226  
FWUS45 KABQ 070636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1136 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE SATURDAY 02/07/26 SUNDAY 02/08/26  
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 30 30 45 70 65 50 30 15 15 10 10 5  
TEMPERATURE 29 29 30 42 44 41 33 30 28 26 28 41 44 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 44 25 45  
WIND CHILL 23 23 24 36 38 34  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW N N N W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 9 11 10 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 19 23 25 19 17 16 16  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.4 7.4 8.3 9.0 9.1 8.3 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.3 8.1 8.4 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 7 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 7 7 6  
 
DATE MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26 WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26  
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW BK BK OV OV BK SC BK OV BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 10 25 25 60 70 70 75 55 50 60 70 65 60 65 45  
TEMPERATURE 28 24 41 41 30 25 41 40 32 30 39 39 32 29 39 38 29 24 33 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 45 24 44 28 41 27 41 23 36  
WIND CHILL 18 35 34 22 18 35 32 24 21 30 31 23 20 32 30 21 16 25 24  
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 11 13 8 6 11 14 9 11 18 16 10 9 12 12 8 8 10 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 23 33 25 20 23 28 20 25 35 32 24 24 25 27 20 19 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 30 40 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 50 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.5 7.9 7.2 7.6 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.4 6.9 6.3 6.4 6.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 4 4 5 6 4 6 7 6 7 8 10 9 9 12 12 11 10 12  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE SATURDAY 02/07/26 SUNDAY 02/08/26  
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 SC SC SC OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 30 30 45 70 65 55 35 15 15 10 10 5  
TEMPERATURE 26 26 27 35 36 34 28 26 25 23 25 34 37 34  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 37 23 37  
WIND CHILL 15 15 17 26 27 24 19 17 15 12 15 27 29 26  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW N N NE NW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 13 14 14 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.3 9.0 9.1 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.4 8.1 8.4 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 11 11 10 10 12 12 14 14 13 13 10 10 8  
 
DATE MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26 WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26  
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 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV BK SC BK OV BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 10 25 25 60 70 75 75 55 50 60 75 65 60 65 45  
TEMPERATURE 25 23 34 34 26 23 34 34 28 28 32 33 28 26 32 32 25 22 26 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 38 22 36 26 34 25 34 21 29  
WIND CHILL 15 11 24 24 15 11 24 24 18 16 20 21 17 15 22 21 15 11 15 15  
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 18 13 12 14 17 12 14 19 18 13 12 14 14 11 11 12 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 32 25 24 31 24 28 33 33 27 25 27 24 23 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 40 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 50 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.5 7.9 7.2 7.7 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.4 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 6 6 7 8 7 9 10 9 9 10 11 10 11 13 13 12 12 13  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab NM Page
Main Text Page