433  
FWUS45 KABQ 070636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 08/07/26 SATURDAY 08/08/26  
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 CL BK OV SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 55 70 50 35 20 30 25 5 45 45 35  
TEMPERATURE 53 50 64 77 74 70 61 56 52 50 63 76 76 71  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 79 49 79  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W N NE NE NE E SE SE S SW W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 5 8 9 4 5 4 4 4 6 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 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) 14.3 14.2 14.1 14.8 14.9 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.5 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 SUN 08/09/26 MON 08/10/26 TUE 08/11/26 WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26  
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 FW FW SC BK SC FW BK BK BK SC OV BK BK SC OV BK BK SC OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 45 55 40 20 60 65 65 30 70 65 60 40 80 65 55 40 85 75  
TEMPERATURE 57 51 76 71 58 51 76 71 57 51 74 69 56 51 72 67 54 50 68 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 79 51 77 50 76 50 74 48 70  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR S SW W S S W W E N N NW S N N W SE NE NE SW SE  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 3 3 6 4 3 3 6 4 3 2 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 10 0 0 50 40 0 0 60 30 5 5 70 50 20 10 70 60  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R T R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 14.6 15.0 15.3 15.0 14.8 15.2 15.6 15.4 15.1 15.4 15.8 15.5 15.1 15.4 15.8 15.5 15.1 15.3 15.7  
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 FRIDAY 08/07/26 SATURDAY 08/08/26  
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 CL BK OV SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 55 75 50 35 25 30 25 5 45 45 35  
TEMPERATURE 51 50 61 70 66 63 57 54 51 49 59 68 69 63  
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 71 49 70  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W NW NE E NE E SE SE S SW W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 4 5 9 11 5 10 8 9 8 9 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 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) 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.9 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.7 15.0 15.1 15.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SUN 08/09/26 MON 08/10/26 TUE 08/11/26 WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26  
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 FW FW SC BK SC FW BK BK BK SC OV BK BK SC OV BK BK SC OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 45 55 45 20 60 65 65 30 70 65 60 40 80 65 55 40 85 70  
TEMPERATURE 54 50 69 63 55 51 68 64 54 50 67 62 53 49 64 60 51 48 61 57  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 70 50 69 49 69 48 67 47 63  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR S SW W S S W W E N NW NW S N NW W S NE NE SW E  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 8 8 9 8 6 5 6 6 5 5 4 8 6 5 4 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 10 0 0 40 40 0 0 60 30 5 5 70 50 20 10 70 60  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R T R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 14.6 15.0 15.3 15.0 14.8 15.2 15.6 15.4 15.1 15.4 15.8 15.5 15.1 15.4 15.8 15.5 15.1 15.3 15.7  
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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