6 9.5 10.3 9.5 8.5 10.3 11.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 4 3 4 5 2 1 2 2 1 1 1  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26  
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 CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 15 15 35 35 10 10 5  
TEMPERATURE 56 53 47 42 38 37 48 55 56 53 47 42 39 38  
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 36 57 37  
WIND CHILL 34 31 30 36 32 31  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 23 23 18 12 10 10 11 12 14 18 12 10 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 31 25 23 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
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) 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.3 10.2 10.5 11.1 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.6 11.2 11.1 11.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 5 15 30 25 20 10 30 15 20 15 30 35 30 15 30  
TEMPERATURE 55 53 42 35 48 50 42 36 42 43 33 29 43 47 35 32 48 49  
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 35 51 36 50 28 53 31 56  
WIND CHILL 34 25 33 24 31 34 25 21 35 39 28 24  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W N SE SW W  
WIND (MPH) 18 21 14 19 26 24 21 24 32 24 9 9 19 20 10 9 18 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 27 32 44 41 39 44 57 41 33 36 32 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.3 11.6 10.7 9.4 10.3 10.7 9.9 8.6 8.8 9.5 8.2 7.7 9.5 10.3 9.5 8.5 10.3 11.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 2 4 3 4 7 6 5 6 7 4 3 4 4 2 2 2  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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