956  
FWUS45 KABQ 071836  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 PM MDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26  
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 BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 40 25 10 10 0 5 20 25 5 10 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 61 53 45 41 39 37 45 58 60 53 44 41 38 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 37 61 36  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE S SE SW S NE  
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 4 2 3 3 3 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.7 12.6 12.1 11.6 11.3 11.4 11.9 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 10/09/26 SAT 10/10/26 SUN 10/11/26 MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26  
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 CL FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 10 15 35 65 70 35 65 60 50 35 55 65 65 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 56 53 41 38 54 50 43 42 53 51 45 43 53 50 44 42 50 46  
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 38 55 41 55 42 55 41 52  
WIND CHILL 36 35 38 36  
WIND DIR W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 6 11 9 13 11 14 10 14 13 17 9 6 6 12 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 50 40 20 20 30 40 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R R T R R R R R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.6 12.8 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.3 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26  
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 BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 35 20 10 10 0 5 25 30 5 5 10 30  
TEMPERATURE 54 47 42 40 39 38 43 52 53 47 41 39 37 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 54 36  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SW NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 6 6 6 3 4 5 3 6 6 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R 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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.7 12.6 12.1 11.6 11.3 11.4 11.9 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.0 11.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
 
DATE FRI 10/09/26 SAT 10/10/26 SUN 10/11/26 MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26  
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 CL FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 10 15 35 65 70 40 65 60 50 35 55 65 65 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 49 46 38 37 47 44 40 40 46 44 42 40 46 44 42 40 44 40  
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 36 48 39 48 40 48 40 45  
WIND CHILL 31 29 38 32 31 33 32 39 36 34 37 34  
WIND DIR W SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 11 14 10 17 16 16 10 17 18 18 10 9 10 13 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 27 33 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 50 40 20 20 40 50 50 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R R T R R R R R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.2 12.6 12.8 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.3 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2  
 

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