680  
FWUS45 KABQ 170636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/17/26 THURSDAY 06/18/26  
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 10 30 25 15 15 30 25 40 40 80  
TEMPERATURE 50 47 61 73 78 76 65 59 54 51 61 72 73 68  
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 78 50 74  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW N NW N NW W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 11 11 8 5 5 6 4 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE T T T  
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) 13.1 12.8 12.9 13.5 14.5 14.8 14.5 13.9 13.5 13.3 13.4 14.0 14.5 14.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 06/19/26 SAT 06/20/26 SUN 06/21/26 MON 06/22/26 TUE 06/23/26  
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 SC FW BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 55 50 25 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 15 25 20 20 15 30 35  
TEMPERATURE 54 49 72 69 56 49 70 72 55 47 69 72 54 46 68 71 54 48 71 72  
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 74 48 73 46 74 45 73 46 75  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW SW W SW S SW SW W NW NW W W E E SW SW E SE W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 4 8 10 4 5 14 20 10 5 10 14 8 6 9 13 8 4 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 43 32 21 24 29 20 21 20 27 21 16 23 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 40 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 0 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.2 13.9 14.1 14.7 14.4 13.8 13.8 13.7 12.3 11.5 12.2 12.8 12.7 12.8 13.2 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.5 14.0  
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 WEDNESDAY 06/17/26 THURSDAY 06/18/26  
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 10 30 30 15 15 30 25 35 35 80  
TEMPERATURE 46 45 55 66 70 68 59 54 50 48 55 64 65 60  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 71 48 66  
WIND CHILL 39  
WIND DIR NW W W W W W NW N NW NW NW W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 10 11 11 10 6 9 9 5 10 10 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE T T T  
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) 13.1 12.8 12.9 13.5 14.5 14.8 14.4 13.9 13.5 13.4 13.5 14.0 14.5 14.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 06/19/26 SAT 06/20/26 SUN 06/21/26 MON 06/22/26 TUE 06/23/26  
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 SC FW BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 55 50 25 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 25 20 15 15 30 35  
TEMPERATURE 49 46 64 60 51 47 62 64 51 44 61 65 49 43 61 63 49 45 64 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 65 46 65 43 66 42 66 43 67  
WIND CHILL 37  
WIND DIR SW SW W W S W W W NW W W W NE E SW SW E NE W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 9 10 12 10 11 18 24 14 9 12 17 11 11 10 16 10 8 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 44 33 23 25 31 23 24 29 21 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 30 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 0 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.3 13.9 14.1 14.8 14.4 13.8 13.8 13.7 12.3 11.5 12.2 12.8 12.7 12.8 13.2 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.5 14.0  
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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