535  
FWUS45 KABQ 041837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1137 AM MST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/04/26 THURSDAY 02/05/26  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 36 34 26 25 24 23 26 42 45 41 32 30 28 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 19 47 26  
WIND CHILL 30 18 16  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NE N SW SW N NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19 19 16  
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  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.8 8.0 8.6 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
 
DATE FRI 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 30 20 45 40 50 10 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 50 50  
TEMPERATURE 45 43 31 29 41 40 30 27 42 41 30 27 41 41 31 28 40 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 27 45 25 45 26 44 27 42  
WIND CHILL 25 21 34 32 24 21 23 20 35 33 23 20 32 31  
WIND DIR W SW W W W W NW NW W W SW W W W SW W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 6 8 13 12 5 5 6 8 6 6 10 13 9 9 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 25 25 17 17 19 28 24 24 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 30 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.4 8.0 7.8 8.2 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 5 6 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 6 7 5 6 8  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/04/26 THURSDAY 02/05/26  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 29 27 23 22 21 21 24 36 39 35 28 26 26 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 18 40 25  
WIND CHILL 20 18 13 11 10 9 14 30 33 29 20 17 16 16  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW N NE N W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 6 6 6 8 9 9 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23  
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  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.4 7.0 8.2 8.7 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 6  
 
DATE FRI 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 30 20 50 45 50 15 15 10 15 10 15 15 10 15 50 55  
TEMPERATURE 38 37 28 26 34 33 26 24 35 35 26 25 34 35 28 26 33 33  
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 26 37 23 38 24 36 25 35  
WIND CHILL 30 18 15 24 23 17 15 29 27 17 15 25 25 17 15 23 22  
WIND DIR W SW W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W SW W  
WIND (MPH) 5 9 12 13 17 14 9 9 9 10 9 10 12 16 12 12 14 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 23 31 25 25 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 30 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.1 8.4 8.0 7.7 8.2 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 8 7 9 9 7 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 8 8 10  
 

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