054  
FWUS45 KABQ 140636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT TUE JUL 14 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE TUESDAY 07/14/26 WEDNESDAY 07/15/26  
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 SC BK OV SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 25 70 75 50 30 45 30 30 45 80 80 65  
TEMPERATURE 51 48 59 70 68 65 58 54 50 48 57 66 63 60  
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 71 47 67  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW W W E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SE S  
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 4 8 8 6 4 2 3 4 4 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 50 60 30 20 10 10 10 30 70 70 50  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.17  
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) 14.2 14.4 14.4 15.1 15.4 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.5 14.4 14.6 14.9 15.1 15.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 BK SC OV BK SC SC OV BK SC SC BK SC SC FW BK SC SC FW BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 80 70 45 45 85 60 40 25 65 45 35 20 60 50 35 20 60 55  
TEMPERATURE 52 47 65 62 53 47 66 63 54 49 68 67 56 50 69 68 57 51 70 68  
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 68 46 68 47 71 48 72 49 73  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SE SW SW S SE NW S SE S N NE E E NE NE SE S NE E SE  
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 6 3 2 6 6 4 2 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 70 50 5 20 80 40 5 10 50 20 0 5 40 20 5 5 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.18  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.4 14.1 14.7 15.2 14.9 14.5 15.0 15.4 15.0 14.7 15.1 15.5 15.1 14.9 15.2 15.8 15.5 15.1 15.5 16.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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 TUESDAY 07/14/26 WEDNESDAY 07/15/26  
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 SC OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 30 70 75 55 35 40 25 30 50 80 80 65  
TEMPERATURE 48 46 54 62 61 57 52 50 47 45 51 58 56 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 64 45 60  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W NW NW E E SE S S SW SW SW SW SE S  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 5 9 10 11 9 5 6 8 4 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 60 60 30 20 5 10 20 30 70 70 50  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.21  
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) 14.2 14.4 14.4 15.1 15.4 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.5 14.4 14.6 15.0 15.1 15.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 BK SC OV BK SC SC OV BK SC SC BK SC SC FW BK SC SC FW BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 80 70 45 50 85 60 45 25 65 40 35 20 60 45 35 20 60 55  
TEMPERATURE 48 44 58 54 49 45 59 56 50 47 60 60 51 48 61 61 52 48 62 61  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 60 44 61 45 63 46 64 47 65  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SE SW SW S SE NW S SE S N NE E NE N NE E SW N E SE  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 6 8 5 4 5 5 4 6 9 6 5 9 9 6 5 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 70 50 5 20 80 40 5 10 50 20 0 5 40 20 5 5 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.20  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.4 14.0 14.7 15.2 14.9 14.5 15.0 15.4 15.0 14.7 15.1 15.5 15.1 14.9 15.2 15.8 15.5 15.1 15.5 16.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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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