332  
FWUS45 KABQ 081837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1236 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26  
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 FW BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 60 40 25 10 10 5 20 50 50 50 55 55 30  
TEMPERATURE 59 58 49 44 40 38 49 59 59 54 47 43 39 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 38 61 36  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW N NE E  
WIND (MPH) 8 11 8 5 4 4 9 12 18 19 11 8 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 25 25 32 32 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 10 10 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S  
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) 11.2 11.8 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.5 11.6 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2  
 
DATE SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 BK SC CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 5 5 5 10 5 0 5 35 25 20 40 55 55 40 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 54 56 41 37 60 65 49 44 67 67 52 48 66 62 50 47 61 60  
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 36 66 43 71 45 69 45 65  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W S S SW N W NW N W W E NE SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 8 5 4 0 11 4 4 9 6 6 3 10 11 5 4 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 16 23 19 23 16 24 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE T T T R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.6 11.4 11.0 11.5 12.1 11.7 11.4 12.0 12.5 12.5 12.1 12.5 12.9 12.7 12.2 12.4 12.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 1 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 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26  
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 FW BK SC SC FW FW CL FW SC BK BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 60 45 30 10 10 5 20 50 55 55 55 55 30  
TEMPERATURE 51 49 43 39 36 35 45 51 52 46 40 38 34 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 35 53 32  
WIND CHILL 37 32 29 28 37 37 33 30 26 24  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW N NE E  
WIND (MPH) 10 13 11 11 10 10 16 17 21 23 14 12 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 10 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S  
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) 11.3 11.8 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.7 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 5  
 
DATE SUN 05/10/26 MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 BK SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC BK BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 5 5 5 15 5 0 5 40 25 20 45 60 60 45 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 46 47 36 33 52 56 44 40 59 58 47 44 58 54 46 43 53 51  
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 33 57 39 66 43 64 42 61  
WIND CHILL 28 25  
WIND DIR W S S SW N W NW N W W NE N W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 9 11 10 0 14 8 6 11 9 10 6 12 14 9 8 14 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE T T S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.6 11.4 11.0 11.5 12.1 11.7 11.4 12.0 12.5 12.5 12.1 12.5 12.9 12.7 12.2 12.4 12.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 2 1 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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